Iran is seeking ‘to control Islamic world’, says Saudi Arabian prince
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince has said there is no space for dialogue with the Iran due to its ambitions “to control the Islamic world”. The rare […]
Why American calls to escalate militarily against Iran are dangerous
Adam Weinstein Thursday 27 April 2017 Proponents of Iranian regime change in Washington should look carefully at America’s intervention track record over past 20 years Don’t be fooled, there will be no US-imposed regime change in Iran without a bloody, drawn out and costly war. Washington’s peddlers of regime change […]
Islamic Art: BBC: The 10 most beautiful ceilings in the world – Shah Mosque, Isfahan
The 10 most beautiful ceilings in the world BY ISMAILIMAIL POSTED ON APRIL 28, 2017 Source: BBC Culture In 1598, Shah Abbas moved the Persian capital to Isfahan. Here, he […]
Ten Iranian guards killed at Pakistani border, Tasnim news agency reports
Reuters International APR 26, 2017 – LONDON (Reuters) – Ten Iranian border guards were killed by Sunni militants in a cross-border attack on the frontier with Pakistan on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported. The militant group called Jaish al Adl, or the Army of Justice, has claimed responsibility, the report […]
US accuses Iran of ‘alarming provocations’ amid nuclear tensions
Source: BBC The US secretary of state has accused Iran of “alarming ongoing provocations” aimed at destabilising the Middle East and undermining America’s interests. “An unchecked Iran has the potential […]
Tehran’s success, Riyadh’s failure
Source: Asia Times: Each for its own reasons, the world’s major powers have decided to accept Iran as a regional hegemon, I wrote March 4 in Asia Times, leaving Israel and the Sunni Arabs in isolated opposition. The global consensus on behalf of Iranian hegemony is now coming clearly into […]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Will Run For Presidency, Flouting Ayatollah’s Advice
Source: NPR By BILL CHAPPELL Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for his third term as Iran’s president, putting a jolt into next month’s elections. He’s the latest hardline challenger to […]
The obscure religion that shaped the West
Source: BBC By Joobin Bekhrad 6 April 2017 Talk of ‘us’ and ‘them’ has long dominated Iran-related politics in the West. At the same time, Christianity has frequently been used […]
Zarif: Iran not seeking tension with Trump
April 3, 2017 TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said his country will not give the Trump administration any pretext that can be used against it. “The establishment in its entirety has reached the conclusion that we shouldn’t give them (the Americans) any excuse,” Zarif said […]
Iran concerned over Raheel’s appointment as head of Saudi-led military alliance: envoy
Source: Dawn Iran has expressed its reservations regarding the appointment of the former army chief, retired Gen Raheel Sharif, as head of the Saudi-led 39-nation Islamic military alliance, saying it is not ‘satisfied’ with the coalition. “We are concerned about this issue… that it may impact the unity of Islamic countries,” […]
Iranian pilgrims ‘to attend Hajj again’ after Saudi rift
Source: BBC Saudi Arabia says Iranian citizens will attend this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, after missing last year’s event following a bitter rift between Riyadh and Tehran. Relations […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader claims gender equality is ‘Zionist plot’ aiming to corrupt role of women in society
Source: Independent UK By Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden Ayatollah Khamenei claims West makes women an ‘object of gratification’ Iran’s Supreme Leader has claimed gender equality is a “Zionist plot” aiming to corrupt […]
Iranian studio releases game on women’s Islamic fashion
February 28, 2017 TEHRAN – The Iranian studio Rose has recently released an Android version of a game named Moda Dress Up, which promotes women’s Islamic fashion, the Video Game Magazine, an online Persian journal, announced on Sunday. The target audience of the game is girls and it is similar […]
Oscars: Iranian winner Asghar Farhadi blasts Trump travel ban
Source: BBC Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has condemned President Donald Trump’s “inhumane” travel ban on immigrants, as his movie, The Salesman, won the best foreign language film Oscar. Farhadi boycotted […]
Iran sends delegation to Saudi for talks on rejoining haj
Reuters International FEB 22, 2017 An aerial view of the Grand Mosque is seen on the second day of Eid al-Adha, during the annual haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (reuters_tickers) DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia […]
Iran Threatens to Give U.S. a ‘Strong Slap in the Face’
Source: The Daily Beast A commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard threatened Wednesday to give the U.S. a “strong slap in the face” if it underestimates Iran’s military. After taking office, President Trump warned Iran that he would be tougher than his predecessor on the Islamic Republic and that the […]
Iran nuclear deal is here to stay
Source: Asia Times: The Israeli-Palestinian issues – settlements, ‘two-state solution’ and the American embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem, etc. – hogged the attention during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday. The Iran question became a sub-text. This was rather odd, but not […]
U.S. Wrestlers in Iran Practice Hands-On Diplomacy
Source: Time By Kay Armin Serjoie / Kermanshah The applause began as Team USA walked into the crowded stadium here at the Freestyle World Cup Wrestling championships in Kermanshah, Iran. The […]
Iran and the changing world order
Seyyed Mohammad Eslami February 18, 2017 “Painful to be an American right now.” This is a sentence by Francis Fukuyama, author of the famous book “The End of History and the Last Man”. He tweeted this sentence after a war of words between President Donald Trump and the Australian prime minister. […]
Iran president eyes better ties with Gulf Arabs during trip
Reuters International FEB 15, 2017 – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo (reuters_tickers) BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country sought good […]