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Month: December 2016

Iran Claims U.S. Violated Nuclear Deal, Requests EU Review

RFL/RE - Reports from Tehran say Iran has requested a meeting of a commission that oversees the implementation of its…

IAEA satisfied by Iran commitment to nuclear deal: Yukiya Amano

PayvandNews - During a visit to Tehran, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has expressed satisfaction with Iran's…

Obama Says Russia, Iran, Syria Have ‘Blood On Hands’ In Aleppo

RFL/RE - U.S. President Barack Obama charged that Russia, Iran, and Syria have "blood on their hands" from their brutal…

Kuwait summons Iran envoy over citizen arrests

Al-Arabia - Kuwait summoned Tehran's envoy on Friday to demand the release of four Kuwaitis arrested in southwestern Iran, the…

US House: Iran violated the nuclear agreement by ‘supporting terrorism’

AL-Arabia - The Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the US House of Representatives, Ed Royce, rejected Tehran's claims…

UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Iran on Sunday

Al-Arabia - The head of the atomic energy watchdog agency of the United Nations will travel to Iran on Sunday…

Iran and Hezbollah prisoners captured by Yemeni army

Al-Arabia - Yemeni armed forces have captured large number of militants including Iranian experts and Hezbollah members in al Jawf…

Iran: Six Prisoners Hanged For Drug Charges

IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS - Six prisoners were executed for drug charges in Karaj (west of Tehran) Thursday morning Dcember 15.…

Five Gonabadi Dervishes Arrested in Iran Amid Ongoing Persecution Campaign

Iranhumanrights.org - Five dervishes of the Sufi Gonabadi Order were arrested in the southern Iranian city of Dezful on December…

Iran’s New Basij Militia Commander More Militaristic Than His Predecessor

Iranhumanrights.org -The appointment of ultra-conservative hardliner Gholam-Hossein Gheibparvar as the new commander of Iran's Basij, a volunteer militia under the authority…