In a recent TV interview, the Secretary General of the Iran Transition Council (ITC), Hassan Shariatmadari, talked on the European Countries’s stance on the Islamic
Measures taken in the name of national security and combating terrorism have led to grave and widespread violations of human rights in Iran, according to
A Danish court on Friday sentenced a Norwegian citizen to seven years in jail after convicting him of spying for an Iranian intelligence service and complicity
The two-day online seminar of the Iran Transition Council (ITC) was was opened Saturday 13 of June with a message of Hassan Shariatmadari, the Secretary
Mohammad Farsi, former Commander of the Iranian Navy and former lecture at Newcastle University, is a prominent member of Iran Transition Councli. Mohammad Farsi has
Levon Sevunts (Radio Canada International) The families of those killed on Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 are expressing frustration over the UN aviation agency’s apparent inability to
How would such a US-led covert action agenda against Iran look like? What are the key components of such a policy of “regime change”? Would
Dr. Hannah Neumann EU-Parliament Human Rights Committee Foreign Affairs Committee Dear Hannah Neumann, The Iranian Appeals Court upheld three death sentences that were imposed
By Ahmad Rafat (Kayhan Life) The death of a 52-year-old former Iranian judge, Gholamreza Mansouri, at the Duke Hotel in Bucharest has cast a shadow
Dominic Dudley (Forbes) Gholamreza Mansouri died early in the afternoon of June 19, after reportedly falling six stories inside the Duke Hotel in the Romanian
Rita Liao, Natasha Lomas (TC) The encrypted instant messenger Telegram said on Monday it’s ramping up efforts to develop anti-censorship technologies serving users in countries
Our national interests oblige us to restore the Islamic Republic’s destructive policies in all aspects of politics, military and culture. Our policy will set out
The Ukranian President, Mr. Zelensky, who spoke by phone with Mr. Trudeau last week just before the UN vote, said the two men were also
Rebecca Mooney* Romanian authorities must investigate the sudden death of Gholamreza Mansouri in Bucharest on Friday 19th June 2020. His body was found after apparently
By David Wainer (Bloomberg) The U.S. has shared a draft resolution with members of the United Nations Security Council that would extend an arms embargo
In a recent TV interview, the Secretary General of the “Iran Transition Council”, Hassan Shariatmadari, talked about the separation of religious institutions and state. He
he IAEA Board of Governors today adopted a resolution calling on the Islamic Republic of Iran to fully cooperate with the IAEA in implementing its
An Iranian cleric and judge accused of corruption in Tehran and also of human rights violations by several Iranian journalists, was found dead on Friday
A U.S. sanctioned Mahan Air pilot has told an IRGC-linked website in Tehran that he has once carried seven tons of “prohibited cargo” to Syria
Frud Bezhan (RFERL) As a corpse sticks out from the back of a blazing car on a road in central Iran, a badly burned
Families, who lost loved ones when the Iranian military shot down a passenger plane six months ago, say they are frustrated at the lack of
The Iranian rial hit its lowest rate against the dollar since September 2018 on the unofficial market on Thursday, a foreign exchange website reported, amid
Nazanin Boniadi is an Iranian-born, SAG and AACTA Award-nominated actress and renowned activist. Her TV and film credits most notably include How I Met Your
Daniel Schwammenthal* (Newsweek) Ayatollah Khamenei has underscored once more why the U.N. arms embargo against Iran must not be allowed to expire in October. His
By Mehran Barati* The Director General of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Monday June 15 called on Iranian officials to allow prompt access to
New U.S. sanctions on Syria’s crumbling economy came into effect on June 17 in an attempt to deprive Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his backers
39 NGOs have called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. The
The United States would like a face-to-face meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the U.N. Security Council to impose an indefinite
Iranian journalists are calling on the Romanian authorities to take judicial action against judge Gholamreza Mansouri for human rights violations against media and journalists in
By Mohammad Farsi By electing Gen. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of parliament, it seems a softly and creeping coup is being made by
Richard Spencer (The Times) Iranian exiles are seeking to have one of the country’s most notorious judges arrested after he arrived unexpectedly in Germany to
by Kamal Azari* (The National Interest) s America watched, George Floyd died. He gasped for air, called for his mother, and died. That same week,
An espionage scandal between Iran and Hamas was recently exposed after the Gaza-based group discovered that Tehran activated agents who followed every movement and recorded
David Vergun (Dod News) ran poses the greatest threat to regional security and stability, the commander of U.S. Central Command said. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth
By EDITH M. LEDERER (Associated Press) Russia’s foreign minister is accusing the Trump administration of unleashing a politically motivated campaign against Iran and is calling
Adam Kredo (Free Bacon) Congressional Republicans will unveil this week the largest package of Iran sanctions in history, an unprecedented plan that aims to cripple
Every day in the Iranian capital Tehran, thousands of supporters of the most conservative branch of the Iranian regime visit mausoleums honouring Shiite martyrs or other places
Saeid Golkar & Kasra Aarabi (Middle East Institute) Since 2017, during the second term of Hassan Rouhani’s presidency, Iran has seen several waves of
Scott Modell* (Newsweek) When his first term in office comes to an end just six months from now, President Trump will have spent more time
By Chris Dolmetsch (Bloomberg) In a rare move, federal prosecutors are seeking to withdraw a criminal case against an Iranian banker who was convicted of
The UN nuclear watchdog has expressed serious concern at Iran’s continuing failure to allow access to sites the agency wants to visit. The International Atomic
Gerta Zaimi (Institute for Global Threats and Democracies Studies) The latest Israeli attacks on Syria on May 4 targeted the Mayadin area in the governorate
Khuzestan has become Iran’s first province to officially ban women’s boxing. “Any activity in women’s boxing is prohibited in the province,” the head of Khuzestan’s
