A United States federal court held Iran responsible for the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia where US forces were housed, and ordered Tehran to pay $879 million to survivors.
Afghanistan Events
Probe reveals Pakistani crime boss spied for Iran in 2014
A Pakistani ganglord suspected of being behind a criminal empire of extortion, kidnapping and drug trafficking, has confessed to spying for Iranian intelligence agencies in 2014, according to a report released by Pakistan’s provincial government in Sindh this week.
Leak exposes Iran’s involvement in striking Ukrainian plane
A new audio leak has exposed that Tehran deliberately allowed civil flights to fly in conjunction with the Ukrainian plane shot down in January.
Extending Iran’s arms embargo is in favor of Iranian citizens
Iranian officials’ aggressive behavior and remarks have proven in word and deed the importance of extending the UN arms embargo as the Security Council approaches its final decision on the matter.
Tehran continued to permit an al Qaeda facilitation network to operate in Iran
Tehran continued to permit an al Qaeda facilitation network to operate in Iran, sending money and fighters to conflict zones in Afghanistan and Syria, and it still allowed AQ members to reside in the country, the United States said Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia affirms support for IAEA efforts to intensify inspections of Iranian nuclear activities
Saudi Arabia on Thursday affirmed its support for the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to intensify inspections of Iranian sites and nuclear activities.
Iran has over 62 billion dollars in net foreign assets
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) says net foreign assets held by the bank and other Iranian non-bank financial institutions have surged by nearly a third over the year ending March 19.
Iran must understand that Afghan lives matter
Protests against police brutality and racism have spread throughout the US and Europe in recent weeks. Questions about the relationship between police forces and ethnic minorities, however, are by no means limited to the West. In the Middle East
Families of victims still searching for answers six months after Iran plane crash
Families, who lost loved ones when the Iranian military shot down a passenger plane six months ago, say they are frustrated at the lack of answers and believe the global pandemic should not be an excuse to slow the investigation.
Iran dials up persecution of its Baha’i citizens
Even as the pandemic has yet to release its death grip on the world, the persecution of the Baha’is, a religious minority, has been dialled up in Iran this month with at least 71 individuals across the country being arrested
Rights body concerned over alleged abuse of Afghan refugees in Iran
Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday expressed concerns about Afghan migrants living in Iran.
