by WorldTribune Staff, May 19, 2016 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has a secret second wife who has been “spying for the West,” a senior Iranian official posted on Facebook. “Mr. Zarif, do you know that the movement of foreign influence in Iran has arrived at your bed?” Mohammad Hossein Rostami, head of the […]
By World Tribune Staff on May 15, 2016 An anti-Israeli cartoon contest in Iran mocks the Nazi genocide of six million Jews while Teheran plans another Holocaust, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 15. The contest, which Iran’s government allegedly distanced itself from, has 150 entries from 50 countries and was launched on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A Holocaust denial cartoon contest has the support of Iran’s government despite claims to the contrary by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said. A statement by the museum said that organizations associated with the contest are backed by government entities in Teheran and that previous contests […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Though Iran constantly defies the U.S. with new missile tests, humiliated U.S. sailors earlier this year and regards America as its No. 1 enemy, the smitten Obama administration is continuing its courtship of the Islamic republic. While Iran ramped up its harsh rhetoric last week, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a traditional Iranian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is “days away” from implementation, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Jan. 7. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif “made it clear to me they intend to complete obligations with respect to implementation day as rapidly as possible,” Kerry said. “And we […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decision on Dec. 15 to end its investigation into the possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear program was “political,” an Israeli official said. Yuval Steinitz, national infrastructure, energy and water minister, said the IAEA made its decision after being pressured from world powers that brokered the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The supreme leader has the final say in Iranian geopolitics. And Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has just made it clear – no more talks with the United States. Khamenei’s declaration was seen not only as a shot at U.S. President Barack Obama but at moderates in Iran looking to build momentum for warming […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The “handshake with the enemy” has created a storm of controversy in Iran’s parliament. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shook hands with U.S. President Barack Obama on Sept. 28 at United Nations headquarters in New York, the first time in 30 years such high-ranking officials from the two long-time enemies shook […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iran is determined to reopen nuclear talks in order to achieve the “complete lifting of sanctions” and the United States is listening, according to a report on Sept. 21. Foreign ministers from Iran and the world powers who negotiated the nuclear framework are slated to meet in New York next week to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Palestinian Authority (PA) is seeking improved relations and trade with Iran and is also looking to Teheran for assistance in ending the PA’s ongoing dispute with Hamas. Ahmad Majdalani, a senior PA official, acknowledged the push for strengthened ties with Iran on Aug. 9 after meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad […]