Arab Spring in Iran: Ahwazis Rise Up Against Iranian Persecution
In recent months, anti-regime protests have broken out across Iran, with the latest eruption of these in the Arab southwestern region of Ahwaz. The people…
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Water crisis spurs protests in Iran
A number of protests have broken out in Iran since the beginning of the year over water, a growing political concern due to a drought…
Iran sentences Tehran professor to jail for ‘anti-state propaganda’
An outspoken professor of Tehran university, who is a well-known figure in the country’s political commentariat, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for spreading…
Hezbollah denies Nasrallah’s statement on Iran and Lebanese constitution
Hezbollah on Tuesday denied Farda News’ report quoting the party’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah as saying that the guardianship of the Islamic jurist (Vilayat-e Faqih)…
Russia’s Greatest Problem in Syria: Its Ally, President Assad
Sitting down with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria late last year, a senior Kremlin envoy described the benefits to come as Moscow shepherded the Syrian…
Why Iranian women are taking off their veils
POLICE in Tehran arrested 29 women in February for protesting against a law that makes the wearing of hijab compulsory. The arrests came as women across Iran…
Iran Leader Calls Labor Unrest ‘Enemy Plot’ as Workers Protest Unpaid Wages
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reacted to an upsurge in labor unrest by labeling it a plot backed by the country’s enemies, echoing…
Iran’s eastern shift shows patience running out with the West
TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader has signalled a decisive shift in favour of relations with China and Russia, indicating that patience is running out with efforts…
Iranian intellectuals call for referendum amid political unrest
A group of prominent Iranian intellectuals have said they have lost hope that the Islamic Republic can reform, and have called for a referendum to…
Iran’s Uprising Pits the Country’s Old Rulers Against Its Young Citizens
Last month, with mass protests underway on the streets of Tehran and other cities, one of Iran’s most senior clerics inadvertently sparked an altogether different…