Iran’s Khamenei asks government to resolve economic problems
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asked the government to work “day and night” to resolve economic problems, as parliament increases pressure on President Hassan…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran launches plan to bolster uranium enrichment
Iran has launched a plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity with new centrifuges, raising the pressure on European diplomats scrambling to rescue the crumbling nuclear…
Khamenei: Iran to continue backing resistance forces in the region
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran had no intention of curbing its influence in the Middle East and urged Arab…
Khamenei sets 7 demands to remain in Iran nuclear deal
Iran’s top leader set out seven conditions on Wednesday for Tehran to stay in its nuclear deal with world powers, including steps by European banks…
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…
How Trump’s Disdain for the Iran Deal Makes a North Korea Pact Even Harder
The Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, drastically different but often spoken of in the same breath, are now being thrust together, as President Trump’s…
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…