Protests Continue In Iranian Kurdistan

Protests and strikes have continued in Baneh and other cities of Iran's Kurdistan province since Monday, as a result of a deadly incident blamed on border guards.

Israel Reportedly Attacks Chemical Facility In Syria

The Syrian army announced that Israel has targeted one of its facilities in Hama province early on Thursday, which a war monitor said was a branch of the government agency accused by the U.S. of producing chemical weapons.

U.S. Charges Former High-Ranking Turkish Officials In Iran Sanctions Case

U.S. prosecutors have charged several former top aides to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with involvement in a conspiracy to secretly help Iran evade U.S. sanctions.

Police Violently Disperse Protest For Jailed Labor Leader

A protest assembly, calling for the release of a board member of the Union of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (UWTSBC), was violently suppressed on Tuesday, September 5 in front of Majlis, Iran’s parliament.

Syrian Government Forces Used Chemical Weapons More Than Two Dozen Times -- UN

In Unprecedented Move Khamenei Responds To Sunni Leader

In an unprecedented gesture, the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to a letter written by the most prominent Sunni cleric in Iran.

Saudi Arabia Rejects Overtures From Tehran For Improved Relations

Russian Oil Minister Sees Possible Extension of Deal To Cut Oil Output

Putin Congratulates Assad After Three-Year Siege Of Deir el-Zour Ends

Protests In Baneh At The Killing Of Two Border Porters

Residents in the Western Iranian city of Baneh in Kurdistan Province continued protests and went on strike on September 5 to voice their outrage at the killing of two porters by border troops.

Israel Holding Massive Military Drill Along Lebanon Border

Israel has begun its largest military exercises in nearly twenty years on Tuesday, on its northern region bordering Lebanon.