The New York Review of Books | Syria: The Hidden Power of Iran The New York Review of Books And finally, there is Iran, which has made various alliances with Assad, Shia militias, and Kurdish groups in an effort to expand its control of Iraq and, together with Hezbollah, re-establish a dominant position in the Levant. Moreover, Iran has also ... |
Wichita Eagle | Airplane maker ATR signs $536M, 20-aircraft deal with Iran Wichita Eagle European airplane manufacturer ATR said Thursday it sealed a $536-million sale with Iran Air for at least 20 aircraft, the latest aviation firm to strike a deal following Iran's nuclear accord with world powers. ATR spokesman David Vargas confirmed the ... Airbus JV lands $1 bln Iran airliner order Airbus Joint Venture Seals Iran Air Plane Order Aeroplane maker ATR signs $536m, 20-aircraft deal with Iran |
Washington Post | What Ahmadinejad's run says about the state of Iranian politics Washington Post Well, he's got this going for him: He knows the job. As “stunned” onlookers watched, former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered to run — once again — for president. In doing so, he defied the country's supreme leader, who told him not to ... 'Ahmadinejad challenges Iran's power structures' Hard-Line Ex-Leader Ahmadinejad Stuns Iran With Election Bid In a surprise move, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad files to run for president |
Deutsche Welle | Iran, a cradle of civilization Deutsche Welle The exhibition "Iran. Ancient Culture Between Water and Desert" in Bonn's Bundeskunsthalle museum shows how people lived in the region from the sixth millennium BC until Darius I became king of Persia and founded the Achaemenid dynasty in 522 BC. |
The Hill | Treasury sanctions Iran prison leaders for human rights abuses The Hill Tehran Prisons Organization and Sohrab Soleimani were added to the Treasury's list of officials and organizations involved with human rights abuses in Iran. They're now blocked from the U.S. financial system, and U.S. persons and businesses are barred ... Trump Administration Sanctions Iran Prison Torture Industry US sanctions brother of Iran's Quds force commander: White House US sanctions Iran military chief's brother over prison torture |
One America News Network (press release) | Iran At Political Crossroads One America News Network (press release) With the election coming up in Iran, Tara Kangarlou said this election will not only have effects for Iran, but for the country's relationship with the rest of the world. Tara Kangarlou, who moved to the United States in 2003, is a journalist and a ... |
Man who killed six in shooting spree publicly hanged in Iran Vanguard A man convicted of murdering six people in a shooting spree was publicly executed in Iran on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency. The man had been found guilty by the country's supreme court of shooting six people with a machine gun in ... |
CoinDesk | Sweden Incorporates Iran Investment Firm Using Only Bitcoin CoinDesk Investing in Iran is legal in Sweden, but concern among the banks that Brave New World Investments might be perceived as a violation of US sanctions against Iran proved an insurmountable obstacle. That is until the Bolagsverket registrar in charge of ... |
Al-Monitor | How Iran-Israel conflict has played out beyond political realm Al-Monitor An interview given by Asghar Farhadi to an Israeli journalist has become the subject of new controversy in Iran. On March 20, the Israeli daily Haaretz published a May 2016 interview with the Oscar-winning director on the sidelines of the Cannes Film ... |
Press TV | US missile strike on Syria 'unacceptable': Iranian FM Press TV Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a US missile strike on Syria last week is "unacceptable," reiterating Iran's call for an unbiased international probe into an alleged gas attack in the Arab country. The US used the alleged chemical attack as ... |