Sputnik - The outcome of the May 12 parliamentary vote in Iraq plays directly into the hands of Tehran, analysts told Sputnik predicting that Iran's influence in the region would increase as Iraq's leading Shia parties are about to take the majority of the seats in the country's parliament. The success ofShia parties inthe May 12 Iraqi ...

Sputnik - Footage of Iran's new Qaher F-313 fighter jet taxiing on a runway at a military exhibition in Tehran has caused uproar among defense analysts, who previously claimed that the prospective aircraft was just a hoax. Iranian journalist and political analyst Emad Abshenas told Sputnik why Iranian engineers have every right to be proud of their ...

New Delhi, Oct 8, IRNA -- Conference of Senior Editors from South Asia and other regions kicked off Tuesday at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. Chief Editor and Managing Director of Iran Daily, a leading English daily of Iran, Emad Abshenasan, is attending the two-day (Oct 8-9) international conference on Violence and Conflict Reporting:...