Secretary of State (SOS) Rex W. Tillerson has decided to lift all Human Rights conditions on a major sale of F-16 fighter jets and other arms to Bahrain in an effort to end a rift between th… Read More
"Islamic State group claims attacks on Iran's parliament, shrine" by Larisa Epatko, PBS NewsHour 6/7/2017ExcerptA coordinated double attack in Iran on Wednesday left 12 people dead and woun… Read More
Extract from the Kindle book – Sports the Olympics Forgot
Keeping a string of polo ponies is an expensive hobby as is maintaining a polo paddock – only the wealthiest people had… Read More
Extract from the Kindle book – Sports the Olympics Forgot
An element from croquet was introduced by the addition of a hoop ten yards from each goal in the centre of the pitch. If… Read More
Extract from the Kindle book – Sports the Olympics Forgot
The first Tehran championships were played in 1936 and were won by the Communist Party team, whose horses were painted br… Read More
Extract from the Kindle book – Sports the Olympics Forgot
Stalin really appreciated the ideals of the game, taking a capitalist game for only the very rich and making it into a sp… Read More
Indian government was recently in the news for having gone out of the way in cosying up with Israel to reach various security and advanced technology related deals and pacts. However with de… Read More
The Trump administration stepped up its support for protesters in Iran on Tuesday, calling on the government to stop blocking Instagram and other social media sites while encouraging… Read More
The U.N. Security Council is planning an emergency meeting about Iran on Friday, after the U.S. asked the world body to show support for Iran’s anti-government protesters.
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"Iranian president calls for calm amid deadly protests" PBS NewsHour 1/1/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Iran saw a fifth day of anti-government protests on Monday with at least 12 fatalities repo… Read More
Republican Brian Kemp Resigned Thursday as Georgia's Secretary of State, a day after his Campaign said he's Captured enough Votes to become Governor, even though his Election Rival is Not Co… Read More
The Largest Rug In The World In Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque Abu Dhabi
Officially, the largest rug in the world is now located in the Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
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"How an American journalist survived 18 months in an Iranian prison" PBS NewsHour 1/24/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: Journalist Jason Rezaian was the Washington Post’s bureau chief in Tehr… Read More
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Chaos and violence continued to spread in the Middle East today as a mob shouting “death to America” stormed the U… Read More
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot
Keeping a string of polo ponies is an expensive hobby as is maintaining a polo paddock – only the wealthiest people had the necessary funds to p… Read More
Extract from Sports the Olympics Forgot
Keeping a string of polo ponies is an expensive hobby as is maintaining a polo paddock – only the wealthiest people had the necessary funds to p… Read More
"President Trump holds back on strike against missile site" PBS NewsHour 6/21/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: President Trump says he approved an airstrike against Iran in retaliation for the down… Read More
From Rococo Rugs and Tapestries To Rococo Art and Interiors
Nothing says elegance and decadence like the breathtaking Rococo rugs and artwork of the Rococo Period which spanned from the late… Read More
How Do They Create Those Intricate Designs Using a Rug Cartoon?
The complex, awe-inspiring designs of Oriental carpets contain a level of detail that is sometimes almost too much to comprehe… Read More
The growing interest in cryptocurrency mining in Iran has led the government to recognize it and introduce new rules for the regulation of the cryptocurrency market. The government is close… Read More
The Story of the Lost Safavid Empire Carpets
One of the elements that makes carpets more beautiful is their fragility. Although one can indeed find many examples of antique rugs in existence… Read More
Artist Agne Kisonaite: Bringing a Traditional Art to the Modern World
Artist Agne Kisonaite uses her art and carpets as a form of social and political commentary on the modern world. Agne is… Read More
The Language of Persian Rug Flower Designs
Persian Rug Flower Designs – Hand-knotted rugs are filled with tradition and symbolism that goes back hundreds, if not thousands, o… Read More
Babak Kazemi Tells Ancient Tales through Persian Carpets and Photography
Babak Kazemi uses the medium of photography to recount ancient tales that inspire and that are thought-provoking. Usi… Read More
Carpet Dealers are Your Door to The Persian Carpet World
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Major Differences Between Wool and Silk Rugs
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Crashed Ukrainian airplane was shot down by Iranian anti-aircraft missile – Pentagon and US Intelligence officials
Hours after Ukrainian passenger plane crashed after taking off from… Read More
China, Iran, and Russia and are looking to Disrupt the U.S. Electoral Process before November’s Elections, including attempts at Compromising the Private Communications of Political Ca… Read More
Steven Ogg shaves his head (and facial hair) just like The Walking Dead’s Shane Walsh on the latest Snowpiercer episode “Keep Hope Alive.” Ogg’s Snowpiercer characte… Read More
Iranian Hackers have searched Cybercriminal Websites for Sensitive Data Stolen from American and Foreign Organizations, that could be useful in Future efforts to Hack those Organizations, th… Read More
The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Rafael Grossi is scheduled to arrive in Tehran late Friday for talks on the Islamic Republic's nuclear activities. The visit comes as nuclear… Read More
Iran says that "everything is ready" to implement a stalled prisoner exchange deal with the United States, which Washington promptly denies as a "cruel lie". At least three US citizens are h… Read More
Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman visiting Tehran with her brother and cousins, was arrested for allegedly violating Iran's strict dress code for women. She was taken to a police station and late… Read More
This is a blog about the Iraqi Dinar, IQD. However, we have learned that when Iran coughs, Iraq sneezes. Thus we need to report that sellers in the local bazaars have stopped selling t… Read More
CIA Director Bill Burns made an unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia this week where he reportedly aired Washington's frustrations over Riyadh's opening to Iran and Syria through mediation broke… Read More
ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday tacitly acknowledged the difficulty of including Iran in high-level talks between the Turkish and Syrian governments. Ask… Read More
The Biden administration on Thursday announced sanctions on an intelligence branch of Iran's paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other actors involved in the wrongful detentio… Read More
Iran's president and supreme leader both slammed the United States' presence in the Middle East, as Tehran hosted the president of neighbouring Iraq for wide-ranging talks. The United States… Read More
The grave of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian Kurdish woman whose death sparked protests against Iran's strict dress code for women, has been vandalized, according to activists and her family'… Read More
Iran has successfully test-fired a precision-guided ballistic missile called the Kheibar with a range of 2,000 kilometers, capable of carrying multiple warheads as far as Israel and evading… Read More
Paris police have refused to grant permission for a major rally next month by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition that includes the People’s Mujahedin (MEK)… Read More
Albanian police raided a camp housing members of the People’s Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), an Iranian opposition movement suspected of orchestrating cyberattacks against fore… Read More
Family members of Shahab Dalili, a US permanent resident currently serving a 10-year sentence in Iran on an espionage-related charge, are urging the Biden administration to include him in an… Read More
Following a landmark reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, tensions have eased in the Gulf and at the hajj pilgrimage, where Iranian visitors finally feel welcome again. Seven years… Read More
The People's Mujahedin (MEK), an exiled Iranian opposition group, is facing increased pressure in Europe as European countries intensify talks with Tehran to revive a deal on Iran's nuclear… Read More
A passion for snooker has swept Iran in recent years, a trend fans attribute largely to the country’s first internationally renowned star Hossein Vafaei, known as the “Persian Pr… Read More
Iranian officials finally completed and confirmed the long-awaited payment of nearly $10 billion in debt from Iraq to Iran.The funds were quickly deposited into an account with the Trade Ban… Read More
As I read the news article on the International News Feed, my heart was heavy with the knowledge that Iraq would be resorting to using oil to pay for its Iranian gas imports. While it… Read More
Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, issued a critical national security waiver on Tuesday, allowing Iraq to pay crucial funds to Iran through non-Iraqi banks for the first time.The anonym… Read More
Watch CBS News President Biden approved a deal to free five Americans held by Iran in exchange for billions in blocked funds. Four Americans were moved from Tehran’s notorious Evin Pri… Read More
Ali al-Allaq, the governor of Iraq's central bank, says the country has launched a war against currency smuggling in its banking system.In response to implementing US dollar supply restricti… Read More
According to a report by the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), organized cybercrime poses a threat to Canada's national security and economic prosperity. The CSE identified Russia… Read More
The Biden administration has imposed trade restrictions on 11 Chinese and five Russian companies, accusing them of compromising national security by supplying drone components to a blacklist… Read More
The Iranian government is facing allegations of another attack on a young woman for breaking the country's strict dress code. Sixteen-year-old Armita Geravand was dragged off a train in Tehr… Read More
Narges Mohammadi, a prominent Iranian women's rights activist, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize despite being currently imprisoned in Tehran's Evin Prison. Mohammadi has dedicated her… Read More
A bombshell report by The Wall Street Journal alleges that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had coordinated with Hamas in planning the recent attack on Israel. The report, based on m… Read More
Reports claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo, the Al-Nassr forward, would face 99 lashes in Iran for kissing artist Fatemeh Hamami have been debunked by Iranian authorities.
Last month, while Ron… Read More