MNA Two Iranians have made $800,000 gift to Stanford University to launch Maryam Mirzakhani graduate fellowship program to support graduate students of Mathematics at Stanford. Anousheh Ansari and Dr. Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard are the two Iranian scientists who have made the $800,000 endowment to Stanford University with the intention of establishing ...

AP- A political context larger than that of films themselves swept Iran's "The Salesman" into the limelight and effectively solidified its win in the best foreign language category at the Oscars on Sunday. Iranian astronaut Anousheh Ansari accepted the award on behalf of director Asghar Farhadi, who was absent from the ceremony in protest of Donald ...

Variety- Two prominent Iranian Americans engineer Anousheh Ansari, known as the first female space tourist, and Firouz Naderi, a former director of Solar Systems Exploration at NASA will represent Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi and his film The Salesman at the upcoming Oscars ceremony, Farhadis publicist said Friday. Farhadi, whose film is nominated ...

Real Iran- When engineer and businesswoman Anousheh Ansari returned from space, something changed. Having achieved her childhood fantasy of seeing Earth from above, she was determined to help others achieve their dreams too. I grew up with my head in the sky. I was born and raised in Iran and all I could imagine was going to space, Ansari said during ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Republicans warn Iran and Obama that deal wont last A group of 47 Republican senators has written anopen letterto Irans leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obamas administration wont last after Obama leaves office. Irans new home-made destroyer ...

[caption id="attachment_154587" align="alignright" width="216"] Anousheh Ansari wins 2015 Space Pioneer Award[/caption] TEHRAN (ISNA)- An Iranian woman Anousheh Ansari will receive 2015 Space Pioneer Award of the US National Space Society. The award would be given to Ansari in the upcoming International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in ...