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Month: January 2020

Iran Foreign Minister Zarif To Skip Davos Forum Amid Tensions With U.S.

RFL/RE - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will skip the World Economic Forum which kicks off in the Swiss…

Dozens of Iraqi Protesters Wounded as Anti-Government Unrest Resumes

VOA - Dozens of Iraqi protesters were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces…

What’s Next for the Iran Nuclear Deal?

gatestoneinstitute.org - "It's unlikely that the parties will be able to reach a serious resolution, and the EU knows it...."…

Iranian Women Defy the Mullahs; Western Feminists Nowhere in Sight

gatestoneinstitute.org - Before 1979, Iranian women had freedom. They want it back. If Iranian feminists who refuse to wear the…

Iran: Why the Old Recipe Does Not Work

gatestoneinstitute.org The latest protests, however, are clearly focused on a demand for regime change, even by some former "reform-seekers". All…

Iran: Woman Hanged at Shiraz Prison

iranhr.net - A woman was hanged at Shiraz city’s central prison (Adel-Abad Prison) on January 14. She was sentenced to…

Harmful Oil Bi-Product Used In Iranian Cities, Polluting The Air

radiofarda - The Islamic Republic of Iran's Department of Environment (DoE) chief, Issa Kalantari has admitted that mazut, an environmentally…

Amnesty Says Security Agent Sexually Assaulted A Detained Female Protester In Iran

radiofarda - Amnesty International has received "shocking reports" about sexual assault of a woman, recently detained in Iran for participating…

As Victims’ Bodies Arrive In Kyiv, Tehran Clouds Plans For Flight PS752’s Black Boxes

rferl.org - The coffins of 11 Ukrainians killed when Iran's military mistakenly shot down a passenger airliner after takeoff from…

U.K., France Cite Need For ‘Long-Term Framework’ After Tehran Warns It Could ‘Reconsider’ IAEA Cooperation

rferl.org - The influential speaker of Iran's parliament has warned European powers against "for any reason" taking an "unfair" approach…