A group of inmates from Ardebil prison wrote a letter of support for the political prisoners who are on hunger strike in Gohardasht prison near Tehran. The letter urges the UN Special Rapporteur on Human …
The Iranian media reports that Iran and China signed an agreement on November 14 to bolster defense-military cooperation and fight terrorism. “With extensive experiences gained from combating terrorism in recent years, the Islamic Republic of …
Top Iranian officials are continuing to come out in an orchestrated campaign to express deep misgivings about Ankara’s military interventions in Iraq and in Syria. Ali Akbar Velayati, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s personal envoy …
American officials have in a rare statement on 27 October confirmed the interception of weapons supplies by Iran to the Houthi rebels in Yemen. This comes as Iranian officials are beginning for the first time …
Despite much opposition to its military involvement in the battle for Mosul, Iraqi Shia militiamen, known as the Hashd Al-Shabi, maintain that they will enter the city if asked by Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi. …
On the back of ongoing talks between Iran and the European Union to normalize relations, the president of Finland, Sauli Niinisto, was in Tehran on 26 October. Here he was greeted by a number of …
The Secretary General of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Shamkhani, says latest political and economic deals signed with various countries will not impact Tehran’s fundamental foreign policy priorities. This includes Tehran’s commitment to …
The leadership of the IRGC in Iran has unveiled a new policy of recruiting local volunteers among Iranians to fight on the side of the Assad forces in Syria. At an event commemorating Iran’s military …
Ali Akbar Velayati, a top advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, this week travelled to Baghdad to meet various senior Iraqi officials. Velayati’s visit comes at a time when a number of regional countries, …
Tehran has unexpectedly summoned the Turkish ambassador to lodge a strong protest against statements and regional policies of Turkey. This development comes after a few days of Tehran indirectly attacking Ankara’s posture toward the Shia-dominated …
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