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Month: April 2017

Raisi slams Iran state TV for coverage ‘biased’ toward Rouhani

Al-monitor - With the presidential election due to be held on May 19, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged a…

IRAN: Poll Highlights Rouhani’s Reelection Challenge

PayvandNews - With all 1600-plus candidates now registered for next month's Iranian presidential election, the results of a new public opinion survey by IranPoll…

Trump Orders Review of Iran Nuclear Deal

VOA- U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the National Security Council to review the international agreement on Iran's nuclear program…

Russia lifts visas for tourists from Iran, 17 other countries

PayvandNews - Russia says it has lifted visa restrictions for tourists and businessmen from Iran as well as 17 other…

Iranian Presidential Hopeful Taleghani Says Anti-Semitism Hurts Iran’s Image

RFL/RE - An Iranian activist who is seeking to run for president says the anti-Semitic rhetoric of some Iranian politicians…

U.S. Says Iran Is Complying With Nuclear Deal, Extends Sanctions Relief

RFL/RE - The U.S. State Department notified Congress late on April 18 that Iran is complying with last year's nuclear…

Shiite exiled cleric points to Iran’s strong interference in Bahrain

Al-Arabia - At a wake in Iran's holy city of Qom in February, a small group of Bahraini emigres and…

Urgent: Mohsen Babaie and 10 Others May Be Executed at Any Moment

Iran Human Rights -  Eleven prisoners are reportedly in imminent danger of execution in Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison. According to…

Urgent: 11 Prisoners in Imminent Danger of Execution

Iran Human Rights - Eleven prisoners have been transferred to solitary confinement in Rajai Shahr Prison in preparation for their…

“Be My Daughter’s Voice,” Pleads Mother of Hunger-Striking Activist Serving Seven Years

CHRI - Imprisoned human rights activist Atena Daemi has been stricken with a kidney infection nine days after going on…