Ms Adelkhah has protested her innocence and on 24 December she began a hunger strike at Tehran’s Evin prison along with the Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, according to Science Po. Ms …
Trump faces foreign policy challenges in Syria and Iran
President Trump is warning Syria and its allies Russia and Iran not to kill innocent civilians in Syria’s Idlib Province. Meanwhile in Iran, officials shut down internet service to try to stop …
Iran-backed protesters withdraw from U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad
Violent mass demonstrations that spilled onto the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad have ended after two days. Iran-backed protesters withdrew from the compound and claimed victory. CBS News …
Coronavirus Relief Bill: North Korea Banned From Cannabis Industry
Congress’s latest coronavirus relief bill includes a provision making sure that “the Government of Iran, North Korea, Syria,” or any state sponsor of terrorism is not included in banking channels …
Syria: Explosion reported in the city of Aleppo
The news follows a series of airstrikes in Syria, allegedly targeting an Iranian build-up of forces there.
Opinion: Gulf Partners Can No Longer Afford To Stay The Course With U.S. Iran Policy
It is not in the Gulf Arab states’ interest to stay the course with current U.S. Iran policy, write former Pentagon officials Bilal Y. Saab and. Doing so could lead them to war.
Exclusive: U.S. weighs measures in response to Iran fuel shipment to Venezuela – source
The United States is considering measures it could take in response to Iran’s shipment of fuel to crisis-stricken Venezuela, a senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration told Reuters …
Hassan Nasrallah: Israel targeting missile sites in Syria
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement in Lebanon, has said Israel is now concentrating its attacks in Syria on missile-manufacturing sites, while denying that Iranian …
US ramps up pressure on UN Security Council to extend Iran arms embargo
The U.S is ramping up pressure on the U.N. Security Council to extend a 13-year arms embargo on Iran due to expire in October — and threatening to take “all legally available options” to extend it if …
The coronavirus crisis in Iran has opened up an internal fight between the government and its Revolutionary Guard
Underreporting of numbers, the shootdown of a jetliner, and a missile test that killed 19 sailors have made the Revolutionary Guard look incompetent.