Is a Saudi-Iran Thaw Possible?
VOA - Saudi Arabia and Iran are rethinking their rivalry and a highly tentative, as well as a deniable, courtship is…
Month: September 2017
Iran’s IRGC Brings “Revenge” Charges Against Man Imprisoned for Facebook Posts and His Wife
CHRI - An Iranian man imprisoned for his social media postings could face several more years behind bars if he is…
Evin Prison Director Accused of Denying Outside Medical Care For Imprisoned US Resident Nizar Zakka
CHRI - Zakka Pressured to Sign Farsi-Language Documents The director of Evin Prison in Tehran, Ali Chaharmahali, is refusing to allow…
Following Apple’s footsteps, Google Play drops Iranian apps
PayvandNews - Digital service distributor Google Play has followed Apple's lead in removing Iranian apps from its store, citing US sanctions…
Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival Announces Its Top Six Finalists That Examine Aspects Of Iranian Culture For 2017 Fest
PayvandNews - The only short film festival celebrating Iranian cinema and culture returns for ninth year with red carpet awards ceremony…
Iranian Authorities Ignore Starving Political Prisoners at Rajaee Shahr Prison, Restrict Family Visitations
CHRI - Forty days after more than 15 political prisoners went on a mass hunger strike in Iran's Rajaee Shahr Prison, the authorities are…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Forbids Discrimination Against Minorities in Rare Outreach to Sunnis
CHRI - Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has expressed opposition to "discrimination and inequality" against Iranian minorities in response to a…
Trump Urges Persian Gulf’s Arab States To Settle Disputes And Unite Against Iran
RFL/RE - U.S. President Donald Trump on September 8 urged Saudi Arabia and other Arab states to resolve their differences with…
EU rejects punitive measures against Iran steel
PayvandNews - Eurofer had proposed plans to levy tariffs of up to 33 percent on imports of hot-rolled steel from Iran,…
U.S. Navy Denies Iran’s Claim Says It Warned Off Warship In Gulf Of Oman
RFL/RE - Iran says it has warned off an American warship during the rescue of a boat in the Gulf of…