Al-Monitor — Thousands of Iranians gathered at Imam Khomeini International Airport on the outskirts of Tehran on June 27 to welcome the national soccer team upon its return from the FIFA World Cup in Russia. Despite being eliminated at the group stage once again, the team has received unparalleled praise from the public over its performance, having defeated Morocco, tied …

Amnesty – The execution on 27 June of Iranian teenager Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi, who was sentenced to death for a murder committed when he was aged 14 based on an official medical opinion that he was “mature” at the time of the crime, reflects a fundamental lack of respect for children’s right to life by Iranian courts, successive parliaments and …

Radiofarda – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s hardline political rivals, including his challengers in the 2017 presidential elections, have welcomed “the change in Rouhani’s behavior” following his recent address to the country’s executive managers, reported Fars news agency on Friday, June 29.

Radiofarda – A member of the Iranian parliament has harshly criticized Bashar Assad of Syria and Vladimir Putin of Russia on June 27, saying that these two leaders will “soon sacrifice us” to Israel and the U.S.

Radiofarda – Iran say it will stop implementing the landmark 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA) if all member states, international organizations, and the remaining parties to the agreement cannot guarantee its benefits for Iran.

Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a series of tweets on June 28, kept the pressure on Iran, both on the issue of nuclear weapons and Iran’s policies in the region.

Radiofarda -In January, the Comoros Islands quietly cancelled a batch of its passports that foreigners had bought in recent years. The tiny nation off the east coast of Africa published no details of its reasons, saying only that the documents had been improperly issued.

Al-Arabia – Several civilians who joined demonstrations at Iran’s Tehran Bazaar have been arrested and will likely face trial, the Prosecutor General of Tehran, Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi, told local media on Thursday. The recent protests were sparked by a fluctuation in the Iranian rial, and rising prices in the country. Dolatabadi said that the protests in Iran were “foreign-made”, and blamed …

Al-Arabia – New documents from Abbottabad, the Pakistani city where al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding out, uncovered details of deep ties between Iran’s Khomeini regime and several armed “Salafists” groups. The US Central Intelligence Agency had seized documents in 2011 from Abbottabad that revealed ties between al-Qaeda and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The “Salafist” groups identified in …

RFL/RE – Two top Iranian players have said they are retiring from international soccer after being targeted online by angry fans following Iran’s failure to qualify for the knockout stage of the World Cup in Russia.