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Iranian Women Allowed In Stadiums – But Not for Masculine Sports
Last month, in the wake of the international uproar over the arrest of British-Iranian “volleyball prisoner” Ghoncheh Ghavami, Iran announced that it would finally overturn its ban on women in sports...
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Zarif Comes Under Fire For Hypocrisy On Human Rights
Recently, more and more coverage of Iran in the Western press has been devoted to human rights issues. This rise has coincided with a “surge” in extrajudicial executions in Iran, many of them...
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Despite Global Outcry, Can Jailed Iranian Cartoonist Expect Mercy?
What can you get arrested for in Iran? The list grows longer by the day: for belonging to a religious or ethnic minority; for being a female spectator in a “masculine” sports stadium; for killing a man...
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With Deadline Looming, Is Nuke Agreement A Done Deal?
Amid enduring obstacles, the nuclear talks between the P5+1 are hurtling towards their zenith – a final-status agreement that will curb the Islamic republic’s (ostensibly peaceful) nuclear program in...
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Does Concern Outweigh Joy Over Nuclear Deal?
After 20 months of drawn-out talks, Iran and the world powers have struck a final-status nuclear deal. As reports of the agreement (full text here) started streaming in on Tuesday, so did the jubilant...
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Time To Demand A ‘Human Rights Deal’ With Iran
Now that the nuclear deal with the P5+1 is a reality, Iran is already ushering in a new era of cooperation with the West – at least in some areas. Aviation, tourism, business, regular and increased...
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Great Rouhani Rhetoric at UNGA – But He Returns to the Same Reality
In the absence of any notable awards shows, the glamorous event that stirred up the press this week was none other than the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations. Days before the event, major...
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As World Adopts Nuke Deal, Iran Reinterprets and Renegotiates
It’s official: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expects the sanctions hampering his country’s economy to be lifted by the end of 2015. Although analysts expect the process to take a minimum of four to...
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Iran Blasts France Attacks – But Continues To Sponsor Terror
The world is in mourning over the deadly attacks that killed at least 120 people in France on Friday. Horrified reactions and condolences keep pouring in from celebrities and world leaders – including...
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Is The Key To US-Iran Ties In America’s Hands?
Since the nuclear deal was finalized this summer, the Iran-US relationship has become only more complicated and fraught with tension, rather than the other way around. Iran is not only reinterpreting...
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Deal or No Deal, US-Iran Standoff Continues
As 2015 – the historic year in which, after months of negotiations, Iran and the P5+1 signed an historic agreement – gives way to 2016, glancing at the latest headlines could make one think that no...
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While Using Drug Money For Terror, Iran Wipes Out Village Over Drugs
If you would like to see what hypocrisy at its worst looks like, look no further than Iran. As previously reported on this blog, Tehran is notorious for supporting terrorism – including some of the...
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As Iran Celebrates Nowruz, Official Speeches Compete With Dissent
Iran this week celebrated the Nowruz holiday, an occasion marking the beginning of spring and the Persian new year. But the holiday seems to have has two faces to it. It is an opportunity and an...
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Presidential Elections in Iran – Time to Focus on Reality
As Iranians prepare for the presidential elections in May, one can be sure that propaganda will be increased to persuade them to focus on the big western enemies, out there “to get them”, and not on...
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Rouhani – unplugged and unveiled
As we near the presidential elections in Iran, only two months away, a few articles and papers have been released about the true character of Rouhani. Since his election, Rouhani has been upheld to be...
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