Iran-Saudi handshake offers glimmer of hope for talks
Al-monitor - On Aug. 1, the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia surprised political observers by shaking hands with each…
US top diplomat Rex Tillerson repeats allegations against Iran
PayvandNews - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is repeating the Trump administration's anti-Iran allegations. Speaking to reporters at the State…
Iran’s president under pressure to appoint female ministers
Guardian - Concerns raised that Hassan Rouhani may unveil all-male list of ministers in cabinet reshuffle as he prepares for second…
Iran: Opposition Figures Denied Health Care
HRW – The families of two former opposition presidential candidates in Iran who have been under house arrest since 2011 say that they…
Iran Accuses U.S. Of Violating Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - Iran says it has lodged a complaint with the commission responsible for overseeing the implementation of the 2015 nuclear…
Report: Iran Successfully Launches Satellite-carrying Rocket
VOA - Iran successfully launched a satellite-carrying rocket into space on Thursday, the country's state media reported without elaborating. Iranian state…
Iran: 100 Executions Carried Out in the Month of July
Iran Human Rights -100 executions were carried out in Iran in the month of July, but only eight of these…
Iran: Prisoner Hanged in Public in Front of Large Crowd
Iran Human Rights -A prisoner was hanged in public in Iran while a large crowd of people watched. A prisoner…
Iran vilifies human rights defenders as ‘enemies of the state’
Amnesty - Iran's judicial and security bodies have waged a vicious crackdown against human rights defenders since Hassan Rouhani became president…
CAUGHT IN A WEB OF REPRESSION: IRAN’S HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS UNDER ATTACK
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities are intensifying their crackdown against human rights defenders, who have already been working under suffocating levels…