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Iraqi Kurdish Leader Barzani To Step Down

The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region says he is stepping down amid tensions over last month’s independence referendum.

India Launches New Trade Route To Afghanistan Via Iran

India has launched a new trade route to landlocked Afghanistan by sea through Iran's strategic Chabahar port, a move that bypasses Pakistan and could have significant geopolitical ramifications in the region.

Iran Says It Foiled 'Illegal Gathering' At Tomb Of Cyrus The Great

Iran says it has foiled an online plan to organize an "illegal gathering" at the tomb of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.

Renowned Iranian Film Director Faces New Charges

UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Arrives In Tehran Meets With Iranian Officials

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has arrived in Tehran for talks on October 29 with senior Iranian officials, as opposition from the United States threatens to undermine a landmark international agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program.

American Physical Society to Campaign For Iranian Rights Activist

Several members of American Physical Society, APS are laying the groundwork to launch a campaign, calling on the Islamic Republic of Iran to free a prominent Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi.

IRGC Says It Has Dismantled 'Terrorist Cell'

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that it has dismantled a “terrorist group” in Chalderan region in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.

Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Awarded Sakharov Prize

American Physical Society, APS has awarded Prisoner of Conscience and deputy president of the Center for Human Rights Defenders, Narges Mohammadi its prestigious Sakharov Prize 2018.

Fire In Oil Refinery Near Tehran Kills At Least Six

Former Argentinian Leader Denies Covering Up Iranian Involvement In Bombing

Former Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has denied in court that she covered up for Iranians accused of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in which 85 people were killed.

No Role For Assad In Syria's Future - Tillerson