By Jubin Katiraie

The US has tightened travel restrictions on over a dozen Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York, according to a US diplomatic note sent to the Iran mission to the United Nations on July 12.

These diplomats are subject to the same restrictions that the US imposed on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who arrived in the country on Sunday amid heightened tensions between the two nations.

By Pooya Stone

It has been confirmed that an academic with dual French and Iranian nationality has been arrested and detained during a trip to Iran. Fariba Adelkhah is a researcher at the prestigious Sciences Po university in Paris.

In a live broadcast on Tuesday, Gholamhossein Esmaili, a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary confirmed that she was in custody in the country, but refused to give any further information. Esmaili said: “This person was detained recently (…) but due to the nature of the case, this is not the proper time to give any information about it.”

By Jubin Katiraie

Tensions in the Middle East are escalating with the Iran’s government standing accused of being responsible for a number of provocations. The United States has been particularly vocal about Iran’s belligerence in the region and it has requested military backing in the Strait of Hormuz.

By Jubin Katiraie

During the summer of 1988, more than 30,000 political prisoners were executed in Iranian prisons. The vast majority were supporters and sympathizers of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) but there were also other victims such as supporters of leftist groups.

By Jubin Katiraie

Every year, the Iranian Opposition People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), also known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) hold a grand gathering for a Free Iran. It is usually held in Paris, but this year it was held at the new home of the MEK in Albania – Ashraf 3.

By Jubin Katiraie

Every year, Iran’s main opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin (PMOI), otherwise known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), and its parent coalition, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Iranians from all over the world and many distinguished guests from numerous countries gather to support the opposition movement and the people of Iran in the quest for a ‘Free Iran’. For the past few years, this major event has taken place in Paris, but this year it was held in Ashraf 3, the new home of the MEK, in Albania.