Social and Political

responsiblestatecraft.org – Ever since Turkey’s military incursion into northeastern Syria in October 2019, dubbed “Operation Peace Spring,” and particularly after the Syrian government’s offensive on rebel stronghold Idlib in December with the crucial assistance of Iran-allied militias, bilateral ties between Ankara and Tehran have increasingly sourced. Until now.  In a surprise announcement that marked a noticeable shift in Iran’s regional policy, Iranian …

Radiofarda – Tehran’s Friday Prayer Imam and member of the influential Assembly of Experts (A.E.), Ahmad Khatami, has stepped in to defend the Islamic Republic Supreme Leader’s economic record. Khatami known as a hardliner and a close ally of Ali Khamenei insisted that the Supreme Leader has no responsibility in Iran’s economic affairs, adding that the executive branch of power …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said there is “no military solution” for Syria on Wednesday during a video conference with his Russian and Turkish counterparts about the war-torn country. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. “The Islamic republic believes the only solution to the Syrian crisis is political and not …

Al-Arabia – Iran has arrested two Swedish nationals following the dismantlement of a drug smuggling gang, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app. “An international drug smuggling gang has recently been discovered and dismantled in a complex operation,” Tasnim reported on Wednesday. “A number of …

Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the UN Security Council on June 30 to extend an arms embargo on Iran, warning allowing it to expire in October would cause instability in the Middle East. “Don’t just take it from me or the United States, listen to countries in the region, from Israel, the Gulf, countries in the …

Radiofarda -In May 2018, when the world learned that Iran had concealed a secret nuclear weapons archive before, during and after negotiations over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), supporters of the nuclear deal were quick to excuse Iran’s nuclear prevarication. Two years later, with Iran in full breach of its JCPOA commitments, mounting evidence of undeclared nuclear material …

RFL/RE – Faezeh Hashemi, a former Iranian lawmaker and the daughter of one of the founders of the Islamic Republic says Iran is neither a religious government, nor a revolutionary state. Taking part in a question and answer program moderated by prominent Iranian academic Abbas Milani, the director of Stanford University’s Program in Iranian Studies via video teleconference Hashemi discussed issues relating …

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia called on the International community to take a “firm stance” against Iran and continue to the UN Security Council arms embargo on Tehran, said the Kingdom’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday. “The UNSC’s discussion of the UN report that confirmed Iran’s involvement in the attack on the Kingdom’s oil facilities is a reminder for the international community to …

VOA- A powerful explosion at a clinic in northern Tehran killed at least 19 people on Tuesday, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported. The blast at Sina At’har health center caused damage to buildings in the vicinity and sent a plume of thick black smoke into the night sky, state television reported. “An explosion was reported at 20:56 (1626 GMT) followed …

CHRI – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is pleased to announce that Iranian American fashion designer Amir Taghi is generously donating 100% of net proceeds from his specially designed masks to CHRI as part of his “Mask of the Month” campaign. “Iran has always held a special part in my heart,” said Taghi, whose brand is headquartered in New York City. …