It’s not all about Iran’s nuclear program. Since Iranians removed from power the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi who carried the accolade of the closest ally of the White House in the Persian Gulf…
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Even before the historic 139 to 8 vote of the UN General Assembly on November 29 of this year which opened up a plethora of legal remedies for Palestinians, a “legal intifada” — to borrow…
West sanctions jeopardize lives of Iranian patients US-engineered sanctions against the Islamic Republic have caused a shortage of medicines in Iran, endangering the lives of many patients, Press TV reports. Iranian health authorities say recent…
Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter (L) and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, met in Moscow on October 25, 2012. Bern does not support unilateral sanctions against Iran: Swiss FM Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Didier…
Berlin – The European Union agreed to new sanctions against Iran on Monday, October 15 to force Tehran to comply with international demands that it scale back its nuclear program. At the same time, violence…
Iran’s currency virtually collapsed last week, and the public protests that followed in Tehran stirred memories of the massive anti-regime protests of 2009. This has caused excited speculation in the United States and its allies…
An Iranian man counts his banknotes after Iran’s currency, the rial, crashed to a record low Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA (updated below) The Economist this week describes the intensifying suffering of 75 million Iranian citizens as a…
Mainstream media reports riot in the streets of Iran because of a crumbling economy. Hundreds of police disbursed groups that formed, firing tear gas into the crowds. This is the first instance of public unrest over…
Dramatic fluctuations of the Iranian rial triggered small protests among merchants in Tehran’s grand bazaar on October 3rd, 2012. In an attempt by authorities to prevent further devaluation, Iran’s central bank recently issued new limits…
STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE COMRADE ROBERT GABRIEL MUGABE, DURING THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 67TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: NEW YORK 26TH SEPTEMBER 2012 …