Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday, January 1, executed six Iranians sentenced for drug trafficking. The executed were identified as: Jssim Mohammed Shabani Abdul-Ridha Younis Tangasir Khalil Shahid Samri Mohammed Jawad Abdul-Jalil Mahdi Kanaan Ghanemi Har Mohammed Shabani. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement published by … Read more
The assassination of Hamas’s political bureau leader, Ismail Haniyeh, required meticulous planning and a collaborator on the inside and was nearly derailed by a broken air conditioner, an exclusive Saturday N12 report revealed. Haniyeh was staying in the Neshat compound in the Saadat Abad neighborhood of Tehran when he was killed on July 31, 2024. The … Read more
An Italian journalist has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy’s foreign ministry said on Friday, adding it was following the case with the “utmost attention”. Cecilia Sala, 29, works for newspaper Il Foglio and for podcast company Chora Media. She was arrested by police in Tehran on Dec. 19, … Read more
Iran said it will start easing some of the world’s tightest internet restrictions by lifting its ban on WhatsApp and Google Play — a sign that authorities want to placate domestic opponents as the Islamic Republic faces major economic and foreign-policy challenges. Earlier on Tuesday, Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace approved the lifting of … Read more
For over four and a half decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign policy has revolved around two central objectives: the elimination of Israel and opposition to the United States. These twin pillars have shaped its military doctrine and strategic maneuvers under the leadership of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Recent events have exposed … Read more
Iran is still grappling with the fallout from the fall of the Assad regime. It invested heavily in Assad’s rule in Damascus and likely expected that it would continue for many years. However, Assad fell from power on December 8. Now, Iran is trying to scramble to find a way to have positive relations … Read more
Tehran: Iranian authorities have arrested 27-year-old singer Parastoo Ahmadi after she performed in an online concert on YouTube without wearing a hijab. Parastoo was detained on Saturday, December 14, in Sari, the capital of Mazandaran Province, after she posted her concert video on YouTube on Wednesday, December 11. In the video, she was seen wearing … Read more
“What if I were you?” Fereshte Hosseini’s voice carries an urgency, as if she poses the question to herself as well as the world. “I wanted to earn respect,” the actress says – her words testifying to a lifelong battle for recognition. Hers was an arduous journey to rise above the poverty that shaped her … Read more
The United States is keeping a cautious but optimistic eye on the situation on the ground after rebel forces forced now-former President Bashar al-Assad to flee Syria, putting an end to a half century of despotic rule over Syria. President Joe Biden, speaking from the White House on Sunday, said Assad’s downfall simultaneously marks an … Read more
Tehran reserves the right to react Israeli airstrikes last month on Iran but also bears in mind other developments in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday. Araghchi told reporters during a trip to Lisbon that Iran welcomed Tuesday’s ceasefire agreement in Lebanon and hoped it could lead to a permanent … Read more
