Radiofarda – While clashes between riot police and angry demonstrators continue in the Southwestern city of Kazeroon near Shiraz, local officials blame each other for the unrest that has claimed at least two lives according to official figures.
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Trump’s Withdrawal From The Iran Nuclear Deal: Winners And Losers
Radiofarda – In the decision of U.S. President Donald Trump to leave the nuclear deal with Iran, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Tehran is most likely the biggest loser. JCPOA was a huge victory for the fundamentalist regime in Iran, and its unraveling represents a considerable blow to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the …
Read More »Iran: Prison Guards Broke The Knee And Shoulder Of An Inmate
Iran-HRM – Prison guards of The Great Tehran Penitentiary prison severely beat and broke the knee and shoulder of a young inmate, Morteza Chalehkesh on the pretext of breaking from the prison.
Read More »Iran: 20 Girls And Boys Arrested In A Party
Iran-HRM – 20 girls and boys participating in a night party at a villa in south Khezer-Shahr in Feraydon Kenar Township (north of Iran) were arrested by NAJA, the state-run Rokna news agency reported on May 18, 2018.
Read More »Iran: A Three-Year Sentence For A Media Activist
Iran-HRM – The second branch of Urmia’s revolution court sentenced Farrokh Abdi, a Kurd media activist to three years imprisonment. He is the admin of a blocked Telegram channel called Amanj. The decree was impart to him yesterday.
Read More »British woman jailed in Tehran back in court on new charge
Al-Arabia – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman jailed in Tehran for two years, has appeared in court to face a new charge, her husband said on Monday.
Read More »Iranian FM spokesman says their forces will not leave Syria
Al-Arabia – An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday Iranian forces will not be leaving Syria but would continue fighting “terrorism” there, at the request of the Syrian government.
Read More »Bahrain supports Pompeo’s list of demands for Iran
Al-Arabia – Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry has said it affirms full support for the United States’ strategy toward Iran after America’s top diplomat threatened to impose the “strongest sanctions in history” against Tehran if the country’s leadership did not change the course of its foreign and domestic policy.
Read More »Pompeo says US to impose ‘strongest’ sanctions on Iran
VOA – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday threatened to impose the “strongest sanctions in history” against Iran if the country’s leadership did not change the course of its foreign and domestic policy.
Read More »Iran: EU Not Doing Enough to Support Nuclear Deal
VOA – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Sunday that Europe’s political support to save the 2015 international nuclear accord after the U.S. withdrawal was not sufficient if too many European companies end their investments in Iran.
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