Critics Highlight Iran’s Persecution of Christians

The algemeiner, December 24, 2017 - Iran’s foreign minister encountered an angry response on Sunday when he took to Twitter on Christmas Eve to wish a “happy and peaceful Christmas to all.”
Citing a verse from the Quran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif declared: “May Christ’s universal message of peace is embraced in the coming year.”

Islamic State claims blast at Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul

KABUL (Reuters) DEC. 25, 2017- Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a compound of Afghanistan’s national intelligence agency in Kabul on Monday, that killed at least five people and wounded two.

The blast comes a week after the group claimed an attack on a training facility of the same agency, the National Directorate for Security, in Kabul that ended 

VIDEO: How to tackle the Iran/Obama drug scandal

By: Heshmat Alavi

Al Arabiya, 25 December 2017-- Long ago I wrote explaining how Congress is taking the lead on Iran policy. Recently, major developments involving the United States, Iran, and the entire Middle East have placed the powerful US legislative body before obligations in the face of arguably the world’s most dangerous regime.

Report: Plundered And Looted By Ayatollahs, Iran’s Angry People Protest

Report: The plunder of Iran’s wealth by the ayatollahs, who claim to be Muslim leaders, has left almost nothing for the Iranian people. Under their rule, Iran has grown poorer and its citizens more powerless. Only a tiny rich section remains in the country, comprising mullahs and their families. Make no mistake: these rulers are rich because they have usurped the entire wealth of the rest of the country.
How did this come to pass?
Over the past two decades, mullahs established lucrative credit institutions in Iran, which eventually spread out to a network of branches. These institutions

Enraged Victims Of Caspian Credit Institute Theft Throw Eggs At Institute Building In Rasht, Iran

On Tuesday, December 19, 2017, a group of plundered shareholders from the Caspian Credit Institute Branch in Rasht, a large city in the northern part of Iran, rallied in protest to the plunder of their savings.
During this gathering, the plundered people threw eggs and tomatoes at the Caspian Credit Institute building.

Bankrupt Aviculturists Gathered In Front Of Ministry Of Agriculture Jihad In Tehran, Iran To Solve Crisis In The System

On Tuesday December 19 2017, bankrupt aviculturists gathered in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad to speed up the solution of the chaotic situation of broiler chickens and determine the guaranteed meat prices.
A group of the country’s aviculturists held a protest gathering in front of the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad. They announced that their lives have been sacrificed to heavy bank profits in

People Of Ahvaz Demonstrate Over Sabotaging Karoon Water In Iran

On Friday, December 22, 2017, a group of people in Ahvaz gathered in protest to the transferring of Karoon water project in Iran. People held up banners and chanted their demands to prevent the project from taking place.
Iranian officials have planned a water-channeling project based 

As Diar Khodro Factory Heads Towards Crisis, Workers Demand 12 Months’ Salary In Golpayegan, Iran

On Thursday, December 21, 2017, workers of the Diar Khodro factory in Golpayegan, Iran gathered in front of the Kosar Finance & Credit Institute for the second consecutive day. The workers protested against not receiving 12 months’ of their salaries. On Tuesday, over 300 workers stopped working and set up a rally to demand their overdue wages

Zemestan-Yurt Coal Miners In Azad Shahr-Iran Have Not Received Salaries For 3 Months

Report – The miners of Zemestan-Yurt Coal Mine in Azad Shahr, Iran work on a daily basis at a depth of 1800 meters underground. Their salary is 750 thousand tomans (2.128500 US Dollar).
The Zemestan-Yurt Coal Mine is located near a village in Azad Shahr in eastern

Time for the Trump administration to encourage others to counter Iranian expansion

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, is certainly an eloquent spokesman for the Iranian regime.

His many articles in western media emphasize Iran’s moderation even as he admits nothing, denies everything, and makes counteraccusations

Understanding Washington’s fast-evolving Iran policy

Heshmat Alavi, Special to Al Arabiya EnglishMonday, 18 December 2017

On the doorstep of US President Donald Trump’s first National Security Strategy speech, the administration launched an unprecedented campaign of pinpointing the crosshairs on the epicenter of all extremism causing havoc across the Middle East: Iran.

This comes following

ANALYSIS: Debunking Iran’s claim of ‘advisory roles’ in Middle East wars

Reza Shafiee, Special to Al Arabiya EnglishSaturday, 16 December 2017

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the viewpoint of Al Arabiya English.

The two missiles fired at Mecca and Riyadh Airport in late July and early November bore the trademark of the Iranian ‘Shahid Bagheri Industries’ which is already on the sanctions list of the United Nations.

Ex-Marine Corps general: ‘US no longer playing softball with Iranian regime

Special to Al Arabiya EnglishSunday, 17 December 2017
An international conference titled “Mullahs’ regime in crises, explosive situation in Iran, meddling in other countries” was held in Paris, where several dignitaries from the US, France, Canada, EU and the Middle East addressed the Iranian situation