Why does Rouhani suddenly want to ‘rename’ Iran’s currency?
Al-monitor - The Iranian government's passing of a bill on Dec. 7 to change the national currency unit from the rial to…
Month: December 2016
Aleppo: High Point for the Iranian Venture in Syria
PayvandNews - For the time being, the Islamic Republic of Iran revels in the fulfilment of the "divine promise" embodied…
Photos: Zoroastrians “Towers of Silence” in Yazd
PayvandNews - Amongst enigmatic tourist destinations in Iran are two Zoroastrian 'Towers of Silence' that are nested on top of…
Iran inks deals as President Rouhani visits Kazakhstan
PayvandNews - Iran and Kazakhstan have signed five agreements for cooperation on the second leg of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's…
Iran to launch 3 more satellites into space: ICT Minister
PayvandNews - Iran's minister of information and communications technology says the country plans to send a new domestically-manufactured satellite into…
UN Creates Body To Prepare Syrian War Crimes Cases Over Russian Objections
RFL/RE - The United Nations General Assembly, over strenuous objections from Russia and Syria, voted to establish a panel to…
Iran executes ‘most atrocious’ war crimes in Aleppo
Al-Arabia - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force is accused of playing an extensive role in the destruction of…
Reformist Journalist Targeted by Intelligence Agents Awaits Sentence After Kafkaesque Trial
Iranhumanrights.org - Reformist journalist Farzad Pourmoradi is awaiting sentencing after being tried at Branch 103 of the Criminal Court in…
Why Aleppo will serve to embolden Iran
Al-monitor - In a Dec. 18 interview, Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian supreme leader's foreign policy adviser, described the developments…
Five Political Prisoners in Iran on Life-Threatening Hunger Strikes in Desperate Bid for Case Reviews
Iranhumanrights.org - The lives of at least three imprisoned civil rights activists in Iran are perilously in danger after suffering…