CHALDERAN, Iran — A kolbar detained by Turkish guards has told Rudaw of the torture he experienced after being arrested on the border with his friend, who died shortly after their release. Behnam Samadi, 17, and […]
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif met with senior Iraqi officials on Monday, discussing bilateral cooperation and reducing tensions. Zarif arrived in Baghdad on Monday, where he was welcomed by his […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this month, the first such incident in about a year amid wider turmoil in the region over […]
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a further year in prison and a one-year travel ban after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime in Iran. Her lawyer said she was accused of taking part […]
A leaked audio tape in which Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, bemoans that the Revolutionary Guards dominate the country’s foreign policy and took it into Syria’s civil war at the behest of Russia is […]
By:Dilan Sirwan ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Iran’s ambassador to Iraq has welcomed Baghdad’s efforts to mend regional relations, days after reports of meetings taking place in the Iraqi capital between Saudi Arabia and Iran. “If […]
By: Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor Jailed dual nationals’ families upset over delay, as relatives’ prison terms believed to be linked to arrears A high court hearing designed to resolve the UK’s non-payment of a £400m […]
By:Bethan McKernan, Turkey correspondent Five Iranians are in Turkish detention, the latest in an apparent wave of arrests and deportation orders Iranian dissidents in Turkey are unsure whether the country is still a refuge after what appears […]
By:Karwan Faidhi Dri ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — A Kurdish former member of Iran’s parliament filed a lawsuit against President Hassan Rouhani this week, accusing him of failing to keep promises he made during the 2013 […]
A shadow war between Israel and Iran hangs ominously over the resumption of critical talks in Vienna on Wednesday, aimed at returning Iran and the US to the 2015 nuclear agreement. The talks come just […]