Why Iranian authorities force women to wear a veil

Iranian women are expected to wear veils in public — and also in ads. A recent clip featuring a woman without the hijab has led authorities to sanction its producers. Why does the veil play such a ...
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Will Iran’s threat to Israel from Iraq increase

In the recent lead-up to Hanukkah, Israel announced that it had conducted an unprecedented multi-layered air defense test. The test comes amid increased tensions with Iran and in the wake of Israel rolling out a multi-year defense ...
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Zarif personally involved in Iranian terrorism and hostage-taking

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is personally involved in the government’s terrorism, human rights violation, and propaganda. He plays the role of intermediate for his hostage-taker government and justifies his superiors’ harrowing crimes.
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EU’s policy on Iran is a history of failure

The trial in Belgium of an Iranian diplomat for attempting to bomb a mass rally of Iranian opposition supporters at Villepinte near Paris in 2018 has provided the clearest sign yet that decades of appeasement by the ...
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Armed by Iran 2000 Afghans Still in Syria says Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an interview that aired on Monday, said that 2,000 Afghans are still fighting in Syria and that Iran would be willing to arm more in the fight against Daesh if ...