US Official: Explosives Blew Holes in Ships off UAE
VOA - A U.S. official says military experts believe explosives blew holes in four ships off the coast of the…
Iran Tensions on Agenda as Pompeo Meets With Putin, Lavrov in Sochi
VOA — Iran is on the agenda Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Russian President Vladimir…
European Allies Warn US Over Tensions With Iran
VOA - Top officials from the European Union are calling on the United States to use "maximum restraint" and avoid…
Iranian Students Protest Mandatory Headscarf Rule
VOA - Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency says university students have held a campus protest against authorities' increasing pressure on…
Iran: Parliament OKs Nationality Law Reform
HRW – Iran’s Parliament on May 13, 2019, approved an amendment to allow Iranian women to pass their nationality to their…
Paramilitary Force Attacks Tehran University Protest Against Hijab Enforcement Units
CHRI - Members of Iran’s paramilitary Basij force violently attacked several students at a peaceful protest at the University of…
Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Sentence Against Female Activist for Criticizing Chief Justice
CHRI – A Tehran appeals court upheld a 7.5-year prison sentence against prominent political activist Hengameh Shahidi based on her social…
Interview with Literary Figure Alireza Behnam on Censorship
CHRI - “Authors have learned that they cannot write about things that are against the country’s official religion, or against…
Will China play a role in lessening US pressure on Iran?
Al-Monitor - Amid the Trump administration's all-time high pressure on Iran, manifested in its decision not to extend sanctions waivers…
Iranian National Oil Company opens office in Iraq
Al-Monitor - The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) decided May 4 to open an economic representative office in Iraq. The decision was…