UNSC to hold urgent talks on Iran missile test
Al-Arabia - The UN Security Council will hold urgent talks Tuesday on Iran's test-firing of a medium-range missile, diplomats said.…
Month: January 2017
New Iraqi Minister of Interior: from pro-Saddam to pro-Iran
Al-Arabia - Qasim Mohammad Jalal al-Araji was appointed Iraq's Minister of Interior on Monday after the resignation of former minister…
France, Worried by Trump, Promises to Defend Iran Nuclear Deal
VOA - France vowed on Monday to defend Iran's nuclear deal, which U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to tear…
IRAN: FURTHER INFORMATION: IRANIAN MAN ARRESTED AT 17 FACES IMMINENT EXECUTION: HAMID AHMADI
Amnesty - Hamid Ahmadi, an Iranian man arrested as a juvenile, is at imminent risk of execution. He has been…
Trump’s Travel Ban Grants Iran’s Government Veto Power Over US-Bound Nationals
Iranhumanrights.org —The executive order signed by President Donald Trump banning entry into the United States from nationals of seven Muslim-majority…
Gulf of mistrust mars Kuwaiti initiative for Iran-GCC dialogue
Al-monitor - When former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died Jan. 8, it was thought that his death might…
Iran’s president: We’re neither xenophiles nor xenophobes
Al-monitor - On Jan. 30, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took to the podium to state that independence is not equivalent…
Russia’s Lukoil Seeks To Expand Mideast Operations As Iran Opens
RFL/RE - Russia's No.2 oil producer, Lukoil, is seeking opportunities for growth in the Middle East as Iran opens its…
Renowned Iranian Filmmaker To Skip Oscar Awards After U.S. Immigration Order
RFL/RE - A renowned Iran filmmaker whose latest movie is up for an Academy Award announced he would boycott next…
Iran Retaliates With Entry Ban on US Citizens as Controversy Swirls
VOA - Iran says it will ban all U.S. citizens from entering the Islamic republic, in response to U.S. President…