Middle East

International obligations have proven more valuable to Russia than arms trade with Iran, but its policy toward the Islamic Republic will never fully align with ……Read More

Nuclear Reactor   Iran loaded fuel into its Buchehr nuclear reactor and activated it on August 21, 2010. This is Iran’s first power-generating nuclear plant. ……Read More

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani This woman was sentenced to be stoned to death supposedly for adultery. First accused of killing her husband then found not guilty, ……Read More

On Thursday, July 14, 2010, in the evening, 2 bombs blasts occurred at a mosque in southeastern Iran killing at least 27 people and injuring ……Read More

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement urging the Iranian regime to halt the planned execution of Mohammad Reza ……Read More

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement regarding Syria’s June 23 sentencing of prominent lawyer and human rights defender ……Read More