Europeans press terror-finance watchdog to extend Iran sanctions reprieve
Al-monitor - A powerful financial watchdog group meeting in Valencia, Spain, this week will take actions that could bolster the…
Month: June 2017
Iranian press decries ‘soft coup’ in Saudi Arabia
Al-monitor - On June 21, Iranians woke up to the news that Mohammed bin Salman, a man notorious in Tehran…
Iran’s annual GDP growth at 12.5%: Central Bank
PayvandNews - Iran's growth of gross domestic product (GDP), including oil sector, hit 12.5 percent in the previous Iranian calendar…
I want to stroll Tehran’s streets at night, like men can: writer Fereshteh Ahmadi
Guardian - Even the gentle references to sexuality in Fereshteh Ahmadi's short story Harry Is Always Lost meant it was…
Khamenei Warns Iraq Against Relying On U.S., Weakening Shi’ite Militia
RFL/RE - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Iraq's leader against weakening Shi'ite paramilitary groups and relying on…
Officials: Pakistan Air Force Shoots Down Iranian Drone
RFL/RE - Pakistani officials say an air force jet has shot down an unmanned Iranian drone that was "deep inside…
Elite Iranian Corps Likely Flew Drone That US Downed, Officials Tell VOA
VOA - U.S. officials told VOA they were close to confirming that the Iranian-made drone shot down by an American…
Beyond the Ban: Exhibition Spotlights Major Iranian-American Artists
CHRI - Works by prominent Iranian-American artists were showcased to a packed house on June 14, the opening night of…
Iranian hard-liners use Tehran attacks to snipe at Rouhani
Al-monitor - In the aftermath of the June 7 terrorist attacks in Tehran claimed by the Islamic State (IS), Iranian Reformists and…
Iranian Reformists lash out over Tillerson’s hints at regime change
Al-monitor - On June 14, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke of support for a "peaceful transition of government" in Iran,…