All four ministers proposed by President Hassan Rouhani received votes of confidence from lawmakers in a Saturday session of the Majlis. Rouhani had attempted a cabinet reshuffle by proposing Farhad Dejpasand as the minister of economy, Mohammad Eslami as minister of transport and urban development, Mohammad Shariatmadari as minister of cooperative, labor, and social welfare, […]

 Professor Jonathan T. Chow from University of Macau says that “Religion can be an important factor in international politics, but it would be a mistake to say that it is the sole or even the most important factor.”  “Building a grand theory of religion and international relations, I think, would necessarily oversimplify the diverse and […]

 “Hyrcanians, Eternally Green”, an exhibition of photos of the Hyrcanian Forest in northern Iran, opened at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Historical Complex on Monday. The exhibition is being co-organized by the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) and the Iranian Youth Cinema Society to promote the ecoregion that is seeking registration on the UNESCO World […]

A senior member of Turkey’s CHP says at the end of the day Trump will express his satisfaction with Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi case and there will be no changes to Saudi destabilizing regional policy led by Prince Bin Salman. Brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul created a […]

 “Jackal” by Iranian playwright Sajjad Qatei, about the serious repercussions a rough childhood causes for the remainder of a child’s life, will go on stage at Tehran’s Divare Chaharom Theater tomorrow. “Jackal” tells the story of a young man who begins to take revenge on society as a result of his unhappy, deprived childhood. “At […]

Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, said on Saturday that the humanitarian situation in Yemen is catastrophic. Amir Abdollahian made the remarks during a meeting with Fabrizio Carboni, a top official from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The advisor to the parliament speaker said “The […]

TEHRAN – Professor Farhang Jahanpour, part-time tutor on Middle Eastern affairs in the Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford, and a member of Kellogg College says that religion has always been associated with politics. Former Senior Research Scholar at Harvard adds that “What the world needs at the present time is a broader and […]

Nikki Haley has resigned as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and will leave her post in January. Since Trump’s first weeks in office, the White House has been plagued with high-profile departures of people who are fired or resign, often after being stung by scandal or caught up in some controversy: National Security […]

 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani asserted on Sunday that national interests and security are more important that JCPOA, adding “we are the winners politically, and no one doubts that the United States has failed because it has violated international obligations.” Speaking on Sunday at a ceremony marking beginning of the new academic year, Rouhani said the […]

 “Rona, Azim’s Mother”, a co-production between Afghanistan and Iran, and “The Rib”, a Chinese drama about the country’s trans community, shared the Kim Ji-seok Award at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival in South Korea on Saturday, the organizers announced. The festival established the Kim Jiseok Award in memory of Kim Ji-seok, co-founder of the […]