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Month: October 2017

Swedish Resident Facing Death Penalty: I Was Imprisoned For Refusing to Spy For Iran’s Intelligence Ministry

CHRI - Ahmadreza Djajali, an Iranian-born Swedish resident who was sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran in October 2017 for…

Trump undermines Iranian debate on economic role of IRGC

Al-Monitor - The US Treasury Department’s recent move to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under terrorism authority has put the military organization back…

How Iran is winning game of chess in Kirkuk

Al-Monitor — For now, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has pushed the separatist Kurds back and extended the power of the federal…

Iranian leader refuses any negotiation over ballistic missiles

Al-Monitor- Once again, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has emphasized that Tehran will not negotiate with the West over Iran’s ballistic…

Iranian football legend Ebrahim Ashtiani dies at age of 71

PayvandNews - Former Iran national football team and Persepolis defender Ebrahim Ashtiani passed away at the age of 71 in…

Iran Nervous About Influence Of Social Media

RFL/RE - A senior Iranian official on Monday expressed concern that foreign powers may interfere in the country's elections through social…

Iran’s oil exports to China up 59 percent in September

PayvandNews - The latest market figures show that Iran's exports of crude oil to China in September saw a whopping increase…

Iran re-opens border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan region – state media

Reuters - Iran opened a border crossing with the Kurdistan region of Iraq Wednesday after having closed it following last month’s…

Iranian President Looks For Right Formula In Picking Science Minister

RFL/RE - Getting a minister approved in Iran is not a perfect science; finding the right formula for the sensitive post…

U.S. To Admit Refugees Again, But With Restrictions On Iran, 10 Other Countries

RFL/RE - The U.S. government announced it will start admitting refugees from most countries again after a 120-day ban, but will…