Rouhani’s Government Shuts Down Charity Supporting Vulnerable Children
Iranwire - The lawyer Saeed Dehghan has announced the dissolution of nationwide charity the Imam Ali Society by an Iranian…
Month: March 2021
Iranian Imams are Obstacles for Women in Sports
Iranwire - Following an attack on female Iranian mountaineers, a climbing association has issued a ban on female rock climbers but has done nothing to confront the perpetrator —…
Israel Accuses Iran of Link to Oil Spill Off Its Shores
VOA - Israel accused Iran on Wednesday of being linked to a recent oil spill off its shores that caused…
Iran sentences protesters to prison terms, hundreds of lashes
Iran-HRM-A court in Iran confirmed prison sentences against three residents of a southwestern city who joined the nationwide protests in…
Arabs Warn Biden: We Do Not Want Another Obama
gatestoneinstitute.org - The Biden administration, some Arab writers have said, "has adopted a policy of "antagonizing allies while appeasing enemies."…
Report says US officials met with Yemen’s Houthis in bid to end war
Al-Monitor - The Biden administration opened talks with Houthi rebel leaders late last month in a bid to end Yemen’s…
Will Iran’s Reformists ‘hire’ a candidate for presidency?
Al-Monitor - The more radical sectors of Iran’s embattled Reform movement say past experience has taught them not to “hire…
Rockets Hit Iraq Air Base Hosting U.S. Troops Ahead Of Papal Visit
RFL/RE - The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq says at least 10 rockets have been fired at a military base that…
Young Political Prisoner’s Life Hangs in the Balance in Tehran
Iranwire - News of the attempted suicide of Siamak Moghimi, a political prisoner being held in Greater Tehran Penitentiary (Fashafuyeh), has come to light…
Violence Erupts on Afghan Border Over River Clearance
Iranwire - At noon on March 1, Afghan and Iranian border forces exchanged fire in Nimrouz province, southwestern Afghanistan. The conflict…