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UK Embassy Reopening in Iran a Case Of Selective Memory
The United Kingdom reopened its embassy in Iran last month in the wake of the nuclear deal struck between Tehran and the P5+1. Amid great fanfare heralding a thaw in diplomatic ties between Iran and Western powers, British Foreign Secretary…
Tagged with: AP report, BBC, British embassy in Iran, British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond, CNN, Iran, Iran Media Focus, Iran’s nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Relations, Middle East, New York Times, nuclear deal, P5+1, Phillip Hammond, Tehran, The Guardian, The New York Times, The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Posted in AP, BBC, CNN, Iranian Foreign Relations, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage
Posted in AP, BBC, CNN, Iranian Foreign Relations, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage
In The West, As In Iran, Rezaian Case Is About Politics
Nine months after the arrest of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, Iran has finally revealed the charges against him: four, including espionage, “propaganda against the establishment,” and “collaborating with hostile governments” (charges already eerily familiar to those who’ve watched Jon…
Tagged with: CNN, Financial Times, Hassan Rouhani, Hassan Rowhani, House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, Human Rights, Human Rights in Iran, Iran, Iran Media Focus, Iranian Foreign Relations, Jason Rezaian, Jon Stewart, Josh Earnest, Middle East, Mohammad Javad Zarif, NPR, Rezaian, Rosewater, Sanctions, Tehran, The Guardian, the washington post, Washington Post
Posted in AP, CNN, Human Rights, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage, Mohammad Javad Zarif, nuclear talks
Posted in AP, CNN, Human Rights, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage, Mohammad Javad Zarif, nuclear talks
Bloggers in Prison While Beheshti Verdict Not Making Waves
It was bad news that came out of Iran this weekend: the police interrogator who killed blogger Sattar Beheshti has been sentenced to three years in prison. This may sound like good news – ostensibly, justice has been done –…
Tagged with: AFP, Beheshti, blogger, Human Rights, Human Rights in Iran, Iran, Iran Media Focus, ISNA, Jason Rezaian, Middle East, Sattar Beheshti, Tehran correspondent, The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Posted in AP, Human Rights, Iranian Internal Issues, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage
Posted in AP, Human Rights, Iranian Internal Issues, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage
‘Holocaust Endorsement’ Still Not Politically Correct
An attempt by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to accuse Israel of conspiring against Iran spun out of control this week after hardliners summoned him to the Iranian parliament to grill him on his criticism of Holocaust denial. In…
Tagged with: Ahmadinejad, Al-Manar, Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Hassan Rowhani, Holocaust, Holocaust denial, Human Rights, Iran, Iran Media Focus, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Israel, Laura Rozen, Middle East, Reuters, Tehran, the Holocaust
Posted in Al monitor, AP, Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian elections, Iranian Internal Issues, Iranian Politics, Khamenei, Media Coverage
Posted in Al monitor, AP, Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian elections, Iranian Internal Issues, Iranian Politics, Khamenei, Media Coverage
The 2014 ‘Moderates’ And 1979…. Progressives?
With over half of Iran’s population under 30, and a high rate of unemployment amid economic woes, Iranian lawmakers have devised a method to make birth rates in the country rise – after decades of decline prompted by progressive family…
Tagged with: 1979 revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Birthrate in Iran, Hassan Rowhani, Human Rights, Iran, Iran Media Focus, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Middle East, Tehran, The Guardian
Posted in AP, Fars News Agency, Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian Internal Issues, Iranian Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Media Coverage
Posted in AP, Fars News Agency, Hassan Rouhani, Human Rights, Iranian Internal Issues, Iranian Politics, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Media Coverage
Iran Sanctions Dam Bursts
Less than two weeks after the Geneva nuclear deal, media outlets are rightly heralding the start of the “post-sanctions” era. According to Reuters, “the phone hasn’t stopped ringing” at the German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce since the deal was signed, with…
Tagged with: Financial Times, France, Geneva nuclear deal, German-Iranian Chamber of Commerce, international sanctions, Iran, Iran Daily Brief, Iran nuclear program, Iran-US chamber of commerce, Iran’s nuclear program, Middle East, nuclear program, Pakistan, Reuters, Sanctions, Tehran, Wall Street Journal
Posted in AP, Ha'aretz, Iranian elections, Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage, Other News
Posted in AP, Ha'aretz, Iranian elections, Iranian Financial Sanctions, Iranian Nuclear Crisis, Iranian Politics, Media Coverage, Other News
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