Newsweek | Who Are the Five Americans Currently Detained in Iran? Newsweek Xiyue Wang, a naturalized American citizen from China, arrested in Iran last August while researching Persian history for his doctoral thesis at Princeton University, is shown with his wife and son in this family photo released in Princeton, New Jersey ... |
The Independent | Iran tests first ever long-range missile defence system The Independent Iran has tested its first ever long-range missile defence system amid tensions with the US over its weapons programme, Iranian state media has said. Work on the new Bavar 373 system is underway, Farzad Esmaili, head of the Revolutionary Guards' air ... Report: Iran Sent Warnings to US Aircraft Twice in 6 Months Iran Says Warns off US U2 Spy Plane, Drone Iran tests home-grown air defense system |
BBC News | Iran football ticket 'glitch' gave female fans hope BBC News Iranian authorities have blamed a "technical glitch" after female football fans were given hope that they could watch the men's national team. It seemed the ban on women attending men's football matches had been lifted on Saturday, when an option for ... Iran cancels soccer tickets sold to female fans in 'glitch' Iran, Syria Discuss Boosting Cooperation in Agriculture Sector |
Los Angeles Times | How the travel ban left a family of Iranian refugees stranded in Turkey Los Angeles Times Seid Moradi never wanted to leave Iran. But under threats to his life because of his non-Muslim faith, he saw no choice. Savings in hand, he fled his hometown near the Iraqi border with his family, boarding a bus for the more than 20-hour ride across ... |
Iran Says OPEC Compliance With Output Pact Increasing New York Times LONDON — OPEC members' compliance with the agreement to reduce output has improved in recent months, Iran's oil minister said on Monday, noting that unofficial talks were underway among the oil producing countries to extend the cuts next year. |
Forbes | New Light On Iran's Human Rights Violations Forbes Two of the major crises the international community is currently engaged with are terrorism and nuclear proliferation. Iran, in particular, is negatively involved in both fields, being known as the central banker of international terrorism, and ... |
Aljazeera.com | Iran upholds 10-year jail terms for three Americans Aljazeera.com An Iranian court has upheld 10-year jail terms for an American, two US-Iranian dual nationals and a Lebanese resident of the United States who were convicted on charges of spying and collaboration against the state. Tehran's prosecutor's office ... Iran court upholds 10-year jail sentence of US 'spy' - BBC News Iran confirms 2 jailed Americans lost their appeal Iran fears no international intervention into alarming treatment of imprisoned dissidents |
Ghanasoccernet.com | Iran is building an Empire-How Dangerous?[pt.2] HuffPost Of all the countries included in the new Iranian Middle Eastern sphere of interests, the Shi'ite crescent as it is called, somewhat exaggeratedly by terrified Sunni commentators, Syria stands out for a variety of reasons. Chief among them is the fact ... Russia 2018 Asian Qualifiers: IR Iran vs Syria preview Match Fixing in Iran-Syria FIFA World Cup Qualifier Not Probable: Report |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Iran, Turkey, and Russia Aren't Natural Friends. It's Up to the US to Keep It That Way. Foreign Policy (blog) One of the more curious and troubling developments in the course of the Syrian civil war has been Turkey's rapprochement with Russia and cooperation with Iran. For centuries, Turkey and Russia were enemies, regardless of who ruled each country. |
Iran: Campaign to stop destruction of mass grave of those killed in 1988 prison massacre Amnesty International The Iranian authorities must urgently stop the destruction of a mass grave in the southern city of Ahvaz said Amnesty International today, launching a campaign to urge authorities to protect the site, where dozens of prisoners killed during a wave of ... |