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.
Iran Sentences French-Iranian Academic to 6 Years in Prison
Iranian academic who has been detained in Iran for almost a year was sentenced on Saturday to six years in prison on national security charges, according to her lawyer. The academic, Fariba Adelkhah, …
UAE leader Mohammed Bin Zayed rises in the Middle East
With hostility between the United States and Iran threatening chaos across the Middle East, the leader of the United Arab Emirates could soon emerge as a key player in de-escalating tensions. A new …
Embassy unrest in Iraq highlights escalating U.S.-Iran tensions
The crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq has calmed down as demonstrators left the area. Violence erupted earlier this week after supporters of Iranian-backed militias attacked the facility. The turmoil …
Fariba Adelkhah: French academic ‘jailed for six years’ in Iran
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 …