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Month: October 2017

“Suspended” Zoroastrian Member of Yazd City Council Facing Uncertain Future

CHRI - The head councilman of the city of Yazd, in southeastern Iran, has refused to carry out a court order…

Trump’s Strategy For Toughening Iran Deal Faces Uncertain Future In Congress

RFL/RE - U.S. President Donald Trump's call for legislation aimed at toughening the Iran nuclear deal faces an uncertain future…

US military setting new plans for Iran

Al-Arabia - The US military said on Friday it was identifying new areas where it could work with allies to…

US Treasury places Iran’s Revolutionary Guards under sanctions

Al-Arabia - The US Treasury Department announced on Friday that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has been placed on the US sanctions…

Iran Angrily Rebukes Trump’s Decision to Decertify Nuclear Deal

VOA — Iran's president said Friday that the nuclear deal it signed with six world powers in 2015 could not be…

Iran: 17-year-old boy at risk of imminent execution

Amnesty - The Iranian authorities must urgently stop the execution of a 17-year-old boy who was convicted of murder and…

New Reformist Tehran mayor inherits old problems

Al-Monitor - Less than two months into his tenure as the new mayor of Tehran, Mohammad Ali Najafi is already facing serious…

‘Breath’: Iran’s first Oscar nominee by female director

Al-Monitor - Iran’s official nomination to the 90th Academy Awards in the best foreign language category is the country's first…

Trump Blasts Iran But Stops Short Of Pulling Out Of Nuclear Deal; Sanctions IRGC

RFL/RE - U.S. President Donald Trump has blasted Iran, calling it a "rogue regime" run by "fanatical" leaders, but stopped…

Trump Expected To Slam Tehran But Stay In Nuclear Deal As New Iran Strategy Announced

RFL/RE - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to call for measures cracking down on what he sees as Iran's…