Iran, the Hejaz railway and the ‘ultimate deal’
aljazeera - An ambitious Israeli cabinet minister, a thrusting Saudi crown prince, a son-in-law of a US president and a…
Month: December 2017
Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas seek new strategy for resistance
Al-Monitor - Just a week after Hamas agreed to reconcile with rival Palestinian faction Fatah and curb its relationship with…
Politico: Obama’s Department of Justice Stalled Hezbollah Investigation to Secure Nuclear Deal with Iran
snopes - On 22 December 2017, news outlet Politico reported on the existence of a former covert Drug Enforcement Agency…
Iran Says No Final Decision Yet On British-Iranian Aid Worker
A senior Iranian judiciary official has dismissed reports that a detained British-Iranian aid worker sentenced to five years in jail…
Iran: Supreme Court Upheld Death Sentence For Juvenile Offender
Iran Human Rights - Mohammad Kalhor, who murdered his physics teacher in class at age 15, is sentenced to death.…
Hundreds Arrested in Tehran During Yalda Winter Solstice Celebration
CHRI - Anti-vice police arrested more than 230 young men and women at two private parties in Tehran during the…
Iran’s Parliament Overwhelmingly Agrees to Begin Deliberating Disabilities Rights Bill
CHRI - With only two opposing votes, Iran’s Parliament has overwhelmingly passed the outlines of a bill designed to better…
Guardian Council Rejects Parliament’s Amended Law Allowing Religious Minorities to Run in Local Elections
CHRI - Six days after Iran’s Parliament passed an amendment reaffirming the right of minorities to run in local council…
Former VP Hamid Baghaei Says His 63-Year Prison Sentence Was Issued by Judiciary Chief as “Revenge”
CHRI - Former Iranian Vice President Hamid Baghaei has denounced his 63-year prison sentence, alleging it was issued in retaliation…
Evin Prison Medical Chief Denies Ali Shariati Specialist Care Despite Severe Symptoms
CHRI - Political prisoner Ali Shariati is being denied specialist medical treatment by Evin Prison’s medical chief Abbas Khani despite…