Iran’s Tenth Majlis Is as Diverse as a Rainbow
Iranian lawmakers have chosen the parliament’s board of governors and it is a colorfully diverse one.
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Iranians Lash Out at Officials as Mineworkers Are Flogged
Seventeen miners received lashing verdicts after protest to company layoffs, an incident that has infuriated the Iranian society.
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Iran: A Regional Power?
An interview with Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri, a university professor and expert on international affairs
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Tehran Says KSA Repels From Path of God, Quits Hajj
The apparently endless tensions between Iran and the Saudi monarchy have hit the Hajj ceremonies in the latest episode.
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Will General Soleimani Run in 2017 Presidential Elections?
Reformist analysts believe there is a chance that the Commander of IRGC Quds Forces will run in the next presidential elections. In that case, what are the possible scenarios?
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Reformists Betrayed By Fair-Weather Allies?
The ramifications of Larijani’s easy coronation as the Majlis Speaker will most severely hit reformists, at least in the short run.
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Tehran Auction Continues To Break Records
The gavel of the fifth edition of the Tehran Auction has slammed down at 25.362 billion tomans (US $8.3 m), raising the bar from last year’s record.
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Iran’s Friday Prayers: Assembly of Experts, Hajj and economy
Friday prayers on May 27, 2016.
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Is ISIS Behind Hacking of Iran’s Statistical Center?
Cyberattack on Markaz-e Amar has given way to speculations of ISIS complicity.
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Rafsanjani’s Vogue Soars among People, Plummets among Clerics
Principlist Guardian Council secretary Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati will be the chairman of the Assembly of Experts for a two-year term, after he won 51 votes from 86 members of the assembly. Ayatollah Amini came second with 21 votes.
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