‘Traitor!’ Leaked video exposes Iranian tensions over nuclear talks
You’re a traitor!” bellows an ultra-conservative Tehran lawmaker to Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. The minister has won acclaim
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The mysterious origins of Iran’s animated anti-Israel films
It’s an all-out war between Iran and Israel – in cartoon form. And Iran is winning, at least according to a string of explosion-filled
Rugby a surprise boost for Iran’s underprivileged girls
Rugby is a very rare sport in Iran, and it’s even rarer for women and children. But a NGO working with girls from rough neighbourhoods
‘Made in Iran’: Iranian weapons in Iraq conflict
With sanctions strangling its ability to get its hands on weapons, Iran’s only way of amassing a stockpile of arms has been to build them itself.
Asylum seekers dreaming of Australia stuck on island ‘hell’
These asylum seekers dream of a promised land, but many end up in island camps far from Australia’s pristine shores.
Iranians defy ban on images of reformist ex-president Khatami
Earlier this week, Iran’s federal prosecutors decreed that it was illegal for the media to publish photos or news about former president Mohamed Khatami.
Residents struggle to breathe as dust storms batter Iran
For more than a week dust storms have been battering southwestern Iran, especially the region of Khouzestan and its capital Ahvaz
Iran’s wetlands: a ‘real massacre’ for migratory birds
Every fall, millions of migratory birds from all over Europe head to Iran. One of their favoured destinations is the wetlands near Fereydunkenar,
From Syria to Europe: A human trafficker’s tale
One of our Observers in Turkey was able to secretly record a conversation in which a human smuggler describes his work. In the recording,
Afghan migrants offered $500 by Iran to fight for Syrian regime
Iran has been accused of recruiting and sending Afghanistan’s Shia Muslims to fight alongside the Assad regime in war-torn Syria.
Ershad Alijani 