Islamic Republic
Iran announces record low election turnout despite calls on voters to participate
Middle East
March 5, 2024
Iran announces record low election turnout despite calls on voters to participate
CNN — Iran has recorded the lowest electoral turnout since the Islamic Republic’s founding in 1979, with officials portraying the…
Iran scraps ‘some commitments’ to nuclear deal
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Iran scraps ‘some commitments’ to nuclear deal
Iran on Wednesday informed signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal that it no longer plans to adhere to certain “voluntary commitments” made in the…
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
Middle East
April 24, 2019
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
The United States on Monday said it will not extend sanctions exemptions to countries importing oil from Iran when they expire in…
Assault on woman by Iranian cops sparks headscarves debate
Middle East
April 24, 2018
Assault on woman by Iranian cops sparks headscarves debate
A grainy video of female officers from Iran’s morality police assaulting a young woman whose headscarf only loosely covered her…
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani calls for unity on revolution anniversary
Middle East
February 12, 2018
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani calls for unity on revolution anniversary
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday called for all people in the country to come together, following protests last month…
40 years since the spark that began Iran’s Revolution
Middle East
January 6, 2018
40 years since the spark that began Iran’s Revolution
As a child 40 years ago, Mohammad Hassan Sharifzadeh saw the opening salvos of the Islamic revolution in Iran, starting…
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Iran’s most fervent regional foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, are both eagerly looking for signs of vulnerability and imminent change…