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Social and Political

What’s on Rouhani’s New York agenda?

Al-monitor — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is slated to address the UN General Assembly session that opens Sept. 20. It will be Rouhani's fourth such…

Iran Cuts Airbus Deal by 6 Jets Amid Implementation Delays

VOA - Iran has reduced the number of planes it plans to buy from Airbus by six units following delays…

Iran Can’t Whitewash Its Record of Terror

WSJ - Ronald Reagan was fond of quoting John Adams, who famously said: "Facts are stubborn things." So when Iranian…

Iran team dedicate sitting volleyball gold to Bahman Golbarnezhad

Guardian - Iran's participation at the Paralympic Games ended with a gold medal in sitting volleyball, which was dedicated to…

Iranian Paralympic Cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad Dies Day Before Closing Ceremony

PayvandNews - A minute of silence will be held at the Sunday's 2016 Paralympic closing ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro,…

Soldier kills 3 comrades, himself in south Iran

AP — An Iranian semi-official news agency is reporting that a soldier killed himself after shooting to death three of…

AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI PUTS IRAN ON THE MILITARY OFFENSIVE

NewsWeek - Even after the nuclear deal, Iran will be unable to fund a modernization of its forces to match…

Why Iran welcomes US-Russian deal on Syria

Al-monitor— Lengthy negotiations between the United States and Russia appear to have finally paid off when they reached a deal…

Iranian Woman Archer Zahra Nemati Takes Paralympic Gold

PayvandNews - The Iranian archer, who competed at last month's Olympic Games, won the women's individual recurve open title. Iran…

World’s Strongest Paralympian: Iranian powerlifter Siamand Rahman breaks world record

PayvandNews - Iran's heavyweight powerlifting champion Siamand Rahman has smashed three world records and won the gold medal at the…