IFP- Iranian newspapers on Saturday widely covered the hunger strike of Mahdi Karroubi, one of the two Iran-based opposition leaders, who finally resumed eating after President Rouhani gave positive responses to his demands. Karroubi, who has been under house arrest in the past six years for his role in the unrest following the 2009 presidential ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday, August 19, and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story today was the ISIS terrorist attack on Barcelona, Spain, which claimed at least 14 lives and wounded ...

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[caption id="attachment_153219" align="alignright" width="234"] Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Kharazi, head of Nedaye Iranian, speaks during congress of the new reformist party in Tehran on February 26, 2015 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)[/caption] Tehran (AFP) - A new Iranian political party with social democratic leanings opened its first congress Thursday, aiming ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The comments of Judiciary Deputy Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei on a wide range of issues, including cases involving Babak Zanjani, who stands accused of corruption,...

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and the European Unions foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met on Wednesday in Vienna, seeking to close significant gaps in the nuclear talks between Tehran and the 5+1 Powers. No details were given on Wednesday nights meeting. Key issues of difference include the number ...

[caption id="attachment_117998" align="alignright" width="225"] Irans President Hassan Rouhani (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron[/caption] The headline of President Rouhanis diplomatic offensive in New York on Wednesday was a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron. Beyond the photo opportunity and the cordial greetings, the ...

Conservative Iranian MP Ali Motahari has once again urged the Islamic Republic government to release Mir Hosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard, the opposition leaders who have been under house arrest since February 2011 for challenging the legitimacy of Mahmoud Ahmadinejads victory in the 2009 election. Ali Motahari stated that it is ...

[caption id="attachment_75077" align="alignright" width="179"] Hamid Baeidinejad (pic) heads Irans expert-level nuclear negotiating team.[/caption] Iran and the 5+1 Powers (US, Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia) will continue the process for a comprehensive nuclear agreement withexpert-level talks this week. Hamid Baeidinejad, the Foreign ...