Al-monitor – Cyrus the Great is probably one of the most well-known historical figures to Iranians: an ancient king who has been praised for his wise and fair rule (559-530 B.C.). His achievements — as shown in the ancient Cyrus Cylinder, which Iranians refer to as the first human rights charter — are a great source of pride for the people …

PayvandNews – There will be plenty of time to dissect Donald Trump’s surprising victory over Hillary Clinton in last night’s presidential election, and what a President Trump will mean for American foreign policy generally. But one thing is clear: the nuclear deal negotiated between the P5+1 (the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China) and Iran may very well …

lobelog -Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton last night threatens to mainstream the Islamophobia, misogyny, racism, and anti-Semitism that swirled around his candidacy and supporters. On the foreign policy front his comments were no less shocking. But the Iran nuclear deal, which Trump hasn’t discussed in any depth beyond his promise at AIPAC’s March conference that his “number-one priority is to dismantle …

PayvandNews – Recently, representative of Iran in the 47th session of the forgiven ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral States repeated Iran’s positions about the legal status of the Caspian Sea once again. These were positions that have been heard for the last many years from Iranian officials in various levels (including the summit conferences of the Caspian heads of …

IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS – Two prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian cities reported the state run Iranian media. According to Mehr News Agency one man was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (western Iran) Monday morning November 7. The prisoner who was identified as “Hassan Kh.” (24) was sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind) for murdering two people in …

PayvandNews – Although disappointed about the economic benefits flowing from the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s political leadership feels fairly certain that at least the threat of a potential U.S. military strike has now disappeared. Also, even if the United States were to re-impose sanctions, in addition to those non-nuclear related sanctions already in existence, the Iranian leadership is confident that …

PayvandNews – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the results of the United States presidential election will have no impact on the Islamic Republic’s policies. Trump had threatened he would “tear up” the Iran Nuclear Agreement (JCPOA) or try to renegotiate its terms if elected president. US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won more than 270 electoral votes in the 2016 …

PayvandNews – Iran says it has finished a draft of the long-waited-for Citizenship Rights Charter after it underwent a thorough revision, now awaiting for an approval by the Majlis (Iran’s parliament), government, or cabinet. Presidential Advisor Elham Aminzadeh “An initial draft of the Citizenship Rights Charter was drawn up just months after President Rouhani took office and made available to …

PayvandNews – Twenty-eight people were killed and 19 injured late on Tuesday when a bus heading from the city of Yazd in Iran to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq fell into a valley. photos by ISNA Traffic Police Chief Mohammad-Hossein Hamidi, said the accident happened around 9 p.m., adding that 12 of the passengers died on the spot, …

VOA – The United Nations atomic watchdog says Iran for a second time this year has exceeded a so-called “soft limit” on sensitive material that was agreed upon under its 2015 nuclear agreement with six world powers. In a report released Wednesday, a day after Republican candidate Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) …