Soldier kills 3 comrades, himself in south Iran
AP — An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a soldier killed himself after shooting to death three of…
Month: September 2016
AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI PUTS IRAN ON THE MILITARY OFFENSIVE
NewsWeek - Even after the nuclear deal, Iran will be unable to fund a modernization of its forces to match…
Why Iran welcomes US-Russian deal on Syria
Al-monitor— Lengthy negotiations between the United States and Russia appear to have finally paid off when they reached a deal…
IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: JAILED IT EXPERT DENIED ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE: NIZAR ZAKKA
Amnesty - The trial of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national and permanent US resident held in detention in Tehran's Evin…
Iranian Woman Archer Zahra Nemati Takes Paralympic Gold
PayvandNews - The Iranian archer, who competed at last month's Olympic Games, won the women's individual recurve open title. Iran…
World’s Strongest Paralympian: Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman breaks world record
PayvandNews - Iran's heavyweight powerlifting champion Siamand Rahman has smashed three world records and won the gold medal at the…
Iran has dismissed as “untrue” a recent statement by the UN human rights chief, in which he has criticized what is said to be Tehran’s lack of interactions with his office in recent years.
PayvandNews - In a Friday statement, the Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council said the September 13 statement by Zeid Ra'ad…
This 8-foot-1 Iranian is a Paralympic superstar for what he can do while sitting
washingtonpost - Morteza Mehrzadselakjani is instantly recognizable and not just when he's standing. The 8-foot-1 Iranian also sits head and shoulders above his competition…
Iran’s Rowhani heads for Venezuela, Cuba
alarabiya - Iranian President Hassan Rowhani set off Friday for a tour of Venezuela and Cuba before heading to New York…
Enigmatic Iran General Vows to Stay a Soldier Amid Election Talk
Bloomberg - Top Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani said he hopes to remain a soldier "until the end" of his…