Iranian Women Stoke Surfing Revolution
NBC — An intrepid group of women is riding the waves of change in deeply conservative Iran. by ALI AROUZI…
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Saudi Arabia Launches Persian Hajj TV Following Tensions With Iran
RFL/RE - Saudi Arabia has launched a Persian-language satellite television channel broadcasting the hajj, following tensions with Iran over the…
Iran welcomes truce agreement in Syria: Foreign Ministry Spokesman
PayvandNews - Iran has welcomed a Russia-US mediated ceasefire agreement in Syria aimed at putting an end to more than…
Iran Starts Construction On Second Nuclear Plant With Russian Help
RFL/RE - Iran has begun building a second nuclear power plant with Russian help, Iranian and Russian media are reporting.…
Trump Vows To Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass U.S. Navy Ships
RFL/RE - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to "shoot out of the water" any Iranian vessels that harass…
Russian banks ready to rush to Iran: Report
PayvandNews - Russian banks have announced readiness to enter Iran's banking sector at a time that their Western rivals are…
Why are Iranian web trolls targeting Malia Obama?
Al-monitor — In the middle of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Iranians thought a referee made a bad…
In Saudi Arabia, Hajj Begins Amid Security Concerns, War of Words With Iran
VOA - More than 1.5 million Muslims from across the globe have converged on Saudi Arabia for the annual five-day…
UN: Iran Adhering To Terms Of Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - The United Nations nuclear agency says Iran has adhered to the nuclear deal it agreed with six world…
Montazeri Comes Back To Haunt Tehran Over Mass Killings
RFL/RE - Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, once in line to become Iran's supreme leader, has come back from the…