Natalie Sanandji, an Iranian Israeli woman who survived Hamas’ October 7, 2023 terrorist attack and public relations officer for the “Combat Antisemitism Movement” organization, recently participated in a campaign designed to demonstrate “solidarity with the courageous Iranian women who resisted.” Participated in group dance video. Persecution of the Islamic Republic.” Click here for full story … Read more
A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty in federal court in Virginia on Friday to charges that he leaked classified information about Israeli plans to attack Iran. Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested in Cambodia last year and later flown to Guam. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on … Read more
Moscow — Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow on Friday to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and sign a strategic partnership treaty linking closer defense cooperation, in a move that is likely to alarm the West. On his first visit to the Kremlin since winning the presidency last July, Pezeshkian will hold … Read more
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart this week to sign a comprehensive partnership agreement between Moscow and Tehran, the Kremlin said on Monday. The Kremlin said a “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement between the countries would be signed during Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian’s visit to Moscow on Friday. It said the … Read more
music magazine spin published its list of “The 25 Most Influential People in Music in 2025”, giving the top spot to Iranian dissident rapper Toumaz Salehi. Salehi was released from prison in December. He was initially arrested in late October 2022 in connection with the nationwide protests that erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini … Read more
Anthony Belanger, secretary general of the International Federation of Journalists, told VOA that Iran is “repressive of press freedom”, and urged foreign journalists to be “as cautious as possible” when traveling to countries like Iran. Belanger spoke on Wednesday, the day after Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was released from detention in Iran and returned to … Read more
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was released from an Iranian prison on Wednesday and was returning home, the office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said. His release came three weeks after he was detained in Tehran while working on a journalist visa. Iran accused Salah of “violating the law of the Islamic Republic of Iran”. … Read more
On January 8, 2020, an Iranian missile downed a Ukraine International Airlines plane as it took off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. Iran says its military mistook the plane for an incoming American missile. On the fifth anniversary of “the crime of shooting down a Ukrainian passenger airliner”, the association of families … Read more
Rome- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Saturday that efforts to free Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison in Iran are “complicated.” Salah was detained by police in Tehran on December 19 and, according to his employer, is being held in the city’s notorious Evin prison. “We are trying to resolve a complex issue and … Read more
The price of bitcoin has reacted calmly to Israel’s new attack on Gaza. Israel sees the end of the war close, while Iran sees the beginning of a new war phase. Financial markets, including bitcoin (BTC), have started today’s day on the rise, after the new geopolitical situation in the Middle East that changes the … Read more