Taliban Delegation Meets Iranian Officials Amid Stalled Afghan Peace Talks
RFL/RE - A Taliban delegation has held talks with high-ranking Iranian officials in Tehran amid ongoing peace talks between the…
Month: January 2021
U.S. Bomber Flies Over Persian Gulf Amid Iran Tensions
VOA - The U.S. military says it flew a B-52 bomber over the Persian Gulf in a show of force…
Blinken: US Sanctions on Iran to Remain as Return to 2015 Nuclear Deal a ‘Long Way’ Off
VOA - Top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken has signaled that U.S. sanctions on Iran will remain in place for some…
Experts: Iran Eyes Reuniting Its ‘Axis of Resistance’
VOA - Ongoing talks about restoring ties between the Syrian government and the Palestinian militant group Hamas are part of…
Prisoner of conscience Saba Kord Afshari violently relocated within Qarchak Prison
Iran-HRM - Prisoner of conscience Saba Kord Afshari was violently moved out of ward 8 of Qarchak Prison on Tuesday,…
IRAN: GERMAN-IRANIAN WOMAN ARBITRARILY DETAINED: NAHID TAGHAVI
Amnesty - Nahid Taghavi, a 66-year-old German-Iranian national, has been arbitrarily detained in Tehran’s Evin prison since 16 October 2020.…
As Syrian regime touts reopening, Iran continues to lurk at Aleppo airport
Al-Monitor — International air traffic has resumed at Aleppo International Airport, with the first departing plane touching down in Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International…
Brother Of Iranian VP Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For ‘Currency Smuggling’
RFL/RE - Iran has sentenced the brother of First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri to two years in prison on finance-related…
USCIRF Condemns Mistreatment of Religious Prisoner of Conscience Golrokh Iraee in Iran
Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns Iranian authorities’ mistreatment of religious prisoner of conscience Golrokh…
‘Try Me:’ Rohani Warns Judiciary Over Telecoms Minister’s Prosecution
RFl/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani has criticized Iran's judiciary over the prosecution of the country’s telecommunications minister after he…