Christians, Including Pastor’s Son, Arrested at Picnic Near Tehran
Iranhumanrights.org - A Christian and four Christian converts were arrested on August 26, 2016 by the Intelligence Ministry near Tehran,…
Month: September 2016
Congressional Research Service Expert and Gulf Lobbyist Headline MEK Event
lobelog - By outward appearances, the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), the ex-terrorist Iranian opposition group hell-bent on regime change, appears to be…
Iran to start building two new nuclear plants on September 10: Salehiha
PayvandNews - Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the Islamic Republic will begin the construction of…
Iran considers WMDs as redline for its defense program: Ayatollah Khamenei
PayvandNews - The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran considers development of weapons of mass…
EU-Iran trade up 43% in first half 2016: Eurostat
PayvandNews - The European Union's trade with Iran amounted to 5.107 billion Euros in the first half of 2016, a…
U.S., others agreed to ‘secret’ exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal – report
Reuters - The United States and its negotiating partners agreed "in secret" to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in…
British Airways Flights to Iran Set to Resume
WSJ — British Airways plans to resume flights to Tehran Thursday evening, the latest restored link between the West and…
Ryabkov Says U.S. Sanctions Continue To Hinder Iran After Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - The United States has carried out its part of the Iranian nuclear deal, but unilateral U.S. sanctions on…
Iranian-American Arrested In Iran Faces National Security Charges
RFL/RE - Iran says it arrested an Iranian-American dual citizen in late July on charges of plotting against national security…
Iranian General Killed During Battle In Aleppo
RFL/RE - Iranian state media reports say a retired Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) general has been killed while battling…