Vitol, World’s Largest Oil Trader, loans One Billion Dollars To Iran
PayvandNews - The world's largest independent oil trader Vitol has signed a deal to provide Iran with a major loan worth $1…
Month: January 2017
Iran Says Japan’s Inpex Tipped To Win Azadegan Oil Field Contract
PayvandNews - A top Iranian official says Japan's top energy developer Inpex is a strong candidate for winning a contract…
Iran Says Turkey’s Syria Truce Violation Claims ‘Unconstructive’
RFL/RE - Iran has called Turkey's claims that Tehran's allies are violating a cease-fire in Syria as "unconstructive," accusing Syrian…
70 spies doing time in Tehran jails
Al-Arabia - The chief prosecutor of Tehran has revealed that there are as many as 70 spies serving sentences in…
Iran: Seven Prisoners Executed on Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights - Seven prisoners were executed on drug related charges in northern Iran. Four prisoners were reportedly executed…
Iran’s authorities endangering life of critically ill imprisoned activist by refusing hospital transfer
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities must immediately transfer Arash Sadeghi, an imprisoned human rights defender who ended his 71-day hunger…
Arash Sadeghi’s 71-Day Hunger Strike Achieves Promise of Case Review for Imprisoned Wife
Iranhumanrights.org - Public Pressure Forces Iran's Judiciary to Retreat From Hardline Stance "The [Tehran] Assistant Prosecutor Mr. Hajilou accepted that…
Persecution of Dual Nationals: Businessman Serving 10-Year Prison Sentence After Coerced Confession
Iranhumanrights.org - Iranian-Austrian dual citizen Kamran Ghaderi is entering the second year of his 10-year prison sentence in solitary confinement…
How Rouhani’s main asset became his biggest liability
Al-monitor - Six minutes' walk from the office of the Iranian president in downtown Tehran lies Horr Square, which features…
Maternal mortality rate in Iran far below UN SDG target
PayvandNews - The maternal mortality rate in Iran is far below the target set by the United Nation's Sustainable Development…