At least 209 people have been executed this year in Iran, according to the United Nations. That amounts to ten people a week, reports Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The exact number is probably even higher, but it is difficult to determine because the authorities lack […]
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme spiritual leader, has called the poisoning of school-aged girls an unforgivable crime. It was the first time he spoke about it. In Iran, hundreds of girls have been taken to hospital in recent months, presumably after being poisoned. Meanwhile, the chief judge of Iran emphasized that […]
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on two Iranian ministers for their involvement in serious human rights violations in their homeland. This is according to the official gazette of the European Union on Monday. In response to the Tehran regime’s harsh repression of the protest movement, the EU added […]
In southeastern Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province, four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s elite military corps, have been killed in a “terrorist” attack. That is what the Iranian news agency Irna said on Monday. The province has been ravaged by violence for several months. The attack occurred in the Saravan region, […]
Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, has stressed Iran’s continued negotiations and efforts to revive the international agreement on the country’s nuclear program. He said the negotiations should lead to the lifting of sanctions against his country. Iran has been hit hard by US sanctions, which then-President Donald Trump tightened […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister regrets a riot over a leaked audio recording criticizing the powerful Revolutionary Guard. According to Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, this has a significant influence on his country’s foreign policy. Zarif made several sensitive statements in the candid private conversation. For example, he suggested that the powerful […]
US President Donald Trump is withdrawing troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, but it is not a complete withdrawal. The number of military personnel in Afghanistan should be reduced from 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January, the US Department of Defense reports. 500 of the 3,000 Americans leave Iraq, leaving 2,500 […]
The U.S. military has confirmed that one of its jet fighters was involved in an incident involving an Iranian passenger plane. Iranian media reported that the pilot had to take evasive action to avoid a collision with the American jet. According to the United States military, the jet remained […]
Iran threatens to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which must restrict the possession of nuclear weapons. “If Europeans continue their inappropriate behaviour or forward the Iran file to the UN Security Council, then Iran will withdraw from the NPT,” said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, according to […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has announced on the Iranian state television that all those responsible for the plane crash last week will be punished. According to the president, the Iranian anti-aircraft guilt statement is “a first step in the right direction”. Several people have already been arrested. It is […]
