Gulf Arabs, Iran reject U.S. recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 26, 2019 FILE PHOTO: Fences are seen on the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights March 25, 2019. […]
Clues to the identity of Iran’s next supreme leader in the back alleys of a holy city
Source: The Washington Post By Erin Cunningham and Mustafa Salim NAJAF, Iraq — Wedged in the corner of a squat brick building in this holy Muslim city, Sheikh Aladdin al-Jazari’s cramped office belies […]
PM Trudeau: Happy Nowruz! Wishing a healthy & prosperous new year to everyone celebrating
Happy Nowruz! Wishing a healthy & prosperous new year to everyone celebrating. pic.twitter.com/FhNDImj12T — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 21, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Suggested reading Building the case for Nobel Peace Prize […]
Mission accomplished: The Cheney doctrine and Daesh
HILAL KAPLAN @hilal_kaplan Published15.03.2019 When Dick Cheney, while serving under George H. W. Bush’s administration, was asked why they did not topple Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War, he upheld […]
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric tells Rouhani ties must respect sovereignty
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 13, 2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waves to the people at the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, Iraq March 13, 2019. Official Iranian […]
Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes
Source: Reuters BY Babak Dehghanpisheh GENEVA (Reuters) – Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, was handed a new sentence on Monday which her husband said was […]
Iran’s Rouhani urges Pakistan to act against group behind border attack
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 9, 2019 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seen during a public speech in the northern province of Gilan, Iran March 6, 2019. Official […]
Iran lawyer convicted after defending women protesters
Source: Associated Press By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarves for women […]
The Islamic Revolution at 40
Mar 03,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – DJAVAD SALEHI-ISFAHANI BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA — The Islamic Republic of Iran marked its 40th anniversary last month. But, with the country beset by a severe […]
Is Saudi Arabia Pulling Pakistan Into War With Iran?
Source: The Atlantic Council BY FATEMEH AMAN For years, the Pakistani government has avoided taking sides between rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, but now it may be forced to choose. […]
I did it for my daughter, says woman arrested for headscarf protest in Iran
Source: Reuters BY Emily Wither (Reuters) – Azam Jangravi’s heart was pounding when she climbed atop an electricity transformer box on Tehran’s busy Revolution Street a year ago. She raised […]
The West is encouraging a vicious war between Sunnis and Shias — that’s the real truth about Iran and Saudi Arabia
It is pitiful to listen to Netanyahu blathering on about ‘the last anniversary of the revolution [the Iranians] will celebrate’ if Iran attacks Tel Aviv. It is equally pitiful to listen to a Revolutionary Guards commander claiming that Iran could demolish entire cities in Israel if the US attacked Iran […]
Iranians celebrate 40th anniversary of their revolution
February 11, 2019 TEHRAN – Iranians took to the streets in very large numbers to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The rallies started in more than 1,000 […]
Iran revolution: ‘I wore a hijab and head-banged to Nirvana’
Source: BBC By Faranak Amidi; Women’s Affairs reporter, BBC World Service On my first day of school in Iran we walked down a poorly-lit corridor. I was holding my mother’s hand and crying. She was crying too. On my head I had a black hood, known as a maghnaeh, covering my […]
Ebadi urges world action to weaken Iran rulers on revolution anniversary
This content was published on February 8, 2019 Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi poses during a news conference on Iran at the Reporters without Borders (RSF) offices in […]
Baghdad rejects being dragged by Trump into new conflict with Iran
Feb 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – MICHAEL JANSEN US President Donald Trump’s declaration that he will keep US troops in Iraq at the large Ain Al Asad airbase in Anbar […]
In a quiet French village, a cleric plotted Iran’s revolution
Source: Reuters BY Michaela Cabrera NEAUPHLE-LE-CHATEAU, France (Reuters) – Forty years ago this month, the man who would go on to lead the Islamic revolution in Iran lived in a […]
Worsening droughts will lead to more migration in Middle East
Kerry Boyd Anderson January 29, 2019 Throughout human history, people have moved in response to changing climatic conditions. Today, anthropogenic climate change is exacerbating changes in the environment. In the […]
Why war between Israel and Iran is likely in Syria
Jan 29,2019 -JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s admittance last week that Israel had carried out massive airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria, including a […]
Israel and Iran Are Waging a Secret War in Syria. Here’s How It Finally Went Public
Source: Time By Joseph Hincks The video shows a skier in a blue jacket slaloming down a slope before the camera pans upward, an ominous score playing in the background. “This is what families skiing on Mount Hermon in northern Israel saw when they looked up,” reads the on-screen caption […]