US and allies in talks to form multinational task force to address attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on ships in Red Sea. Iran’s Defence Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has warned that a planned United States-backed multinational task force to protect shipping in the Red Sea would face “extraordinary problems”. Ashtiani’s comments…
Mohammadi to go on hunger strike ‘in solidarity’ with Iran’s Baha’i religious minority as her prize is awarded in Norway. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, currently jailed in Iran for her activism for women’s rights, will begin a new hunger strike in prison as her prize is awarded in…
Iran’s ramping up of space launches in recent years has helped to spur additional tension with the West. Tehran, Iran – Iran has sent a capsule carrying animals into space as it boosts its Western-contested space programme in preparation for human missions. State media on Wednesday released a clip of…
US Treasury Department says Iran relies on brokers, front companies to finance proxies across region, including Hamas. The United States Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions targeting 21 Iranians, foreign nationals, and firms accused of involvement in an illicit financial network for the benefit of the Iranian military….
Saudi club Al Nassr host Iran’s Persepolis FC for their AFC Champions League match in Riyadh as they look to book a place in the next round. Who: Al Nassr vs PersepolisWhen: Monday, November 27, 2023, 9pm (18:00 GMT)Where: Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia When Saudi Pro League team Al…
When is a single-source story good enough for The New York Times? When it appears to confirm a 40-year-old Democratic conspiracy theory. Peter Baker, the Times’ chief White House correspondent, published Saturday a bombshell report, “A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-Election.” It was indeed merely one…
Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China, following four days of secret talks in Beijing. Diplomats from Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to re-open embassies within the next two months, according to a statement. “The agreement includes their affirmation of…
Russia and Iran, two countries that are looking to develop guidelines to regulate the cryptocurrency sector, are reportedly planning to form an alliance to co-develop a stablecoin. The crypto asset, which would be backed by gold as the reserve asset, could be named the ‘token of the Persian Gulf’. This…
High-profile Iranian actresses Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi have been arrested after publicly sharing their solidarity with anti-Iranian government dissenters, As reported by the BBC, via Iran’s state news agency Irna, the women were accused of colluding and acting against Iran’s authorities. On Sunday, Ghaziani shared an Instagram video of herself…
Iran is now seeing its largest protests ever against its Islamist rulers, sparked by the morality police’s killing of Mahsa Amini, 22, over her supposedly improper hijab but now marked by near-universal, full-throated demands for the regime’s end. The Biden administration has offered only slight support for the protesters, even…
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