Relatives of a girl who died during protests in Iran have been forced into making false statements, a source close to the family has told BBC Persian. Nika Shakarami, 16, went missing in Tehran on 20 …
Iran protests: Women hang ‘blood-soaked’ map over highway
Video circulating on social media shows three women in the Iranian city of Isfahan hanging a banner off a bridge over a highway, as part of ongoing anti-government protests in the country. They can be …
Arther Cyr: Iran presents an opportunity as well as a challenge
Iran continues to be a focus of frustration for United States foreign policy. The fundamentalist Islamic regime in Tehran has long voiced hostility to Israel as well as the U.S., punctuated from time …
Iran advises Biden to mind U.S. human rights record
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday advised Joe Biden to care about the United States’ human rights record and lift inhumane sanctions on Iran if he is truly concerned about human rights, …
China still benefits from Russia relationship, even with international reputation at risk: experts
China and Russia continue to grow the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which extends their influence across the Asian continent as it adds more members, such as Iran.
Glavin: Is this the beginning of the end of Iran’s theocratic regime?
formerly a leading economics and finance journalist in Iran, told me the other day. “We do not want to say this, but we have to be realistic. The IRGC will be involved in whatever happens next …
Detained Iranian American Baquer Namazi leaves Iran for Oman
An 85-year-old Iranian American held by Iran over internationally criticised spying charges has left for Oman, officials said after pressure increased to free him as he struggles with poor health. The …
Israeli defense minister fosters security ties in Azerbaijan
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz traveled this week to Azerbaijan on the backdrop of growing tensions with Iran and Jerusalem’s desire to deepen strategic, security and economic ties with Baku.
Women and girls are leading Iran protests but others are joining from across society
These are not pockets of protests,” one expert said. “This time, around 80 towns and cities have been involved. And it’s so broad-based, and a lot of it is spontaneous.” …
Baquer Namazi, Held by Iran for 7 Years, Is Released
An Iranian American who was held captive in Iran for seven years was released on Wednesday for urgent medical surgery, according to his lawyer and the U.N. The man, Baquer Namazi, 85, a retired UNICEF …