How Egypt and Iran are quietly redefining Middle East relations
A groundbreaking shift is unfolding in the Middle East, as Egypt and Iran edge toward rapprochement after more…
Conference emphasizes Persian’s role in uniting Iran, preserving cultural heritage
TEHRAN- The seventh National Conference on “Languages and Dialects of Iran” brought together scholars and cultural figures at…
Trump admin unveils largest-to-date Iran sanctions on oil ‘shipping empire’
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Wednesday what it called its most extensive set of Iran-related sanctions since…
Iran courts expatriates after war but faces deep distrust
Iran’s parliament on Wednesday passed parts of a bill titled Support for Iranians Abroad that MPs say aims…
While Iran stalls, Azerbaijan and Israel push forward
In his posthumously published memoirs, Iranian political heavyweight Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani recalled his meetings with Heydar Aliyev, then…
Russia slams ‘cynical’ Trump threats on Iran’s nuclear facilities
Russia has strongly denounced threats of renewed military strikes on Tehran’s nuclear infrastructure, just weeks after a 12-day…
An Anonymous Iranian Reporter on Life in Tehran
Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. In late June, amid Israel and Iran’s twelve-day exchange…
Quarter of US THAAD missiles used to defend Israel
Citing two sources familiar with the matter, CNN reported on Sunday that during the 12-day assault, the US…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges Iran to halt death penalty amid alarming surge in executions – JURIST
Volker Türk called on the Iranian authorities on Monday to immediately halt the use of the death penalty, warning…
Facing Unrest and Humiliation, Tehran Tightens Control over Speech
As if forty-six years of repression—marked by imprisonments, executions, and even extrajudicial killings of critics—were not enough, Iran’s…
The Iran–Israel War and the Stability of the Islamic Regime
Despite the short-term effect of “rallying around the flag” that the war appears to have produced, there is…
World Tour: Christians in Iran
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