Iranian-American Vows to Hunger Strike Until Death If Authorities Uphold 18-Year Prison Sentence
Iramhumanrights.org - Iranian-American dual citizen Reza (Robin) Shahini, who was handed an 18-year prison sentence in Iran in October 2016,…
Month: October 2016
Political Prisoner Remains Jailed Two Years After Family Posts $362,000 Bail Amount
Iranhumanrights.org - Intelligence Ministry Blocks Release of Maryam Akbari-Monfared Two years ago the family of political prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared posted…
Iran’s carpet exports to US at $50M since sanctions removal in January
PayvandNews - Iran says its exports of hand-woven carpets to the United States have reached around $50 million since the…
Why Reformists have no choice but to back Rouhani
Al-monitor - Conditions seem to be moving toward the smooth re-election of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani after one of his…
Russia Hosts Syrian, Iranian Ministers As Aleppo Fighting Intensifies
RFL/RE - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been hosting talks in Moscow with his counterparts from Syria and Iran…
Who is the high ranking Iranian general killed in Aleppo?
Al-arabia - A Senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been killed in Syria, according to Iranian…
UAE condemns Iran for aiding Yemen militias following Makkah attack
Al-Arabia - The United Arab Emirates foreign minister has condemned Iran for aiding and supporting Houthi militias in Yemen following…
Three Turkish citizens executed in Iran Days after Erdogan visit to Tehran
Iran Human Rights - Three Turkish citizens were reportedly executed in Iran 11 days after Erdogan paid an official visit…
The main reason Rouhani replaced three of his ministers
Al-monitor — After much speculation, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has appointed caretakers for the three empty seats in his Cabinet: Reza…
Will Iran allow the EU to open shop in Tehran?
Al-monitor - The European Union Parliament passed a resolution Oct. 25 calling for normalization of relations with Iran — a decision that…