In Second Iranian Presidential Debate, Conservatives Accuse Rohani Of Failing To Cash In On Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - The six approved candidates in Iran's presidential election came together in Tehran on May 5 for the second…
Month: May 2017
Iran’s President Rouhani Government Touts Amendment Blocking Police From Unilaterally Stopping Music Concerts
CHRI - Effectiveness of Legal Measure Remains Unclear cartoon by Mohsen Zarifian, Ghanoon daily The government of President Hassan Rouhani has announced the passage…
Prominent Iranian Political Activist Faezeh Hashemi Barred From Speaking at Rouhani Campaign Event
CHRI - Speeches by reformist politicians and supporters of incumbent president Hassan Rouhani have been cancelled ahead of the May…
British grandfather begins seventh year in notorious Iran jail
telegraph -A British-Iranian grandfather will be entering his seventh year in prison for alleged espionage charges in Iran, his family…
Russia Says Syria Safe Zones To Be Closed To U.S. Aircraft
RFL/RE - A Russian diplomat has emphasized that safe zones that would be established in Syria under a deal reached…
Court Orders Iran’s Press TV To Pay $435,000 In Libel Damages To British MP
RFL/RE - A London court has ordered Iran's state-run Press TV to pay 338,000 pounds ($435,000) in libel damages to…
Iran Reformists to Back Rouhani Re-election; Some Voters Grow Cool
VOA — Iran's main pro-reform opposition leaders plan to speak out from their confinement under house arrest this month to…
An Interview with Scholar and Historian Ervand Abrahamian on the Islamic Republic’s “Greatest Crime”
CHRI - Presidential Hopeful Ebrahim Raisi Served on Committee That Ordered Executions of Thousands The executions of thousands of political…
Former Tehran mayor under fire for criticism of Syria war
Al-monitor - Former Tehran Mayor and head of the Reformist Executives of Construction Party Gholam Hossein Karbaschi is under fire for doing what…
‘National dialogue’ initiative indicates shifting political sands in Iran
Al-monitor — Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and prominent Reformist lawmaker Mohammad Reza Aref have reached a consensus on setting up a committee to…