What’s on Rouhani’s New York agenda?
Al-monitor — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is slated to address the UN General Assembly session that opens Sept. 20. It will be Rouhani's fourth such…
Month: September 2016
Iran Cuts Airbus Deal by 6 Jets Amid Implementation Delays
VOA - Iran has reduced the number of planes it plans to buy from Airbus by six units following delays…
Iranian Christian converts face flogging for taking ‘illegal’ Holy Communion wine
christiandaily - Three Christian converts in Iran are now facing flogging as punishment for taking "illegal" Holy Communion wine. (Reuters/Ulises Rodriguez)A…
Two Iranian soldiers killed in clashes in West Azerbaijan
rudaw - At least two Iranian soldiers were killed in clashes on the northwestern border with Iraqi Kurdistan, sources said.…
Iran Can’t Whitewash Its Record of Terror
WSJ - Ronald Reagan was fond of quoting John Adams, who famously said: "Facts are stubborn things." So when Iranian…
Iran team dedicate sitting volleyball gold to Bahman Golbarnezhad
Guardian - Iran's participation at the Paralympic Games ended with a gold medal in sitting volleyball, which was dedicated to…
Pouran Derakhshandeh’s “Hush, Girls Don’t Scream” wins two awards in U.S.
PayvandNews - Iranian film 'Hush, Girls Don't Scream', by Pouran Derakhshandeh, won the Best Feature Film and Best Actor awards…
Iranian Paralympic Cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad Dies Day Before Closing Ceremony
PayvandNews - A minute of silence will be held at the Sunday's 2016 Paralympic closing ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro,…
Iran shelling Kurdistan Region’s northwestern border
rudaw—Iran has resumed shelling within the Kurdistan Region targeting Barbzinan area in Sidakan, a few kilometres within the Region's northwestern…