RFL/RE – The chairman of the influential Assembly of Experts and Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic has joined the chorus of conservatives in Iran who say the country’s ruling system is beloved by the people.

RFL/RE – An Iranian Central Bank official has said that Iran has banned processing of purchase orders for imports based on US dollar.

AFP – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that a two-year diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran should not be allowed to get in the way of football.

RFK/RE – European and U.S. officials are planning to meet in Berlin in March for talks on Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a German Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday.

RFL/RE – Hundreds of Iranian steel workers continued their protest gathering in front of the local governor’s office in Ahvaz in southern Iran on Wednesday February 28. On the same day a frustrated sugar cane plant worker took his own life after months of unpaid work. The steel workers called on their employer, the National Iranian Steel Industry Group, to …

Iran-HRM – Two women who were attempting to enter the Azadi Stadium to watch 86th Tehran Derby were arrested on Thursday, March 1, according to the state-run Tasnim news agency. Iranian women are banned from entering stadiums. A few months ago, one of the top ayatollahs declared that the issue is out of question and women must not enter stadiums …

Iran-HRM – 27 days into her hunger strike, political prisoner Golrokh Iraee is in dire health condition. Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee were unlawfully transferred on January 24, 2018, from Evin Prison and banished to the notorious Qarchak Prison in Varamin. They started a hunger strike after 10 days when officials did not heed their demand to be returned to …

Iran-HRM – Parisa Rafie, a civil activist and college student studying Fine Arts was arrested on February 25, 2018 outside Tehran University’s Quds gate. After four days, the family of the 21-year-old student of photography have been informed that she is being detained in Evin Prison. At least 14 students of Tehran University have been arrested in the wave of …

Al-Arabia – Tehran announced on Wednesday that they will be opening the ‘College of Islamic Schools’ in Damascus, approximately a month after announcing the opening of several branches of the Iran-based Islamic Azad University across Syrian cities. According to the Iranian Tasnim news agency, the head of strategic council on foreign relations, Kamel Kharrazi, announced the opening of the college …

Al-Arabia – According to Israeli satellite pictures, Iran has built another permanent military base in Damascus with hangars used to store short to medium range missiles, Fox News reported. The news channel obtained the images from the Israeli company, ImageSat international, which show two white hangars, about 30 meters by 20 meters each. According to Fox news, the base is …