Outspoken MP injured by assailants on motorcycles
Over fifty assailants attacked outspoken Iranian MP Ali Motahari in Shiraz with pepper spray, rotten tomatoes and bricks, causing injury to his face. ISNA…
Over fifty assailants attacked outspoken Iranian MP Ali Motahari in Shiraz with pepper spray, rotten tomatoes and bricks, causing injury to his face. ISNA…
Iranians in various cities throughout the country attend ceremonies to mark the anniversary of December 30, known as 9 Day Epic. People…
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by AEI Critical Threats Project Iran Analyst…
Expectations for change have been high in Iran since President Hassan Rouhani’s election. There have been some improvements, analysts say, but his…
Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has called for the release of political prisoners and urged an end to house arrest for two…
Delivering the Tehran Friday Prayer, Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi emphasized that Iran will not close nuclear facilities in any agreement with the 5+1 Powers. Sedighi…
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani deplored the US support for the leaders of the West-backed seditious moves and unrests…
The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has declared that the U.S. State Department’s statement regarding Zahra Rahnavard, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi…
Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced that efforts to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi are futile…
Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said if MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi declare that “we are committed to the rule of law…
A son of detained Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karrubi says his father “sticks to his beliefs and principles” and has no plans…
Rouhani’s Problems with Food for Iranians Iran has called for “good intentions and good faith” in talks, scheduled for February 18, on…
Iran’s Prosecutor General announced today that the transfer of Mehdi Karroubi to his home in Jamaran does not mean that the opposition…
Iran’s Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi has announced the arrest of “more than 10″ anti-corruption officials on fraud charges. “In the Government Discretionary Punishments Organisation…
An Iranian opposition leader incarcerated for heading protests challenging Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s 2009 re-election as president, has been transfered to house arrest after…
Nasim– A member of Iran’s Parliament’s Presiding Board Hossein Sobhaninia stressed that there will be no change in the situation of “key Players”…
Nasim – The Speaker of Rouhani’s government hinted approval that the files of Mir-Hossein Mosavi and Mehdi Karroubi are transferred to the Iran’s…
(Reuters) – A U.S. web-hosting company has shut the website of an Iranian opposition leader held under house arrest in Tehran to…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence minister says opposition supporters who fled the country during street protests following the disputed 2009 presidential…
Western attention to President Rouhani’s first news conference will be on his message about nuclear talks, particularly with the US — we…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader is calling on top opposition figures to apologize for claiming vote fraud in the country’s…
Iran news headlines on Sunday include Iranian MP urging release of political prisoners; Iranian commander expressing over all-out preparedness of Iran’s air…
TEHRAN: Conservative lawmaker Ali Motahari on Sunday called for the release of political prisoners in Iran and questioned the ongoing house arrests of opposition leaders Mir Hossein…
Following meetings with former President Hashemi Rafsanjani — a key backer of President-elect Hassan Rouhani — the conservative Zeinab Society has announced plans for…
Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani has indirectly called for releasing opposition leaders and helping to cope with problems and misunderstandings, the Mehr News…
(Reuters) – Iranian authorities held and questioned two daughters of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and the son of fellow opposition figure…
(Reuters) – Two leading Iranian opposition figures held under house arrest for almost two years have been denied contact with their children, their…
Senior conservative figure Habibollah Asgaroladi has repeated his belief that Iranian opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi are not guilty of “sedition”, despite…
Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei said today that only competent authorities have the last word on who can participate in the presidential…
TEHRAN: Opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi’s son has been handed a suspended six-month prison sentence for anti-regime conduct, Iran’s Fars news agency reported on Wednesday…
By Reuters (Reuters) – Leading Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi, under house arrest since 2011, was hospitalized briefly after showing symptoms including…