A US judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45bn (1.23bn euros; £1.12bn) to the family of an ex-FBI agent who vanished during a visit to the country in 2007.A ruling awarded Robert Levinson’s wife and …
Why 2021 Would Be Inauspicious For a New Iran Deal
In late January next year, the U.S. will have either an embattled Trump administration in its second iteration, or a Biden administration eager to take the reins and reorient foreign policy. Both men …
US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead
A U.S. judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of a former FBI agent believed to have been kidnapped by the Islamic Republic while on …
Iran to pay $1.46 billion judgement for hostage, torture of former FBI agent in 2007
A record-breaking ruling for the family of Bob Levinson, a former FBI Agent who vanished while in Iran 13-years ago. Thursday, a U. S. judge ruled Iran must pay Levinson’s family $1. 46 billion, the …
Nearly all of Iran on coronavirus red alert as cases, deaths hit records
Iran’s Health Ministry said on Monday nearly the whole country was on a coronavirus red alert as cases and deaths rose to record levels, with a member of the state task force’s warning field hospitals …
Water crisis in Iran could bring ecological disaster
Iran faces an ecological disaster. The mullahs’ maladministration over four decades has left Iran struggling with deforestation, desertification, water scarcity and countless other examples of …
Armenia and Azerbaijan Clash as Iran Works on Peace Plan
Armenia accused Azerbaijan of firing missiles into the capital of the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, while Azerbaijan said several of its towns and its second-largest city were attacked.
Russia May Sell Advanced Anti-Air Missiles to Iran Despite U.S. Threats: Ambassador
The U.S. has unsuccessfully pressed other nations to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran which is due to expire in mid-October.
Five things you need to know today, and my family’s story of bravery in Iran
Good morning, folks. Here are the five things you need to know to get your day started, and my family’s story as told in a new documentary that chronicles the unsuccessful attempt to rescue the 52 …
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets world leaders in Tehran
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) talks with Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (2nd L) and former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi (L) during a meeting in Tehran, Iran on October 13, …