New riots On July 16 in the Iranian city of Behbahan (province of Khuzestan) anti-government rallies took place. Iranian security forces used tear gas to disperse demonstrators. The demonstrators, commentators believe, expressed support for those condemned to death for participating in large-scale protests in the Islamic Republic last Autumn. Some protesters also chanted anti-government slogans. The November 2019 riots began ...
Two weeks ago, the first virtual summit of the Astana Process hosted by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was held. Prior to the meeting, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran have already held another virtual summit to reach a draft version of the joint statement. The summit ended by releasing a joint statement of 14 articles by the ...
Explosions and fires A series of mysterious explosions and accidents have shocked Iran overthe last month. The incidents began on May 24 when two units of the Tabriz thermal power plant were shut down and a boiler at Imam Khomeini’s port refinery exploded. On June 26, there was a powerful explosion at a missile plant near Tehran. On June 30, ...
Erdogan, Putin, Rouhani negotiations The Presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran held a trilateral virtual summit on Syria. As a result of video negotiations, the leaders of the states – Recep Tayyip Erdogan Vladimir Putin, and Hassan Rouhani – adopted a joint resolution. During the video call, the leaders discussed humanitarian, economic and security issues. The leaders paid special attention ...
The World Anti-Imperialist Youth Union (WAYU) is an international youth platform established by 23 youth organizations from 12 countries in Istanbul on 29th October 2014. It aims to unite all the youth of the world under the same roof of anti-imperialism regardless of any differences. The below statement is the joint youth declaration on the new world after COVID-19 pandemic, ...
On July 1, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani. The meeting was held in the format of a video conference. Against separatism As a result of the meeting, the heads of Russia, Iran and Turkey adopted a joint statement in which they reaffirmed their determination to enhance the ...
Bilateral trade between countries seems would normally be a rather typical matter. However, when the trade on the agenda between the two countries that have been under the pressure of the United States for a long time with the ultimate goal of destroying these countries entirely, it becomes a symbolic act of resistance against the world imperialist system. Iran has ...
On the eve of the civil war: the murder of George Floyd and its consequences Protests after the death of US citizen George Floyd in Minneapolis on Friday escalated into riots in several major US cities. Clashes with police, detentions and vandalism have occurred in New York City, Atlanta (Georgia), Albuquerque (New Mexico), Fountain, San Jose (California) and Houston (Texas). ...
On May 20, the US Congress Research Service released an updated report on the domestic political situation in Iran entitled “Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options”. The document is intended to provide members of Congress with an adequate understanding of US policy toward the Islamic Republic of Iran. It would be evident to anyone that the report primarily ...
Iranian tankers reach Venezuela in defiance of sanctions The administration of US President Donald Trump said that Washington is considering measures against Iran, which supplies gasoline and other petroleum products to Venezuela. Reuters, citing an anonymous official, wrote that Washington has a high degree of confidence that the Venezuelan government is paying Iran “tons of gold”. The Iranian side reacted ...