Saudis, Iran Dash Hopes for OPEC Oil Deal in Algeria
VOA —Saudi Arabia and Iran on Tuesday dashed hopes that OPEC oil producers could clinch an output-limiting deal in Algeria…
Social and Political
Ahmadinejad Confirms He Won’t Seek Reelection
RFL/RE - Former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad says he will not seek reelection in the country's 2017 presidential vote, one…
Iran launches production line for Zolfaqar missiles
PayvandNews - Iran launched production line for its first solid-fuel pin-point precision and long-range missile dubbed Zolfaqar on Sunday. Defense…
Iran’s first online census gets into high gear
PayvandNews - Iranians have begun taking part in the country's first national online census, with one official saying general response…
Iran introduces own credit cards
PayvandNews - Iran has introduced credit cards for the first time in what appears to be a plan to encourage…
Iran Releases Canadian-Iranian Professor Detained on ‘Security Charges’
VOA - Iran says it has released a retired Canadian-Iranian professor, who had been detained on "security charges." A foreign…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Nixes Ahmadinejad Election Hopes
RFL/RE - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly told former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad not to run for president…
Syria as Metaphor
lobelog - The war in Syria is a nightmare. It's a nightmare for all the civilians who suffer from constant aerial…
Iranian Takes US State Department by Storm
PayvandNews - The recent appointment of Iranian-American Sahar Nowrouzzadeh as Persian spokesperson for the US Department of State is likely…
Iranian President Meets Castros In Havana
RFL/RE - The Iranian president has met with his Cuban counterpart and his older brother and predecessor during a visit…