Iran: Slain Protester’s Mother Arrested
HRW – The Iranian authorities have arrested and detained the mother of one of the victims of the government's violent crackdown on…
Month: February 2017
Resumption of Iranian oil exports off to slow start
Al-monitor - In mid-January, an Iranian oil tanker leased to a Spanish oil company reached Europe. It called at the…
Senior Iranian military commander visits Moscow in violation of UN resolution
Al-Arabia - Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani traveled to Moscow, violating multiple United Nations resolutions forbidding him from leaving…
This is where Iranian Revolutionary Guards train militias
Al-Arabia - The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) has revealed the locations of 14 Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps'…
Joint Session On Syria Under Way In Kazakhstan
RFL/RE - Kazakhstan has said a new round of talks on the Syria conflict backed by Russia, Turkey, and Iran…
Iran’s Rohani Seeks To Mend Frayed Ties With Gulf Arab Neighbors
RFL/RE - Iranian President Hassan Rohani said Iran will always seek "good neighborly relations," and he called for greater unity…
Trump Again Criticizes Iran Nuclear Deal, Asks Israel To ‘Hold Back’ On Settlements
RFL/RE -- U.S. President Donald Trump has again vowed to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and has criticized the…
Iran: 15 Prisoners Executed
Iran Human Rights - Iran Human Rights has received reports of 15 executions in Iran, three of the prisoners were…
Revolutionary Guards Try to Silence US-Based Iranian Dissident by Arresting Her Sister
Iranhumanrights.org - Leila Haghighatjou, the sister of Fatemeh Haghighatjou, an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, was arrested by the…
Opposition Leader’s Son: Khamenei and Rouhani Are Responsible for Extrajudicial House Arrests
Iranhumanrights.org - The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been detained under house arrest without trial since…