Iraqi security forces have raided the office of an Iran-aligned party in the southern province of Basra and arrested militiamen who fired on demonstrators, killing one protester and injuring several others outside the party building.
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Iranian border guards accused of torturing and drowning Afghan Migrants
To escape war and poverty, Shah Wali left his village in northwestern Afghanistan in search of a better life in neighboring Iran.
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Armed Men board oil tanker off Iran coast
Unidentified armed men have boarded a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Iran near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a British monitoring organization and a private intelligence firm reported.
Popular Iranian TV series criticized for ‘Unforgivable’ scenes reminiscent of Shah-Era shows
Until recently, the Iranian television series Paytakht (Capital) was praised for promoting state policies — including Tehran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — while also attracting viewers who usually watch satellite TV for entertainment.
Iran looms large in Central Asia despite sanctions
Saudi Arabia may have gotten more than it bargained for when authorities in Khujand, Tajikistan’s second-largest city, ordered that the city’s largest and most popular mosque be converted into a cinema. The order followed the closure of some 2,000 mosques in the country in the last three years, and the arrest last month of scores of Muslim clerics and teachers, many of whom were accused of being members of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that is banned in both Tajikistan and the Saudi kingdom
Iranians should have access to social media
The U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has once again sent a message greeting the new Iranian Year (beginning March 21) to all…
Iran drops lower in world rankings of happiest nations
Finland has topped an index of the happiest nations for the second year in a row, while Iran ranked 117th out of 156 countries…
Kafolat Bank is bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tajikistan
Kafolat Bank is one of the foreign banks in Tajikistan. More specifically the Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tajikistan. Opened in…
Iranian regime is a key factor behind the ongoing instability in Afghanistan
While rarely discussed in the context of containing or rolling back Iranian regional influence and terrorism sponsorship…
Iran’s role in the murder of two Americans in Tajikistan
On July 29, terrorists attacked a group of tourists in Tajikistan, killing four (including two Americans) and wounding…
Despite U.S. sanctions Iran Chabahar port will be operational
India declared to make Chabahar Port in Iran operational by 2019, regardless of threat of transformed US sanctions against Tehran…
