Did Obama Pay $400 Million Secret Ransom to Iran?
While the Obama administration has said there was no such deal, it is reported that money worth $400 million was paid in January to Iran in exchange of the four…
Modi Gifts Persian Translation of Ramayana in Iran
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, gifted Monday the supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei a specially commissioned reproduction of a rare seventh-century manuscript of the…
Death Penalty: Amnesty Reports Alarming Surge in Executions
Human rights organization Amnesty International reports that a dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at any point in…
Cyber Crime: Iranians Charged with Hacking
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reports that seven Iranians working on behalf of the Iranian government have been indicted for a series of cyber crimes that cost U.S. financial…
Children Facing Death Penalty in Iran: Amnesty
Scores of youths in Iran are languishing on death row for crimes committed under the age of 18, said Amnesty International in a new report published Tuesday. The report, according…
Iranian Bank Removed from Sanctions List
The United Nations Security Council announced Sunday that it has removed Iranian Bank Sepah and its international subsidiary from a sanctions list. The decision follows Saturday’s announcement of a UN…