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Month: June 2021

Five Soldiers Die in the Second Deadly Bus Accident in Two Days

Iranwire - A bus traveling from Zahedan to Abadeh hit a parked truck and overturned on June 24, killing five…

The Islamic Republic’s Assassin of Intellectuals Now Languishes in Prison

Iranwire - The story Manuscripts Do Not Burn, by Mohammad Rasulov, begins with a murder by Khosro, a low-ranking employee of…

Gonabadi Dervishes Resist Oppression of All Minorities Since Tehran Clashes

Iranwire - Mohammad Salas, a Gonabadi dervish, was executed in Iran on June 18, 2018. Salas was accused of killing…

US Could Quit Iran Nuclear Deal if Talks Do Not Advance

VOA - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday that the absence of an interim agreement to monitor Iran’s…

Iran’s Absentee Voting Events at US Hotels Raise Sanctions, Ethics Questions

VOA - Iran’s apparent use of 20 U.S.-based hotel properties as polling sites for its recent presidential election has raised…

Iranian Naval Passage Through Atlantic Prompts US Concern

VOA - Two Iranian naval ships that entered the Atlantic earlier this month are traveling north up the west coast…

Iran, Canada spar over downed plane report

Al- Monitor - The diplomatic row between Iran and Canada over a passenger plane shot down by Iranian forces continued this…

Iran deal return ‘very hard’ if talks drag on, warns Blinken during France visit

Al-Arabia - Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday warned Iran that the United States could eventually give up on…

Canadian Report Blames Iranian ‘Recklessness’ For Downing Ukrainian Passenger Jet

RFL/RE - An official report by Canadian experts says it has found no evidence that the downing of a Ukrainian…

Ebrahim Raisi’s Miraculous Progress from Junior Cleric to Ayatollah

Iranwire - During Ebrahim Raisi's first press conference as President-elect, the moderator and some reporters from media associated with hardline elements of the…