Bloomberg: Iran is increasing its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an effort to ensure its Shiite ally stays in power, a U.S. State Department official said today.
Iran adds military aid to Syria as Russia gives money
World Bank says received no payments from Iran in six months
Reuters: Iran has not paid back any of its loans to the World Bank for more than six months, the bank said on Thursday, a further sign of the strains on the sanctions-hit Iranian economy.
Iran, Iraq have ‘exceptional’ security role: Ahmadinejad
AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Iraq on Thursday that Tehran and Baghdad have an “exceptional” role to play in the region’s security.
Ahmadinejad departure in Iran means moving desk down hall
Bloomberg: Iran’s outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered the creation of an agency in the presidential office in an effort to retain a presence even after his successor, Hassan Rohani, takes over.
Iran ready to continue nuclear talks, foreign minister says
UPI: Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday talks regarding Iran’s nuclear program will continue, and a new negotiating team will be formed.
UK parliament queries British arms exports to Syria, Iran and others
Reuters: Britain has granted billions of pounds worth of military export licenses for countries such as Syria, Iran and Libya despite proclaiming deep concerns about their human rights records, the British parliament said on Wednesday.
Iran’s Rowhani brushes off Netanyahu threats
AFP: Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rowhani has brushed off threats of military action against the Islamic republic by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying such warnings only made him “laugh”, media reported Wednesday.
Iran labor protest: Sign of daunting challenges for next president
Los Angeles Times: More than 200 steelworkers staged a demonstration Tuesday in front of the Iranian parliament, protesting layoffs and unpaid salaries in an illustration of the daunting economic challenges facing President-elect Hassan Rouhani.
Iran reshuffles hardline electoral body
AFP: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday appointed four clerics to Iran’s powerful Guardians Council, a body dominated by ultra-conservatives that interprets the constitution and supervises elections, media reported.
Protective measures are necessary to ensure the safety and security of the population of Camp Ashraf
Roll Call:For years, freedom-loving people around the world worked together under the courageous leadership of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, using every tool at their disposal, to get the wrongful designation of the Iranian opposition group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) as a terrorist group removed.
