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When the U.S. Department of Justice published a report Aug. 10 that documented “widespread constitutional violations, discriminatory enforcement, and culture of retaliation” within the Baltimore Police Department...

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Given that China’s oil demand has now recovered from the COVID-19 outbreak to even higher levels than before, Iran is operating at full tilt to optimise the oil available to...

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Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index has shot-up nearly 100% since mid-February

“Feeling like you’re the ‘other’ and trapped between two worlds is something countless Iranian Americans and Middle Easterners have experienced.”

Escorted by the Venezuelan navy and air force, an Iranian oil tanker named Fortune has entered that country’s waters on Sunday, amidst intense speculation whether the US...

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In his recent World Quds Day speech, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared seven guidelines for the liberation of Palestine. Delivered via televised broadcast instead of in front of a large...

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Permission to trade Justice Shares, after a 15-year ban, has no purpose other than calming the country’s simmering domestic dissatisfaction

This past Sunday, April 17th, a dispute between Iran and the U.S. occurred over the U.S.’ decision to increase its military presence in Caribbean and...

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After years of increasing tensions that nearly led to war, Iran has moderated its approach to the West, shifting from a policy of provocation to one of limited cooperation. The...

A disinformation campaign aimed to justify the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by painting him and Iran as willing enablers of al-Qaeda. The propaganda operation relied...

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While the Trump administration touts its JCPOA withdrawal and increased economic sanctions on Iran as a route to peace in the Middle East, Iran’s increased hostilities show this to be...

Bodybuilding has gained immense popularity since the last few years. One man who is making a significant contribution to the Iranian bodybuilding community is Mahdi Parsafar.

The founders of the Iranian Female Composers Association focus on programming, commissioning and mentorship.

As U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook made clear in his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, if the United States fails to secure an extension to the arms embargo against Iran...

How will Iran fare after Ayatollah Khamenei leaves power? “Khamenei is like the sun, and the solar system orbits around him,” a reformist leader said. “What happens when you take...

The third time was the charm. After six months of uncertainty and chaos, last week Iraq’s parliament finally confirmed Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the third nominee for the post, as prime minister....

A senior source within the Iranian petroleum industry says the United States would be practically unable to block shipments of gasoline from Iran to Venezuela...

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When facing mortal danger, its people unite, harden themselves and get ready to face invaders, no matter how threatening they might be. Iran is home...

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But he was careful to emphasize that he doesn’t want another Iraq War. “I don’t think behaving like a normal nation…is a realistic policy with this regime,” he said, referring...

The 13-year-old arms embargo on the Iranian regime will expire in October. The embargo was created by the United Nations Security Council but is scheduled to end because of the...

Two Patriot anti-missile systems sent to kingdom last year in wake of alleged Iranian attacks will be removed

Russia’s relationships with its client states have never been easy. Of course, managing client states is always a complicated exercise. The Kremlin’s cupboard is full of...

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Social interactions in Iran are dictated by a form of etiquette known as taarof: an elaborate, indirect manner of speech and behaviour. Layers of symbolism, verbosity and insincerity are intended...

Some prehistorical residents of the Iranian plateau migrated to the Americas, an Iranian archaeologist and researcher says based on evidence from similarities between the petroglyphs...

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The bipartisan majority that has come together on this issue should not stop working to enact legislation to reclaim its war powers and block Trump...

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The drawdown of US military presence in the Middle East, especially from Saudi Arabia, may not be an automatic open sesame — to borrow the magical phrase...

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A petition addressed to Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has reached over ten thousand signatures. The petition was created by estranged families who need help...

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The second year of World’s Women in Mathematics Day will be celebrated through video conferencing on May 12, which is the birthday of late Maryam...

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Forced confinement teaches us to live in the moment and seek pleasure where we can find it.

Russia condemns the United States for undermining international security by deciding to end waivers on the American sanctions that target Iran and withdraw from a...

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy took delivery of 112 missile boats in a ceremony in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas...

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The newly-elected Iranian MPs convened for a second time on Thursday and elected Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf as the Parliament speaker for the first year of...

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United States Representative Ilhan Omar has said that the country’s foreign policy has been highly and disproportionately influenced by foreign nations such as Saudi Arabia...

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Iran’s trade with its top trading partner China reached $5.26 billion in the first four months of 2020, 40 percent less than the same period...

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Turkey is delaying repair work on a natural gas pipeline with Iran to leverage a lower price and curry political favour with the United States, S&P Global Platts reported, citing...

Iran’s oil minister said on Monday it was difficult to forecast crude prices amid uncertainties over prospects for demand, Reuters reported quoting Iranian state radio. “No one...

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Archaeologists have found prehistoric rock drawings near Natanz in central Iran which give clues about the rise of human presence that is rooted in 14,000 years of...

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Iran has approved the bylaws of the legislation that grants permanent citizenship to children born to Iranian mothers and foreign fathers. Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei...

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A 107-year-old Iranian woman who was infected with the new coronavirus has recovered, Reuters reported Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency saying on Sunday. The woman, Saltanat Akbari,...

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Iran has sent five ocean-going tankers loaded with an estimated 1.53 million barrels of gasoline to Venezuela, a move that has reportedly received threats from...

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On Friday Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the Israeli occupation as a “cancerous tumour” planted in the body of the region, international news agencies reported....

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By as early as the evening on Saturday or Sunday morning it's expected that the first among the five Iranian tankers transporting fuel to gasoline-starved Venezuela will enter the Latin American...

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With the virus coming under control in a plurality of provinces, Iran on Thursday confirmed 51 more fatalities from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the...

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Investors don’t seem to mind sanctions, disease or a shrinking economy

In a telephone conference with right-wing Hispanic supporters in the United States Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued new threats against Venezuela, bragging about the US...

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Israeli websites have been reported to be the targets of a cyber-attack on Thursday, with their homepages being disabled and replaced by a threatening message....

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The country's population growth rate has decreased to less than one percent for the first time over the past four decades, Seyed Hamed Barakati, deputy...

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Venezuela's military will escort Iranian tankers delivering fuel to the country when they enter Venezuela's exclusive economic zone, the country's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino revealed...

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Given the very noticeable rise in threatening rhetoric focused on Iran over the past week, it seems thoughts of regime change in Tehran are once...

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Since President Trump fired the first volley in the US-China trade war two years ago, tensions between the US and China have intensified to unprecedented...

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An official with the Iranian Medical Council has said that 107 healthcare workers have so far lost their lives in the country in fighting the...

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Given that China’s oil demand has now recovered from the COVID-19 outbreak to even higher levels than before, Iran is operating at full tilt to optimise the oil available to...

Come for the entertainment, stay for the propaganda…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index has shot-up nearly 100% since mid-February

“Feeling like you’re the ‘other’ and trapped between two worlds is something countless Iranian Americans and Middle Easterners have experienced.”

Escorted by the Venezuelan navy and air force, an Iranian oil tanker named Fortune has entered that country’s waters on Sunday, amidst intense speculation whether the US...

3 Comment(s)

5 Comment(s)

Permission to trade Justice Shares, after a 15-year ban, has no purpose other than calming the country’s simmering domestic dissatisfaction

This past Sunday, April 17th, a dispute between Iran and the U.S. occurred over the U.S.’ decision to increase its military presence in Caribbean and...

4 Comment(s)

After years of increasing tensions that nearly led to war, Iran has moderated its approach to the West, shifting from a policy of provocation to one of limited cooperation. The...

A disinformation campaign aimed to justify the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by painting him and Iran as willing enablers of al-Qaeda. The propaganda operation relied...

2 Comment(s)

While the Trump administration touts its JCPOA withdrawal and increased economic sanctions on Iran as a route to peace in the Middle East, Iran’s increased hostilities show this to be...

Bodybuilding has gained immense popularity since the last few years. One man who is making a significant contribution to the Iranian bodybuilding community is Mahdi Parsafar.

The founders of the Iranian Female Composers Association focus on programming, commissioning and mentorship.

As U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook made clear in his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, if the United States fails to secure an extension to the arms embargo against Iran...

How will Iran fare after Ayatollah Khamenei leaves power? “Khamenei is like the sun, and the solar system orbits around him,” a reformist leader said. “What happens when you take...

The third time was the charm. After six months of uncertainty and chaos, last week Iraq’s parliament finally confirmed Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the third nominee for the post, as prime minister....

A senior source within the Iranian petroleum industry says the United States would be practically unable to block shipments of gasoline from Iran to Venezuela...

1 Comment(s)

When facing mortal danger, its people unite, harden themselves and get ready to face invaders, no matter how threatening they might be. Iran is home...

13 Comment(s)

But he was careful to emphasize that he doesn’t want another Iraq War. “I don’t think behaving like a normal nation…is a realistic policy with this regime,” he said, referring...

The 13-year-old arms embargo on the Iranian regime will expire in October. The embargo was created by the United Nations Security Council but is scheduled to end because of the...

Two Patriot anti-missile systems sent to kingdom last year in wake of alleged Iranian attacks will be removed

Russia’s relationships with its client states have never been easy. Of course, managing client states is always a complicated exercise. The Kremlin’s cupboard is full of...

Comment

Social interactions in Iran are dictated by a form of etiquette known as taarof: an elaborate, indirect manner of speech and behaviour. Layers of symbolism, verbosity and insincerity are intended...

Some prehistorical residents of the Iranian plateau migrated to the Americas, an Iranian archaeologist and researcher says based on evidence from similarities between the petroglyphs...

5 Comment(s)

The bipartisan majority that has come together on this issue should not stop working to enact legislation to reclaim its war powers and block Trump...

Comment

The drawdown of US military presence in the Middle East, especially from Saudi Arabia, may not be an automatic open sesame — to borrow the magical phrase...

5 Comment(s)

A petition addressed to Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has reached over ten thousand signatures. The petition was created by estranged families who need help...

1 Comment(s)

The second year of World’s Women in Mathematics Day will be celebrated through video conferencing on May 12, which is the birthday of late Maryam...

2 Comment(s)

Forced confinement teaches us to live in the moment and seek pleasure where we can find it.

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