Maryam Hejazi March 20, 2017 Raiding private ceremonies and night parties by the police has reached new dimensions in Iran. The most recent cases were arresting 34 girls and boys at a night party in Southwestern province of Khuzestan as well as organizers of another one in Tehran. Khuzestan
February 24, 2017 An editorial on February 16th in the state run daily newspaper, Mardom Salari, commented on the Iranian regime officials’ plans to reroute river waters and construct dams, which will allow a quick and inexpensive means to extract oil. However, this will result in the
Defense News-Feb 8, 2017 Diplomatic activism by Russia in Syria is producing speculation about the Kremlin’s possible willingness to encourage genuine peace talks and spur transition from corrupt, incompetent and brutal family rule toward something stabilizing and inclusive. If Russia proves genuinely interested in converting military
INU – Feb 07, 2017 Last week four Kurdish porters were arrested in the border area of Banneh in Western Iran. Agents of the Iranian regime then proceeded to push them down into the valley. This resulted in three of the men being seriously injured. The
Dr. Cyrus Samet January 27, 2016 There remain no credible challenge to the notion that Iran-backed Shiite militias significantly altered the nature of U.S. involvement and its eventual withdrawal from Iraq. Directly aided by Nouri Al-Maliki and taking advantage of ISIS infiltration, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps
The back-and-forth between supporters and opponents of the Iranian nuclear agreement has yielded at least one positive outcome: It has put a spotlight on the human rights situation in Iran. What is happening there — the executions, imprisonments, intimidation and repression — is nothing less than
A protester wearing a large mask bearing the likeness of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends an anti-Rouhani rally outside United Nations headquarters ahead of the leader's address to the 70th session of the U.N. General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason
We’ve heard it before: “peace in our time.” And we’ve also heard the words of those who got it right, like Winston Churchill, who famously said, “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last.” Sure, the deal with Germany
As Maryam reflects upon her experiences as a woman in Iran, she takes a moment to sip her chai tea latte. Strands of strawberry blonde hair spill out rebelliously from beneath her Adidas visor, and through the window of the coffee shop, the bright glare
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)— Hundreds gathered in Manhattan on Thursday to protest Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during his remarks before the U.N. General Assembly. Former U.S. diplomats John Bolton and Bill Richardson were expected to address the protesters. Former Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Robert