Shirin Ebadi Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at the life of Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Birth date: June 21, 1947 Birth place: Hamadan,…
Iran has a direct route to send Russia weapons — and Western powers can do little to stop the shipments
CNN — The waters of the Caspian Sea appear deceptively calm. But this sea route – which provides a direct path between Iran and Russia – is increasingly busy with…
These Iranian activists fled for freedom. But the regime still managed to find them.
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Paris CNN —…
Iranian commander sentenced to 13 years for shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane
CNN — A court in Tehran convicted as many as 10 Iranian military personnel on Sunday for their involvement in the shooting down of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 in 2020,…
Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instil fear’ in anti-regime protesters, rights groups say
CNN — Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by…
Why the Syrian drone strikes and US retaliation may yet be a big deal
CNN — The US has conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility housing US personnel in the…
Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities Fast Facts
CNN — Here’s a look at Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Since 2003, worldwide concern over Iran’s nuclear program has increased as Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spar over…
Siamak Namazi: American jailed in Iran appeals to Biden for help
CNN — Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “liberty of innocent Americans above politics” and ramp up efforts to…
Wave of suspected poison attacks on schoolgirls sparks protests in Iran
Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian…
Isolated Iran finds ally China reluctant to extend it a lifeline
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE…