New York Post | Iranian hard-liners said to intensify crackdown ahead of key votes Reuters Ahead of two key elections in Iran in February, the Supreme Leader's hard-line allies have cracked down on activists, journalists and artists to try to tighten their grip on the country's faction-ridden politics, officials and analysts say. Rights ... Iran fears American sex bombs US using 'money and sex' to infiltrate Iranian policymakers, Khamenei warns Forget nuke deal, Iran has election fever |
Washington Post | Iranian media is revealing that scores of the country's fighters are dying in ... Washington Post BEIRUT — An increasing number of Iranian soldiers and militiamen appear to be dying in Syria's civil war, and observers credit media from an unexpected country for revealing the trend: Iran. A flurry of reports in Iran's official and semiofficial news ... Iran's most revered soldier Qasim Suleimani 'wounded at Aleppo' Iranian media revealing that scores of the country's fighters are dying in Syria |
Financial Times | Italy hopes to utilise historic Iran ties with trade mission Financial Times Italy is poised to send a large trade delegation to Iran at a time when heightened anti-US rhetoric in the Islamic Republic is raising doubts about post-sanctions opportunities for US businesses — potentially opening doors in the $400bn economy for ... Iran offers huge economic potential. Can it deliver? Italian traders to seek fortune in post-sanctions Iran |
Yahoo News | Iran says tests will show cause of diplomat's death in Saudi Yahoo News Tehran (AFP) - Iran will conduct medical tests to establish if a high-ranking diplomat died of suffocation at this year's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, following widely contrasting accounts about his demise. Iran Holds Funeral for Diplomat Killed in Saudi Hajj Crush Iran holds funeral for its diplomat, former envoy to Lebanon, killed in Saudi ... Iran Buries Diplomat Killed At Hajj |
Al-Monitor | Will Canada change its policy toward Iran? Al-Monitor TEHRAN, Iran — Canadian Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau defeated the incumbent Conservatives on the back of promises of change on Oct. 19, after nearly a decadelong rule by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Among Trudeau's most significant ... |
Newser | Report: Iran General Saved Russian Pilot Newser He was helped by the commander of foreign operations for Iran's Revolutionary Guards, according to an Iranian news agency. The Fars New Agency—citing a Russian agency, which quotes an unnamed Syrian officer—said on Thursday that "credible ... Iran Claims It Rescued Downed Russian Pilot In Syria |
TheTower.org | UN: no clear-cut picture of whether Iran worked on nukes CNSNews.com The issue has dominated IAEA meetings, contributed to U.N. Security Council resolutions against Iran and is now playing a role in determining whether sanctions against Tehran will be lifted under a nuclear deal that is expected to be implemented early ... Iranian Officials: IAEA Must Close Nuclear File or Iran Will Stop Implementing ... Report on whether Iran sought nuclear bomb will not be clear cut: UN Iran's Nuclear Report Won't Be 'Black and White,' UN Official Says |
After the Iran nuclear deal, a backlash inside Iran The Hill (blog) Iranian human rights activists, hungry for political openings and economic relief at home, strongly backed the Iran nuclear deal and provided critical support in the contentious Congressional debate. Now they are under attack by hardliners in the ... |
Press TV | Iran never responded to cyber attacks with counter raids: Foreign Ministry Press TV Iran says it has never reciprocated cyber attacks with counter raids, although it has been a victim of such illegal attacks in the past years. “Iran has never responded to these illegal attacks with reciprocal cyber attacks,” Iran's Foreign Ministry ... Iran never reciprocated cyber-attacks Spokesman Rejects US Officials' Claims on Iran's Alleged Role in Cyber-Attacks |
Put an End to Violence Against Women in Iran Huffington Post Since its inception, the theocratic regime's repression has resulted in institutionalized violence against women in Iran throughout all social sectors. Iranian women have been subjected to various forms of injustice, lack of freedom and violence ... |