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More than 2000 Afghan Shiite fighters, recruited by Iran and sent to fight on the side of President Bashar AL Assad, have been killed in Syria, media reports said. The reports quoted an official in the Afghan force, The Fatemiyoun Read more
The UN Security Council was the theater of a fierce debate reflecting deep rifts between the US and Russia over the anti-government protests in Iran. The emergency Security Council meeting, which was convened by the US, was described by Russia Read more
The US has imposed sanctions against five companies it accuses of links to Iran’s ballistic missile program. The sanctions freeze any asset the companies hold in the US, and prohibit Americans from dealing with them with more punitive measures laying Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday laid into the White House, Riyadh and Tel Aviv for their rhetoric on the going-protests in the Islamic Republic as he argued that their stances could craft a path to war, reports say. “The official Read more
Iran has deployed its elite Revolutionary guards to quell the unabated protests that have been challenging the clerical leadership in Iran against the backdrop of economic hardships. The protests have turned violent with the death toll exceeding 22 people, while Read more
US envoy to the UN Tuesday expressed Washington’s full endorsement for the days of unrest saying that it would seek a UN emergency meeting on the crisis after calling the protests ‘demonstration for freedom’. Nikki Haley joined her boss Donald Read more
Iran has been shaken by the biggest anti-government protests in almost a decade with protesters chanting slogans against the leadership against the backdrop of economic hardship and corruption. Anti-government manifestations continued for the fifth day in a row all over Read more
A protest momentum is building up in different Iranian cities as thousands took the streets for the third day in a row to vent their anger and frustration at the dire economic conditions in the country. The demonstrations in Tehran Read more
Citizens who flout country conservative dress code will no longer face judicial case but will rather attend police-given classes on Islamic values, authorities said Thursday, signaling the Islamic Republic gradual adoption of moderate reforms. “Those who do not observe the Read more
Thousands of Iranians vented anger in protests in Iran’s second largest city, Mashhad, chanting slogans critical of the government’s decision to rise food prices. The protesters who denounced President Hassan Rouhani raised banners saying “Not Gaza, not Lebanon, my life Read more