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Month: November 2017

Donald Trump extends 36-year state of emergency with Iran

Al-Arabia - US President Donald Trump notified Congress on Monday that he was extending the national emergency with Iran that has…

Iran: Four Prisoners Scheduled for Execution For Drug Charges

Iran Human Rights -  Four prisoners who were sentenced to death on drug related charges were transferred to solitary confinement in…

Iran’s Rouhani Writes to Supreme Leader On Dispute Over Suspended Zoroastrian Council Member

CHRI - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the recent suspension of a Zoroastrian member of a city council as "illegal"…

Imprisoned Labor Activist With No Kidneys Hospitalized After Being Forced to Sleep on Cell Floor

CHRI - Imprisoned labor activist Mahmoud Salehi remains in intensive care three days after being rushed from a prison in Saqqez, in Iran's…

How Iran can address its informal economy

Al-Monitor - All countries face the phenomenon of an "informal economy." Focusing on the definition of that term — which means…

IRGC commander denies Trump claim on Saudi missile attack

Al-Monitor - Mohammad Ali Jafari, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has denied claims by President Donald Trump that…

Photos: Khartouran wildlife refuge home to 60 endangered Asiatic cheetahs

PayvandNews - Khar Turan National Park or Touran Wildlife Refuge is an Iranian National Park in Semnan province, southeast of Shahrud.…

Saudis Accuse Iran Of ‘Military Aggression’ After Huthi Missile Launch

RFL/RE - A Saudi-led military coalition is blaming Iran for the launch of a ballistic missile by Yemeni Shi’ite rebels toward…

Lebanon president says politicians responsive to calls for calm after PM quit

Al-Arabia - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday that political leaders had been responsive to calls for calm, strengthening…

Relatives of Slain Kurdish Separatists in Iran Slapped With Long Prison Sentences

CHRI - The relatives of three members of a banned Kurdish separatist organization in Iran have been sentenced to prison after…