Wherever the Americans have been present, insecurity has arisen, and we do not know where the presence of the United States has led to security,” Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy commander Rear …
Iran orders people back to work amid coronavirus
Either stay at home and die of hunger, or go out to work and die of the coronavirus. That seems to be the stark choice on offer to the population of Iran.
Iran’s new frontline with America in the Gulf and Syria
It is part of Tehran’s Middle East game plan to try to remove the US from Iraq and Syria while also carrying out pinprick threats in the Gulf. Iran has harassed US ships in the Gulf for decades but …
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has Iran jail release extended
Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has had her temporary release from prison in Tehran extended by another month.The announcement was made on a Twitter account run by her husband …
Iran battles COVID-19: Thousands of volunteers disinfect cities
Iran reported 91 new deaths on Monday, just as the country said it is open for business. Iranians are doing their bit to help the government in the battle against the spread of the new coronavirus.
US zeroes in on shadowy Lebanese playmaker in Iraq
Months after the United States killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, it has offered millions for any details on the mysterious man filling his boots — Hezbollah power-broker Muhammad Kawtharani. W …
Norway tops Press Freedom Index, Iran and Iraq drop over coronavirus
Germany moved up to 11th place, despite confidentiality challenges posed by the government’s crackdown on the handling of leaked data. The index ranks nations in terms of pluralism, media independence …
Women in virus-hit Iran tech sector fight to keep hard-won jobs
From the hustle and bustle of a startup, Fereshteh Kasrai now works from home, like many Iranian women fighting to keep hard-won tech jobs as the coronavirus outbreak stirs uncertainty. Iran says the …
Wearing face masks, Syria’s Assad and Iran’s Zarif condemn West at Damascus meeting
Syrianian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was exploiting the coronavirus pandemic for political ends, state media …
Iran, Syria call for lifting sanctions during pandemic
Syria’s state-run news agency says Iran’s foreign minister has called on the U.S. to lift sanctions imposed on Syria and Iran during a meeting with President Bashar Assad …