The U.S. State Department says religious freedom in Uzbekistan continues to improve, while Iran and China remain among the worst offending countries in the world.
Iran says will now send Ukraine airliner black boxes to Paris: sources
The other countries involved are Ukraine, Canada and the United States. Canada previously pressed Iran to send the black boxes to France for analysis. Iran has refused to hand over the flight …
Iran Has Backed Off of Challenging US Since Soleimani Killing, General Says
Iran has backed off from directly challenging the U.S. military in the region since the Jan. 3 drone strike that killed Iranian Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani, the top U.S. commander in the Mideast …
Top U.S. Officer: Iran’s Government ‘Struggling’ Amid Coronavirus Spread
Frank McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Wednesday in an event organized by the Middle East Institute think tank. He described Iran as “the next exporter of the virus” in the region.
Persecution of Iran’s Baha’is ramped up: threats to “uproot”, prison sentences and psychological pressures
Reports of new threats to “uproot” the community in Shiraz, along with an unprecedented number of new prison sentences, reincarcerations and a media campaign of hatred, are raising concerns for the …
Israel and Iran’s latest round of cyberattacks threaten the unofficial rules of engagement
As the world continues to focus on the coronavirus, Iran and Israel continue to wage a shadowy conflict in cyberspace.
Iran says it has found a CIA informant who helped the US assassinate Qassem Soleimani, and has sentenced him to death
Majd, an Iranian citizen, helped orchestrate the assassination and described him as a spy for the CIA and Israel’s Mossad.
Iran Pushes South Korea to Release Trapped Billions: Q&A
The head of Iran’s central bank, Abdolnaser Hemmati, provided written answers to questions from Bloomberg about the Islamic Republic’s ongoing dispute with South Korea over billions of dollars in oil …
Iran pushes South Korea to release billions of dollars of oil export revenue
Abdolnaser Hemmati, the head of the Central Bank of Iran, said the actions of banks in South Korea were preventing Iran from using the money to buy foods and medicines, trade that’s exempt from US …
U.S. Plans Oil Tanker Sanctions to Cut Iran-Venezuela Trade
The Trump administration is preparing sanctions on as many as 50 oil and fuel tankers as part of an effort to cut off trade between Iran and Venezuela, according to a person familiar with the matter.T …