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Month: October 2021

The Takeaway: Khamenei warns neighboring Azerbaijan over Israel ties

Al-Monitor - Heating up: Iran is escalating tensions with Azerbaijan over Baku’s longstanding close ties with Iran’s nemesis, Israel. Iran…

Iran ‘concerned’ by Israeli ‘presence’ in the Caucasus

Al-Arabia - Iran said Wednesday that it has “serious concerns” about Israel’s presence in the Caucasus, as tensions mount between…

Three Jailed Iranian Writers Honored By PEN America

RFL/RE - The open-expression advocacy group PEN America has honored three imprisoned Iranian writers during its annual gala in New…

Azerbaijan Shuts Office, Mosque Linked To Iranian Supreme Leader Amid Tensions

RFL/RE - Azerbaijan has closed a mosque and an office linked to Iran's supreme leader in Baku just days after…

Officials Warn of Looming Winter Gas Shortages

Iranwire- Tehran province could face a serious gas shortage over the winter months, the deputy governor for civil affairs has…

Mehdi Karroubi Gives First In-Person Address in 10 Years of House Arrest

Iranwire - Mehdi Karroubi, a veteran reformist cleric and leader of the Green Movement who has been under house arrest…

Two Iranian Studies Finally Admit the Real Reasons for Mass Protests Since 2017

Iranwire - For almost four years now, Iran has witnessed large-scale protests on a regular basis, with civic activism erupting across numerous…

The Handmaid’s Tale in Iran: Leaked Letter to Hospital Chief Sparks Fears for Pregnant Women

Iranwire - In Margaret Atwood’s fictional land of Gilead, the fertile women are marked out by red clothing. Their menstrual…

US ready ‘to turn to other options’ if Iran fails to return to nuclear deal: Official

Al-Arabia - The US is ready to “turn to other options” if diplomacy fails to convince Iran of the need…

More Than 900,000 Iranian Women Out of Work Post-Pandemic

Iranwire - A recent report by the Statistical Center of Iran has put the unemployment rate across Iran at 9.6 percent this…