Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Russian Leadership Ahead Of Astana Talks
RFL/RE - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is visiting Russia's Black Sea resort town of Sochi, where he is expected…
Month: September 2017
Netanyahu Says Israel Still Opposes Iran Nuclear Agreement
RFL/RE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated his opposition to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement during a press conference…
Iran Signs Deals To Repair Syria’s Power Grid, Infrastructure
RFL/RE - Iran has signed a series of deals and memorandums of understanding with Damascus to repair Syria's electrical-power infrastructure, state…
Washington concerned about Iran’s participation in Astana
Al-Arabia - The State Department on Tuesday expressed concern about Iran’s participation in the Astana negotiations as a backer of the…
Maryam Akbari-Monfared: Political Prisoner and Mother in Evin Prison Iran
CHRI - Maryam Akbari-Monfared was forced to spend her childhood visiting family members in state prisons and cemeteries. Her three brothers…
Iranian VP for Women’s Affairs Calls Ban on Females in Sports Stadiums “Discrimination”
CHRI - Three days after Iranian women were barred from entering a stadium in Tehran to watch an international soccer match,…
Iranian Union Considers Mass Strike as Imprisoned Labor Activist’s Condition Deteriorates
CHRI - An Iranian union is considering a mass strike to protest a prominent labor activist being returned to prison to…
Saudi-Iranian rapprochement remains mirage
Al-monitor - Attempts to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia have probably reached a dead end, an Arab diplomatic source told…
Over 4.9 million foreign travelers visited Iran in 2016: UNWTO
PayvandNews - The number of international tourist arrivals to Iran stood at 4.9 million in 2016, falling 5.6 percent from a…
11 Iranians die after bus plunges into valley in northeast Tehran
PayvandNews - Eleven were killed and 28 others injured after a bus rolled over into a valley in Jajrood, northeast Tehran.…