Category: 1. Iran

“This change effectively bans independent travel, requiring tourists to submit additional documentation, including a detailed resume, tour operator contract, and confirmed hotel bookings,” the online magazine said.

Under the new rules cited by the…

TEHRAN – Mashhad, the capital of Iran’s northeastern Khorasan Razavi province and home to the shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.), has hosted more than 4.4 million visitors over a nine-day period that marked one of the largest religious gatherings of…

The provincial General Directorate of Intelligence announced in a statement on Saturday that the terror team was smashed in a major counterterrorism operation, which led to the discovery of different types of weapons, ammunition, and explosive…

Why it matters:

If the E3 attempts to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, the nuclear deal could collapse entirely, deepening rifts between Europe, Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran, while further escalating tensions in the Persian…

“A review of the documents on these individuals’ activities shows that they defied (mandatory) hijab laws, incited students to leave classes, and even procured solar panels and supplies for armed (opposition) elements,” Fars News Agency…

A senior Russian diplomat says the European troika—Britain, France, and Germany—lack a clear strategy to break the “deadlock” they are poised to create if they follow through on their threat to invoke the…