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Month: December 2017

After Burn Victims Denied Compensation Because They’re Girls, Lawyer Says Law Must Change

CHRI - A lawyer in Iran is speaking out about sexism in the country’s legal code after the families of…

Iran’s hard-liners aren’t only ones empowered by Trump’s Jerusalem move

Al-Monitor - After US President Donald Trump’s ill-advised decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, some headlines have noted that…

Despite rumors, Iran says it’s not surrendering share of Caspian Sea

Al-Monitor - Following various reports surfacing on the internet over Iran conceding too much of its share of the Caspian…

Southeastern Iran Hit By Two Strong Earthquakes; At Least 18 Injured

RFL/RE  - Iran's southeastern province of Kerman has been hit by at least two strong quakes in recent days, injuring…

Tehran Stock Exchange breaks all-time high record

PayvandNews - Tehran Stock Exchange's main index, TEDPIX, broke an all-time high record in Wednesday trading by surging into the…

Reexamining US Mideast Policy After The Jerusalem Proclamation

PayandNews - President Donald Trump's official proclamation that the US accepts Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, along with preparations…

Mogherini Avoids Maryam Rajavi As MEK Violence Erupts At The EU Parliament

iranian.com - In the week leading up to Human Rights Day on December 10th, Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the…

Iran says supplies to Iraq pushed gas exports up 64 percent

PayvandNews - Iran says its exports of natural gas saw a huge rise over a period of five months starting…

French Minister Says Iran Seeking To Expand Military Influence In Middle East

RFL/RE - France's foreign minister has accused Iran of trying to create an "axis" of military and political influence stretching…

Multiple earthquakes hit southeastern Iran

Al-Arabia - Iran's southeastern province of Kerman was hit by multiple strong quakes on Tuesday and Wednesday, injuring at least…