Airbus to sell 73 planes to Iranian airlines Zagros and Iran Airtour
PayvandNews - European aviation giant Airbus says it has signed basic agreements with two Iranian airlines over the purchase of…
Month: June 2017
Iran demands that Saudis release three detained Iranian fishermen
PayvandNews - Iran's interior minister called on Wednesday for the immediate release of three Iranian fishermen who were detained by…
Rift between Iran’s ayatollah and re-elected president widens
Guardian - Hassan Rouhani questions political legitimacy of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after supreme leader embarrassed president at high-profile meeting. The…
Saudi-Iran Tensions Seen Worsening With Rise Of New Saudi Crown Prince
RFL/RE - Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran -- already running high -- could worsen with King Salman's designation of…
Iran’s Khamenei Reportedly Ordered Missile Strikes on IS Targets in Syria
VOA - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered weekend missile strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, Revolutionary Guards…
110 Death Row Prisoners in Zanjan Prison / 17 in Imminent Danger of Execution
Iran Human Rights -Among the 110 death row prisoners in Zanjan Prison are at least 17 prisoners who have had…
Iran: Two Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights - Around the end of May, two prisoners were reportedly hanged on drug related charges - one…
Judiciary Chief Threatens Domestic Proponents of US-Instigated Regime Change With Death Penalty
CHRI - The chief of Iran's judiciary has responded to recent comments by the US secretary of state describing the…
Denied Due Process, Detained Telegram Channel Admins Go on Hunger Strike
CHRI - Six administrators of channels on the Telegram messaging application who were arrested in the run-up to Iran's May 2017 presidential…
Ahmadinejad faces pressure after failed presidential bid
Al-monitor - On May 29, Iranian law enforcement officers along with staff from the presidency confiscated a building in east…