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Month: December 2017

Street Protests In Iran, Dozens Reportedly Arrested

RFL/RE - Thousands of people poured into the streets in the northeastern city of Mashhad on Thursday protesting rising prices…

Baha’is-Owned Shops Sealed Off In Tabriz

RFL/RE - At least sixteen businesses run by Baha’i citizens are sealed off in recent weeks in Tabriz, the largest…

Iran emerging as cyber threat to United States

mysanantonio - When it comes to cyberweapons, America is an elephant and Iran is a flea. Still, a flea can…

The GCC’s arms race and the Iranian ‘threat’

aljazeera - For the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, 2017 is ending with much insecurity and uncertainty. Tensions between Saudi…

Protesters in Iran raise slogans against Rouhani, Supreme Leader

Al-Monitor - Thousands of residents n a number of Iranian cities including the north-eastern city of Mashhad took to the…

Cryptocurrencies could offer Iran way around sanctions

Al- Monitor - Post-sanctions integration in the international financial sector has been one of the main challenges in the Iranian…

Iranian women no longer face jail for dress code violations

Al-Monitor - One of the more notorious images that often comes out of Iran is that of chador-clad women with…

Protestors Shout “Death to High Prices” as Demonstrations Break Out in Three Iranian Cities

CHRI - Protests erupted in several Iranian cities on December 28, 2017, as citizens peacefully spoke out against the rising…

Ahmadreza Djalali’s Wife: My Husband Was “Framed” For Refusing to Spy for Iran

CHRI - The wife of an Iranian-born Swedish resident sentenced to death in Iran on espionage charges has denied new…

Arab Coalition: Iranian weapons seized from Yemen’s Houthis

Al-Arabia - The Arab Coalition’s spokesman, Colonel Turki bin Saleh al-Maliki, announced in a press conference that weapons were seized…