Dari Or Farsi? Afghanistan’s Long-Simmering Language Dispute
RFL/RE - What to call the Persian language in Afghanistan? It's a question Afghans have grappled with and sparred over for…
Month: November 2017
Khamenei’s advisor threatened Hariri: ‘you will meet your father’s fate’
Al-Arabia - A reformist website known to leak what is going on behind the scenes of the Iranian regime, quoted informed…
US Condemns Iranian Support for Yemen Rebels
VOA - The White House is calling for the United Nations to examine Iran's role in the conflict in Yemen, alleging…
EU: US Lawmakers Aim to Comply with Iran Nuclear Deal
VOA - Under the deal, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions. Trump's decision…
IRAN: JOINT NGO LETTER IN SUPPORT OF 2017 UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN
Amnesty - Ahead of the consideration of Resolution A/C.3/72/L.41 on the promotion and protection of human rights in the Islamic Republic…
The other Iranians fighting in Iraq
Al-Monitor - As Kurdish defenses collapsed in Kirkuk province on Oct. 16, the top leadership of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), a…
Controversy in Iran over headline targeting Dubai
Al-Monitor - Almost immediately after Yemeni fighters launched a missile at Riyadh's airport Nov. 4, Saudi officials and US President Donald Trump both…
Saudis Deny Forcing Lebanese Prime Minister To Resign, Blame Hizballah
RFL/RE - A top Saudi official rejected accusations by the pro-Iranian Hizballah movement that his government forced Lebanese Prime Minister Saad…
Remarks By Britain’s Johnson Raise Fears For Imprisoned Iranian-British Woman
RFL/RE - Britain warned on November 6 that recent comments by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson should not be used by Iran…
Western intelligence warned Lebanon’s Hariri of death plot, report claims
Al-Arabia - Western sources said that the motorcade of Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who resigned last week, had detected jamming…