Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday was awarded an “honorary professor” title at China’s elite Peking University during a high-profile state trip. University secretary Hao Ping awarded Raisi for his efforts strengthen ties between the two countries, according to Mehr News Agency,
FLASH American defense officials on Tuesday sought to dispel any doubt that Iran is supplying drones for Russia’s war in Ukraine, releasing photos and analysis of unmanned aircraft deployed in the conflict to demonstrate Tehran’s involvement. During a briefing in London, analysts
Iran nuclear deal standoff Fox News correspondent Amy Kellogg interviews a former State department official and an advisor to Iran’s nuclear negotiating team on the latest news surrounding the JCPOA. With Iran rocked by nearly five months of protests, reports are emerging
Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi was released on bail Friday, two days after going on hunger strike to protest his imprisonment last summer, his supporters said. Panahi was arrested last July and later ordered to serve six years on charges of propagandizing
An Iranian director who was arrested last summer, weeks before his latest film was released to widespread acclaim, has gone on hunger strike to protest his continued detention amid more than four months of anti-government protests. Jafar Panahi, whose films have thrilled
French special forces boarded an Iranian smuggling vessel bound for Yemen and recovered thousands of assault rifles and anti-tank missiles this month. A French warship halted a suspected smuggling vessel off the Yemeni coast on Jan. 15, sending French special forces operators
Iranian authorities reportedly handed down a 10-year jail sentence to a couple who were recorded dancing in the street. Astiyazh Haqiqi, 21, and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, 22, posted a video of themselves dancing together in public in front of the
The video showed them dancing by the Azadi Tower in Tehran.
A leading security expert has called on Rishi Sunak and his cabinet to stop “pussyfooting” and completely sever ties with Iran. This follows the execution of a British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari, who was sentenced to death in Iran. Anthony Glees, from
Civil activist and journalist Sepideh Qolian has written a letter from within a prison where she has detailed what life is like behind bars in Iran, having been held prisoner herself for four years. The 28-year-old described how confessions are forced out