Iranian authorities banned last month the popular messaging app Telegram in an effort to quell protests and prevent protesters from sharing photos and videos of the rallies. However, it was Iran’s small business community which …
Iranian-backed militias announced they have formed a coalition prior to Iraq’s May parliamentary elections. The coalition is called al Fatah al Mubin (Manifest Victory) and is led by Hadi al Ameri, chief of the Badr …
Iran’s intelligence agency has confiscated large amounts of weapons and ammunition, among which bombs and grenades, an official news agency confirmed. Officials have put the blame for bringing the weapons into the country on Saudi …
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed on Wednesday the importance of “real” rather than just “cosmetic” changes to the Iran nuclear deal, speaking with heads of state at the Davos Economic Forum in Switzerland. Netanyahu …
A request has been lodged in Iran’s top court to review the death sentence of a man accused of being an Israeli spy, his lawyer confirmed on Wednesday, adding the case was flawed. The man, …
Far from an unintended consequence of President Trump’s posturing, the uncertainty around the future of the Iranian nuclear deal has slowed the re-entry of Iran’s economy into the global market, Al Monitor reports. As the …
It has been nearly one month since the rise of popular protests in several parts of Iran, yet senior Iranian officials continue to accuse foreign parties of standing behind these demonstrations in the Iranian streets, …
Newly-released documentary evidence detailing “years of relentless oppression” suffered by the Baha’i community in Iran has been published by the Washington-based Baha’i International Community (BIC) this week, Track Persia reports. A BIC website published thousands …
A top military aide to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said that Iran should build an anti-terrorism coalition with Pakistan and Iraq to counter U.S. threats against the Middle East, Iran …
There are articles in the Islamic Republic’s Constitution that should be revised, the most prominent Sunni religious leader in Iran has said, noting, “People’s problems and hardship are not limited to economic matters,” Radio Farda …
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