Iran

Roozbeh Farahanipour, one of the leaders of the 1999 student uprising in Iran and other members and leaders of the Marze-Por-Gohar Party are back in Iran in preparation of demonstrations for the July 9th anniversary; they have joined with thousands of ot

Israel has yielded land for peace numerous times. For its peace treaty with Egypt after the 1967 Six-Day and 1973 Yom Kippur Wars, Israel removed competely all its towns, facilities, troops and civilians from the Sinai.

The Muslim Arab conquest of Persia in the first half of the Seventh Century A.D. should be priority reading in Washington, not the usual breathless news used to gift-wrap commercials.

The G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy follows Obama's visit to Moscow. Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, says the top agenda item is Iran and possible sanctions against Iran's nuclear program.

Known for collaborating with U.S. stars like Snoop Dogg and T-Pain, Iranian-British recording artist Mams Taylor turned his focus towards his motherland this week in response to the popular movement for political freedom in Iran . His song "United F

Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Principal Opponent of the Islamic Regime in Iran, Opening Remarks

Iran's oil production and exploitation of huge gas reserves needs foreign investment. But high profile arrests in the months ahead will deter investors. Nevertheless, Iran has shown a remarkable capability to tough out the worst of economic conditions an

This announcement followed closely on the heels of Friday's sermon by senior cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami in which he stated that demonstrators are muharib, a status that makes them subject to the most severe punishment, including execution.

The U.S. Department of State today targeted North Korea's nuclear proliferation network by designating Namchongang Trading Corporation (NCG) under Executive Order 13382.

Iran has set free 5 of the 8 or 9 British embassy staff it arrested on charges of playing a decisive role in the post election protests.

Amnesty International Believes Detained Political Leaders at Risk of Torture, Possibly to Force 'Confessions' in Iran

Just before the result of the Iranian Presidential election was known, certain people (like President Obama for example) gave the impression that the vote was being carried out in a fair and honest way.

You won't be free unless you help me to get my freedom. Don't remain silent while in the dark of night you hear screams of mothers for the lives of their kids.

June 24,2009 marked the 34th anniversary of Iran's ratification of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), a landmark human rights treaty that has been ratified by 164 countries.

The Iranian authorities must immediately release dozens of journalists arrested since June 12 and who are at risk of torture in detention, Amnesty International said today as it adopted all of them as prisoners of conscience.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 'Iran - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband' report to their offering.

Since the announcement of incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejd's victory in the Iranian presidential election on June 12, the government has brutally quashed expression of dissent.

Today, Rob Housman, Executive Director of the Cyber Secure Institute, a research and advocacy firm, released this statement:

The following is a statement by Reza Pahlavi, in response to President Obama's statement on Iran on June 23:

Human Rights Group Rallies Support for Freedom of Expression, Right to Peaceful Protest, Free and Fair Election in Iran