Iran Human Rights (Jun 17, 2018) – Family members of Mohammad Salas, the Gonabadi Dervish who is sentenced to death in a branch of Iranian Revolutionary Court, were informed on June 16 that they can pay their last visit to him at Rajai Shahr prison. Reportedly, Mohammad Salas’ sentence will be carried out on Wednesday, June 20.

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said once again that Israel “will not last and will perish in the not-so-far future.”

Radiofarda – More than 100 Iranians activists and well-known personalities have issued a statement calling for direct talks between Iran and the United States.

Iran-HRM –  Looming Disaster, Iran Drought Crisis

Al-Arabia – While Russian-Israeli communications are still active for setting up a ground agreement in south of Syria, a new factor has emerged in relation to the Lebanese border with occupied Palestine. Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has revealed that the United States proposed to arrange negotiations between Lebanon and Israel over the border dispute between them.

RFL/RE – Russia and Saudi Arabia will ask OPEC to increase oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day in the third quarter of 2018 to counter fears that U.S. sanctions on Iran could disrupt supplies.

RFL/RE – A spate of violent antigovernment demonstrations have rocked Iran in recent months, challenging the clerical establishment that has forbidden public dissent and has a history of cracking down harshly on unauthorized protests.

IOPHR – Over 40 MEPs  demand that the Iranian Regime upholds fundamental human rights, prisoners’ rights, the right to freedom of religion, thought and conscience, and restore Dignity, Freedom and Justice as set out in the international conventions and also to stop the execution of innocent Sufi, Mr Mohammad Salas, who has been wrongly convicted of killing three people during 19th …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized Iranians for “travelling abroad too frequently” and told them to “quit this bad habit,” while “the enemies are plotting to exert economic pressure” on the Islamic Republic.

Iran-HRM – 40 judiciary lawyers in Iran are requesting the execution of Kurdish political prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi to be halted.