Making Sense of the Iran Protests

NOVANEWS (L-r) Susan Glasser, Maziar Bahari and Suzanne Maloney discuss the Iran protests. [Courtesy Brookings Institution] On Dec. 28, 2017, protests began in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city and home to the shrine of Imam Reza. […]

Trump’s Iran Statement: A View From Europe

NOVANEWS By Peter Jenkins LobeLog Featured image: The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (Source: LobeLog) It is with some reluctance that I write about President Donald Trump’s latest statement on Iran, […]

What to make of Iran’s demonstrations

NOVANEWS By Mazda Majidi People march in support of the Islamic Revolution, Tehran, Dec. 30 Anti-government protesters set garbage cans on fire, Tehran, Dec. 30 Starting Dec. 28, 2017, Iran has witnessed anti-government protests in […]

Iran Bans English in Primary Schools

NOVANEWS Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly said that early learning of the English language paves the way for the West’s “cultural invasion” of Iran. The head of the state-run High Education Council, Mehdi Navid-Adham, […]