Friday , 19 April 2024

Latest news

Iran Urged To Lift Suspension Of Reformist Magazine That Called For Talks With U.S.

RFL/RE = The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged authorities in Iran to lift the suspension of the reformist weekly magazine Seda and stop harassing critical media outlets. “Iranian authorities must allow Seda to resume its operation immediately and cease any more attempts to censor the media,” the New York-based media-freedom watchdog said in a statement on May 14, three days …

Read More »

Belarus Releases Christian Convert Wanted In Iran, Orders Him To Leave Country

RFL/RE — Belarusian authorities have released from custody an Iranian man who has converted to Orthodox Christianity and is wanted by Tehran for alleged murder. Mehrdad Jamshidian (shown in December 2015) has lived in Belarus since 1993. However, the Department for Citizenship and Migration ruled on May 14 that Mehrdad Jamshidian must leave Belarus within three months. Jamshidian has lived …

Read More »

US Orders Non-Emergency Staff to Leave Iraq, Amid US/Iran Tensions

VOA — The United States ordered its non-emergency employees to leave Iraq on Wednesday, a move that comes as the Trump administration warns of potential threats against American forces in the Middle East from Iran or Iranian-backed proxies. A statement posted by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said the order applied both to staff there and at the U.S. Consulate …

Read More »

Report: Iran-Linked Disinformation Effort Had Personal Touch

VOA — When a young Middle Eastern woman contacted Saudi dissident Ali AlAhmed over Twitter last November, he was immediately suspicious. AlAhmed’s radar was up because he had previously been targeted by hackers posing as a female journalist. But this turned out to be part of a different operation.  FILE – Ali AlAhmed poses for a photograph in his office …

Read More »

Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran Not Seeking War with US

VOA — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday Tehran does not seek war with the United States despite mounting tensions between the two arch-enemies over Iranian nuclear capabilities and its missile program. In comments to senior officials carried by state television, Khamenei also reiterated that the Islamic Republic would not negotiate with the United States on another …

Read More »
0