Radiofarda – An Israeli security cabinet minister said on Monday May 7 that Israel could kill Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and topple his government if Iran used Syrian territory to carry out attacks on Israel.

Radiofarda – Daughters of Reformist Green Movement Leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have refuted statements by some Iranian political figures, who had claimed Ms. Rahnavard is no longer under house arrest.

Radiofarda – Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Motahari says the decision to ban popular messaging application Telegram in Iran was made based on a “state decree” issued by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran-HRM – Though Iranian political prisoner Arash Sadeghi, jailed at Rajaee-Shahr Prison (Gohardasht) of Karaj, west of Tehran is suffering from severe colitis, three ulcers in his intestine, severe stomach ulcer and weakness of heart muscles, he is still deprived of medical treatment due to the meddling of IRGC in this affair. Most of his problems are side effects of his …

Iran-HRM – A woman who has been an eyewitness when a morality police beat a young woman, has been repeatedly harassed and interrogated.

Iran-HRM – Mother of death-row political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi, Dayeh Sharifeh, called for an open trial for her son saying he is absolutely innocent and has never been armed at any time.

RFL/RE – Films by directors from Iran, Russia, and Kazakhstan will be among the productions competing for the top award when the famed Cannes Film Festival opens on May 8 in France.

Al-Arabia – Observers of the Iranian situation can clearly see that Iran is not living its best days during this historical phase in the region and the world.

Al-Arabia – The international community is literally hanging in the balance over the upcoming May 12th Iran nuclear deal deadline. Advocates of the accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), continue to claim anything but the deal will lead to a new war in the Middle East.

VOA – The Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and its political allies appear to be on course, according to preliminary results and pollsters’ calculations, to win half the seats in Lebanon’s parliament from Sunday’s election — the country’s first parliamentary poll in almost a decade.