Tag: Iran

Vice president: Gov’t aims to nullify sanctions’ effects (IRNA)

Iranian Vice-President for Economic Affairs Mohsen Rezaei said that one of many objectives of President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent visit to Moscow is to nullify...

Nuclear deal unlikely unless Iran releases US prisoners: Report (Al Jazeera)

The United States is unlikely to strike a deal with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says...

China, Russia, Iran complete joint drill amid ‘restrictions on sea routes from some major powers’ (Leng Shumei, Global Times)

China, Russia and Iran held a three-day maritime joint exercise in the Gulf of Oman, aiming to deepen pragmatic cooperation among the navies of...

Iran’s Perceptions and Concerns of Border Tensions Between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan (Vali Kaleji, Valdai Discussion Club)

In his article, Dr. Vali Kaleji, a Tehran-based expert on Central Asia and Caucasian Studies, believes that informing Tehran of the results of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border commission, creating a complementary agreement to clarify...

Khamenei’s Niece Kept Incommunicado In Tehran Prison, Brother Says (RFE RL)

A civil activist and niece of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being held in solitary confinement in Tehran's Evin prison following her detention...

Russian, Iranian Presidents To Hold Talks In Moscow (RFE RL)

The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, in Moscow on January 19, amid negotiations aimed at reviving a...

Iranian-Swedish Former Leader Of Arab Separatist Group Goes On Trial In Iran (RFE RL)

A Tehran court has kicked off the trial of an Iranian-Swedish dissident accused by Iran of being behind a string of attacks for an...

Iranian Supreme Leader’s Niece ‘Arrested’ After Praising Ex-Royalty (RFE RL)

A civil activist and niece of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was arrested last week, her brother and activists say, after she praised a member...

Iran to reopen OIC representative office in Saudi Arabia (Al Jazeera)

Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to reopen Iran’s representative office to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Semi-official Iranian media reported...

Iran looking for ‘safe channel’ to pay UN dues to regain vote (Al Jazeera)

Iran is once more trying to find channels to pay its dues to the United Nations despite sanctions by the United States to regain...

Iran says 25-year China agreement enters implementation stage (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

A 25-year comprehensive cooperation agreement signed between Iran and China last year has now entered the implementation stage, according to Iran’s foreign minister. Hossein Amirabdollahian,...

China reaffirms opposition to US sanctions on Iran (Al Jazeera)

China has reaffirmed its opposition to unilateral sanctions by the United States against Iran at a meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his...

Iranian FM visits China 4 days after GCC trip; China has no enemies, only friends in Middle East (Zhang Han, Global Times)

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visited China to discuss the implementation of a bilateral comprehensive cooperation pact among other topics of shared interest on...

Iranian Teachers Stage Protests In More Than 50 Cities Over Work Conditions, Pay (RFE RL)

Hundreds of teachers have joined protests in more than 50 Iranian cities, demanding higher salaries and better labor conditions. Iranian Teachers Stage Protests In More Than 50...

Iran’s Mohsen Rezaee Should Face Justice (Emanuele Ottolenghi, Toby Dershowitz, Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

On January 8, a Dassault Falcon 900EX executive jet (tail number EP-IGC) owned by the Iranian government took off from Tehran, heading west. Aboard the...

Who’s on Iran’s current nuclear negotiating team? Some have controversial pasts (Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Atlantic Council)

As nuclear talks in Vienna continue their halting progress, a look at the backgrounds of the key members of the Iranian negotiating team may...