Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari downplayed enemies’ military threats against Iran, stressing that the new sedition which showed itself in the form of recent unrests and riots …
A former Iranian army officer wrote his resignation on Sunday on the Twitter account “IranianAmericanYouth” and announced that he joined the rebels to fight against the regime, Egypt Today reports. The officer took a picture …
Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has called upon the leaders of Iran to either allow a referendum to determine the popularity of the current ruling system or let the people freely protest and present their …
The Shin Bet security service on Wednesday revealed it had uncovered an Iranian military intelligence operation in the West Bank that it said was planning to carry out terror attacks and collect intelligence for the Islamic …
A week into civil unrest across Iran, leaders of Kurdish political parties are requesting help for their struggle for democracy, while separating the regime from the country of Iran, Kurdish media network Rudaw reports. “The …
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today accused Iran of actively involved in terrorism against his country. Netanyahu said that Iran is engaged in terror against Israel not only by assisting terrorist movements such as Hamas, …
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday told his Turkish counterpart he hoped protests that have rocked the country since last Thursday would end in a few days, Hurriyet Daily News reports. Erdogan and Rouhani discussed ongoing …
In response to inflammatory tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump since protest rallies started in Iran last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran’s security and stability depend on its own …
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini Tuesday deplored “the unacceptable loss of human lives” linked to the protests in Iran and called on “all concerned to refrain from violence,” The Jerusalem Post reports. A total of …
U.S. President Donald Trump has given full-throated support to the anti-government protesters in Iran. But the rising tide of unrest there complicates an already vexing decision for him: whether he should rip up the nuclear …
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