Posts Tagged: iran
Saudi Arabia Urges Improved Maritime Security in Gulf as Ties with Iran Resume
Saudi Arabia wants enhanced maritime security in the crucial Gulf region as part of its rapprochement with long-time rival Iran, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin...
Don’t Stop Digging Into Iran’s Nuclear Secrets
Few Americans have probably heard of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN’s nuclear watchdog. Last week, the IAEA’s board of governors convened in...
Three Europeans Return Home After Release by Iran in Prisoner Swap
Three Europeans returned home on Saturday a day after being released by Iran in a prisoner swap, and Tehran said there was no reason for...
At Least Three Killed in Clash on Iran-Afghan Border
Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed after shooting broke out near a border post between Iran and Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman...
Iran Says Ukraine President Drone Criticism a Bid to Secure More Western Arms
Tehran on Saturday accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of anti-Iranian propaganda in his call for Iran to halt the supply of drones to Russia, saying...
Belgian Aid Worker, Iranian Diplomat Freed in Prisoner Swap
A Belgian aid worker jailed in Iran accused of spying and an Iranian diplomat imprisoned in Belgium in connection with a failed bomb plot were...
The Persecution of Christians in Iran
Iran's small Christian community enjoyed a rare reprieve last month when Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani was released from prison before finishing a six year sentence. The reasons...
New Chapters in Iran’s Proxy Strategy to Fight the West
With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the Islamic Republic of Iran found a new avenue through which to carry on its anti-Western and anti-Israeli...
Middle Eastern Rivalries Are Alive and Kicking Despite Recent Deescalation
Middle Eastern battlegrounds are alive and kicking, even though rivals want to soothe contentious relations. Take efforts by the United Arab Emirates, and more recently Saudi...
To Counter Iran, We Must Counter Its Propaganda Arms Like ‘Press TV’
The Islamic Republic of Iran remains the world’s leading state-sponsor of terrorism, antisemitism, and Holocaust denial. Besides threatening the State of Israel with genocide, Tehran...
Iran Executes 2 Men for Blasphemy Posted on Social Media
i24 News - Iran executed Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli-Zare today for “insulting the Prophet of Islam” and “burning the Quran,” claiming that their social...
Iran Smuggled Arms into Syria Under Guise of Quake Aid
JNS.org - The massive US intelligence leak last month included a classified document showing that Iran and its proxies exploited earthquake relief intended for Syria...
Iran Hangs Swedish-Iranian Convicted Over Attack that Killed 25 People
Iran on Saturday executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks including one on a military parade in 2018...
Iranian President in Damascus for First Visit Since Syrian War Began
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Wednesday in the first visit by an Iranian head of state since Syria's war began in 2011, underlining close ties as Syrian relations with Arab states thaw. With military and economic...
