Iran Lifts Restrictions on Messaging App Telegram
RFL/RE - Iran has lifted restrictions on the messaging app Telegram, the state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. The…
Month: January 2018
Stricken Iranian Oil Tanker Sinks, ‘No Hope’ Of Finding Survivors
RFL/RE - A stricken Iranian oil tanker that was burning for more than a week following a collision with a…
Tehran Art Auction 2018 sells out 120 mind-melting lots, signals flourishing market
PayvandNews - The 8th edition of Tehran Auction contemporary art sale broke a new record on Friday, January 12, signalling…
Iranian Teachers Union Blames Protests On State ‘Mismanagement’
RFL/RE - An Iranian teachers' organization has blamed the country's recent outbreak of protests on inflation, poverty, unemployment, and "mismanagement…
UN Finds Iranian Weapons Supplied To Yemeni Rebels, Violating UN Embargo
Al-Arabia - A United Nations panel in a new report has concluded that Iran violated a UN arms embargo by…
Explosions Again Hampering Rescue Of Iranian Tanker Crew
RFL/RE - An Iranian oil tanker that has been on fire and drifting in the East China Sea since last…
US sanctions head of Iran’s judiciary, others, over human rights abuses
Al-Arabia - The United States imposed sanctions on 14 individuals and entities on Friday for human rights abuses in Iran…
Iran to Trump: No Changes to Nuclear Deal
VOA - Iran has warned Washington the nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers “is not renegotiable.” (more…)
Trump Waives Iran Nuclear Sanctions for Last Time
VOA - United States President Donald Trump approved new sanctions on Iran Friday, while stopping short for a third time…
Iranian Judiciary Must Provide Legal Aid To All Death Row Drug Offences
Iran Human Rights - According to Iranian media, the head of the country's Judiciary system has ordered a Supreme Court’s Uniform…