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Month: November 2016

Germany OKs 1.2 Billion Euro Loan For Iran Rail Plan

PayvandNews - Germany has reportedly agreed to provide Iran with a 1.2 billion Euro ($1.27 billion) credit line to help…

Iran Cleric Receives Jail Sentence

VOA - The son of a late Iran revolutionary was sentenced Sunday to six years in prison. Ahmad Montazeri, 60,…

Iran Considers Naval Bases in Yemen, Syria

VOA - Iran's chief of staff of the armed forces said Saturday that Tehran may be interested in setting up…

Iran authorities detain 3 railroad staff over deadly train collision

FOX - Iran's judiciary is saying authorities have detained three employees of the state railroad company over Friday's train collision,…

Will Trump play into the hands of Iranian hardliners?

aljazeera - The ultra right-wing team selected by the US President-elect Donald Trump will probably match the aspirations of the…

Iran: Further Information: Youth arrested in his teens at risk of execution: Himan Uraminejad

Amnesty - Himan Uraminejad has been warned by prison officials that he is at risk of execution as Iran's Head…

Missing Spiritual Leader’s Supporters Beaten by Plainclothes Intelligence Agents at Iran’s Parliament

Iranhumanrights.org - Approximately 50 followers of imprisoned spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri—who has been missing for more than a month—were…

Cancelled speech is causing political turmoil in Iran

Al-monitor - The cancellation of speeches by Reformist figures is nothing new in Iran. In past years, hard-line groups have…

Iran says imports of cars from US ‘authorized’

PayvandNews - Iran says imports of cars from the United States are authorized as long as they are produced by…

Iranian parliament takes step to reduce drug-related executions

PayvandNews- Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of a motion under which minor drug offenders would face imprisonment instead…