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Monthly Archives: June 2017

Airbus to sell 73 planes to Iranian airlines Zagros and Iran Airtour

PayvandNews – European aviation giant Airbus says it has signed basic agreements with two Iranian airlines over the purchase of a total of 73 planes. Second Airbus purchased by Iran Air arrives in Tehran on March 11, 2017 (photo by Islamic Republic News Agency) Airbus said in a statement that Iran’s Zagros Airlines would pick up 20 aircraft from the single-aisle Airbus A320neo family and …

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Iran demands that Saudis release three detained Iranian fishermen

PayvandNews – Iran’s interior minister called on Wednesday for the immediate release of three Iranian fishermen who were detained by the Saudi navy last week, saying their boasts were pushed off course by waves. cartoon by Keyvan Varessi, Iranian daily Ghanoon “Carrying fishing and legal permits, three fishing boats departed from (Iranian) Bushehr Port on Thursday toward deep Persian Gulf waters. …

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Rift between Iran’s ayatollah and re-elected president widens

Guardian – Hassan Rouhani questions political legitimacy of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after supreme leader embarrassed president at high-profile meeting. The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, walks under a picture of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/APView more sharing options Saeed Kamali Dehghan Iran correspondent Tensions are mounting between Iran’s supreme leader and the country’s president after the latter’s landslide …

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Saudi-Iran Tensions Seen Worsening With Rise Of New Saudi Crown Prince

RFL/RE – Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran — already running high — could worsen with King Salman’s designation of his aggressive and ambitious son, Muhammad bin Salman, as the next ruler, analysts say. The crown prince said last month on Saudi TV that he was not open to trying to improve relations with Tehran, which he accused of trying …

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Iran’s Khamenei Reportedly Ordered Missile Strikes on IS Targets in Syria

VOA – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered weekend missile strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, Revolutionary Guards said, contradicting a previous report that they were authorized by the country’s security council. The Guards fired six mid-range surface to surface missiles from western Iran into Syria’s Deir al Zour province on Sunday night, the first attack of its …

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110 Death Row Prisoners in Zanjan Prison / 17 in Imminent Danger of Execution

Iran Human Rights -Among the 110 death row prisoners in Zanjan Prison are at least 17 prisoners who have had their death sentences confirmed by Iran’s Supreme Court and sent for implementation Approximately half of the prisoners in Zanjan Prison are held on drug related charges. There are about 2,500 prisoners in Zanjan Prison, and about 110 of them are …

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Iran: Two Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges

Iran Human Rights –  Around the end of May, two prisoners were reportedly hanged on drug related charges – one at Maragheh Prison (East Azerbaijan province) and the other at Minab Prison (Hormozgan province). According to close sources, the execution in Maragheh Prison was carried out on Friday May 26. The prisoner has been identified as Fakhroldin Roshani. Mr. Roshani …

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Judiciary Chief Threatens Domestic Proponents of US-Instigated Regime Change With Death Penalty

CHRI – The chief of Iran’s judiciary has responded to recent comments by the US secretary of state describing the Trump administration’s policy of regime change in Iran by threatening domestic proponents with the death penalty. “Unfortunately, there are some people inside the country who are showing the green light to enemies and sending certain signals to entice them,” said …

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Denied Due Process, Detained Telegram Channel Admins Go on Hunger Strike

CHRI – Six administrators of channels on the Telegram messaging application who were arrested in the run-up to Iran’s May 2017 presidential election have gone on hunger strike in Evin Prison to protest their prolonged detention without access to legal counsel. An informed source told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) that no charges have been issued against the detainees—who …

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Ahmadinejad faces pressure after failed presidential bid

Al-monitor – On May 29, Iranian law enforcement officers along with staff from the presidency confiscated a building in east Tehran used by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s bodyguards. In response, the former president’s office issued a statement putting the responsibility for any potential harm to Ahmadinejad on the administration of President Hassan Rouhani, the judiciary and the Ansar-ul-Mahdi Corps, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) unit …

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