China, Iran’s biggest exporter after sanctions lifted
PayvandNews - Official figures show Iran's imports from China saw a major rise over the past four years in what…
Month: May 2017
Iran Conducts Failed Missile Launch in Strait of Hormuz
PayvandNews - An Iranian submarine has made an unsuccessful missile launch attempt in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. military…
Hopes Fade As Iran Mine Explosion Death Toll Climbs To 35
RFL/RE - Rescuers searched a damaged Iranian coal mine for a second day on May 4 as hopes of finding…
Iran Denounces Saudi Refusal To Engage In Dialogue As ‘Destructive’
RFL/RE - Iran has reacted to a rare televised interview by Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince, accusing him of stoking…
Russia, Iran, Turkey agree on Syria safe zones, opposition cries foul
Al-Arabia - Russia, Turkey and Iran signed on Thursday a memorandum on creating safe zones in Syria, while the delegation…
Iran Coal Mine Blast Kills at Least 35, Dozens Trapped
VOA - An explosion tore through a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday, killing at least 35 miners and…
Iran’s Rajai Shahr Prison: Eight Prisoners Including Women Hanged in One Day
Iran Human Rights-On Wednesday May 3, eight prisoners, including two unidentified women, were reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison.…
Shirin Ebadi: Iran’s 2017 Presidential Hopefuls Have Unacceptable Human Rights Records
CHRI - Not one of the candidates running for Iran's presidency has an acceptable human rights record, Iranian Nobel Peace…
Spiritual leader of Iranian Reformists backs Rouhani
Al-monitor - Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), who leads the Reformist party, has announced his support for moderate incumbent…
Why Iran’s conservatives are suddenly rooting for Rouhani’s VP
Al-monitor - Two days after the first round of Iran's presidential debates on April 28, an online poll indicated that…