Iranian academic is a victim of Iran’s arbitrary and politically motivated justice system and should be freed immediately, the French government said, after she was sentenced to five years in …
Defense minister: Iran ready for strategic partnership with Iraq
Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has voiced Iran’s willingness to forge a strategic partnership with neighboring Iraq and turn bilateral ties into a “successful model for cooperation.” …
UK rejects plea for ambassador to visit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran
Lawyers for dual-national tell Foreign Office a personal visit to Tehran is long overdue …
5 Iran tankers sailing to Venezuela amid US pressure tactics
Five Iranian tankers likely carrying at least $45.5 million worth of gasoline and similar products are now sailing to Venezuela, part of a wider deal between …
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Australian’s family deny she attempted suicide in Iran jail
Gilbert, who has been held in Iran since September 2018, says she is in good health ‘considering her situation’ …
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
Rallies next week in Tehran to mark the annual Quds Day against Israel will involve Iranians driving in vehicles not marching through the streets, to avoid spreading the coronavirus, Iranian President …
Iran stock market booms, but analysts fear a growing bubble
Even as U.S. sanctions, unemployment, inflation and low oil prices batter the Iranian economy, there seems to be at least one refuge for investors. The Tehran …
Iran media warn US against any move on fuel shipment to Venezuela
At least one tanker carrying fuel loaded at an Iranian port has set sail for Venezuela amid US threats. An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday there would be …
Iraq suffers worst political crisis in years
Demonstrators have been flooding Iraqi streets protesting corruption, the failures of Iraq’s political system, and Iranian influence. Iraq’s government has responded with force. Joshua Keating, a …
Iran sentences French academic to six years in prison: Lawyer
Fariba Adelkhah is sentenced to five years in jail for conspiring against Iran’s security and one year for propaganda.