By Carol Morello andKaren DeYoungJuly 31 at 5:01 PM The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday in a dramatic step bound to further escalate tensions with Tehran. The move to […]
Washington Kurdish Institute July 30, 2019 The recent developments about Iranian Kurds. In light of recent escalation with the United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s belligerent conduct has received widespread attention from the media, […]
Washington Kurdish Institute By: Alan Balnour July 30, 2019 Thirty years ago, a legendary leader left behind a legacy that will not be forgotten. The impact made by Dr. Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou will forever stay in our […]
“Sepideh is very weak and fragile and can not walk,” her father says following visit Hunger striking activist and freelance journalist Sepideh Qoliyan (also known as Gholian) lost consciousness in her cell on July 27, 2019, and […]
Commander of the Iranian army’s navy who is visiting Russia has announced an agreement for joint naval exercises between Iranian and Russian forces in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the […]
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has disclosed that Tehran has enriched 24 tons of uranium after signing the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Earlier, it was […]
Talks to try to save the Iran nuclear deal have been held amid rising tensions over tankers in the Gulf. After meeting officials from Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China in Vienna, a senior Iranian […]
Prospect salutes the scientists, philosophers and writers reshaping our times—and asks for your help choosing our 2019 winners Never doubt that thoughtful minds can change the world; they are the only things that ever do. Margaret […]
A second UK warship has arrived in the Gulf to protect British commercial ships amid heightened tensions in the region, the Ministry of Defence has said. The type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan will work alongside […]
Tehran’s atomic agency chief briefs lawmakers on unraveling nuclear deal, as remaining signatories after US pullout set to meet in Vienna The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization on Sunday told Iranian lawmakers that the […]