Donald Trump urged to get tough on Iranian rights
A group of Republicans, Democrats and retired military officers has asked President-elect Donald Trump to abandon President’s Obama’s soft approach to Iran’s “brutal repression” and…
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‘Сonservative’ Iranian president from rich farmer
One of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and a powerful figure in Iran’s religious, social and political affairs, Ali Akbar Hashemi…
Iran: Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dies at 82
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died in hospital on Sunday after suffering a heart attack, the ISNA and Fars news agencies reported. Rafsanjani, who…
UN hails Syria truce
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday welcomed a ceasefire in the Syrian civil war, but rebel groups threatened to abandon the two-day-old truce if…
Thousands of websites conspire against Iranian government
Some 3,000 websites backed by a fund of 10 trillion rials (more than $3 million) are working in Iran to defame the government of President…
Iran: Homeless drug addicts living in empty graves – Photos
Images of homeless drug addicts living in empty graves just outside the Iranian capital have deeply shocked the public and prompted reaction even from president…
Iran: Student tortured for 5 years escapes to tell of horror – Photo
Shabnam Madadzadeh, 29, was kept in a tiny cell, beaten and interrogated during her agonising years behind bars. The activist was forced to listen from…
How Putin, Khamenei and Saudi prince got OPEC deal done
Russian President Vladimir Putin played a crucial role in helping OPEC rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia set aside differences to forge the cartel’s first deal…
Our new poll – the leaders of the Middle East
And so we present you our last survey in 2016. The topic of this survey is the Middle Eastern leaders. Which of the four leaders…
Erdogan: Turkish army is in Syria to end rule of cruel Assad
Time was that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan dedicated large parts of his speeches to condemning Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for atrocities against his people, calling for his…