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Month: August 2017

Oil swaps bring Iran, Caspian neighbors together

Al-Monitor - On Aug. 18, Iranian officials announced that they had now put in place the infrastructure to swap up to 500,000 barrels…

Volleyball: Yali powers Iran past Russia for Boys’ U19 World Championship gold

PayvandNews - Porya Yali's sure-fire performance helped Iran to record a 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20) win over Russia in the…

One In Four Iranians Suffering From Prediabetes

PayvandNews - While 10 percent of Iranians are diagnosed with diabetes, 25 percent of the population are suffering from prediabetes. "That means…

Iran to conduct photon entanglement test soon: Atomic Energy Organization Chief

PayvandNews - Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says the country will carry out a…

Iranian Spiritual Leader Taheri Sentenced To Death

RFL/RE - Imprisoned Iranian spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri has been sentenced to death for a second time, two years after…

Iranian Dissident, Former Foreign Minister Yazdi Dies At 86

RFL/RE - Ebrahim Yazdi, the prominent Iranian dissident and former foreign minister who was close to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has died…

Netanyahu: Iran building sites to produce missiles in Syria and Lebanon

RFL/RE - Iran is building sites to produce precision-guided missiles in Syria and Lebanon, with the aim of using them against…

Police Beat Arrested Lawyer with Heart Problems

HRANA News Agency – Hossain Mehrandish, judiciary lawyer, was arrested following the order of the judge in branch number 29, while…

Tehran Prosecutor Calls Hunger Strikes “Threats” Amid Mass Strike by Political Prisoners at Rajaee Shahr Prison

CHRI - "Prisoners must endure their punishment to the fullest" Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi has…

Reformist Iranian MP Calls for Judicial Investigation Into Imprisoned Journalist’s Worsening Health

CHRI - A member of the Iranian Parliament has called on the judiciary to investigate reports about imprisoned reformist journalist Ehsan Mazandarani's deteriorating health…