America’s Core Middle East Interests Are Already Secure
RECENT PRESIDENTS of both parties have agreed that the United States has vital interests in the Middle East. But the region has become extraordinarily turbulent….
Iran
Iranian official: “We believe Israel has stolen the Palestinians’ land”
Head of the Strategic Research Centre at the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati has said Iran will not recognize Israel because it is a usurper…
Iran covertly recruits Afghan soldiers to fight in Syria
Iran is covertly recruiting hundreds of Afghan Shias in Afghanistan to fight for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, drawing them out of their own conflict-ridden country…
Officials’ salaries leaked in Iran
Simmering anger in Iran’s hard-line media over official salaries has forced President Hassan Rohani’s administration onto the defensive with a likely reelection bid for the…
Saudi Blocks Iranian Pilgrims from Hajj for Political Gains
A new opinion poll shows that Saudi Arabia has been pursuing political gains by making efforts to block Iranians from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. In…
Saudi Journalist: ‘Mullah Obama’ Is Paving Way For Iran To Go Nuclear
Saudi Arabia’s official daily Okaz published an article titled “Ayatollah Obama – A Tehran Love Story,” slamming President Barack Obama for going against traditional U.S….
Iran to use only Airbus planes in EU flights
Iran’s flag carrier, Iran Air will only use Airbus-made aircrafts for its flights to the EU, same as the past, Shahrokh Noushabadi, the head of…
Sanctions on Iran lifted
Last summer, the international community reached a landmark agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon….
Canadian professor imprisoned in Iran for “fomenting feminist revolution”
After a meeting with Canada’s foreign affairs minister and another top official, the niece of a Canadian professor imprisoned in Iran says she remains concerned…
Anti-money laundering body seen keeping Iran on blacklist
Among the myriad threats to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, front and center is the inability of just about anyone to convince the world’s largest…