Section: Iran
Malaysia Asks UN to Set Up MH17 Tribunal
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Malaysia on Wednesday circulated a draft UN resolution on establishing an international tribunal that it said would guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
UN urged to probe crimes in east Ukraine
Ukraine’s self-proclaimed republics call for a UN tribunal to probe Kiev’s crimes against humanity. …read more Source:...
‘It’s not like Argo’: the trials of a tour guide in Iran | News
In the spring – already hot because this is southern Iran, and southern Iran is hotter than it used to be – I landed in the middle of the night at the tidy, unassuming Shiraz airport, along with a dozen well‑heeled westerners. We got off the plane – a Turkish Airlines Airbus, because our insurance companies had not countenanced our travelling by...
France not to deliver Mistral warships to Russia: Defense minister
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says France has decided not to deliver two Mistral-class warships to Russia despite the knowledge that it will have to reimburse Moscow for its failure to fulfill the deal. Le Drian made the remarks while addressing experts and reporters at the German Marshall Found of the United States, a think tank in...
Donbass envoy: Ukraine peace possible only if Europe holds Kiev accountable
Donbass envoy: Ukraine peace possible only if Europe holds Kiev accountable …read more Source:...
Russia vows to help Greece overcome financial woes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured Greeks that he will support them in the financial hardships they face after the Greek people overwhelmingly voted “No” to further restricting terms of an international bailout program. According to the reports, in a phone conversation on Monday, Putin discussed the results of a Sunday...
Hillary Clinton: “If I’m President, We Will Attack Iran” | Global Research
On Friday, presidential aspirant Hillary Clinton addressed a hand-picked audience at a Dartmouth College campaign event. She lied calling Iran an “existential threat to Israel… I hope we are able to get a deal next week that puts a lid on (its) nuclear weapons program.” Even if we do get such a deal, we will still have major problems from Iran....
Kiev Forces Violate Ceasefire Regime 6 Times, Luhansk Militia Says
Tehran (Tasnim) – Kiev forces have violated the silence regime six times over the past 24 hours by shelling the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, local militia said on Monday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
DPR Envoy: Proposals on Amendments to Ukraine’s Constitution Sent to Officials
TEHRAN (FNA)- Proposals on introducing amendments to Ukraine’s constitution have been sent by representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk republics (DPR and LPR) to Verkhovna Rada Speaker Vladimir Groysman, OSCE Special Envoy Heidi Tagliavini and Martin Sajdik who replaced her in this position, DPR Envoy to the Contact Group...
Gregory Maus | How Regimes Can Quell Movements Before they Begin
Dictators constantly face a dilemma: crushing dissent to terrify (but anger) the populace or tolerating protests and offering reforms to keep the public at bay (but embolden dissidents in the process). Instead of relying on gut instinct, experience, or historical precedent, autocrats now have advances in data analytics and ubiquitous passive data...
