rferl.org – Iranian President Hassan Rohani in a fiery speech has blamed Washington for the country’s deepening economic problem, while nearly two-thirds of Iran’s legislators issued a letter demanding that he change his own economic management team.

rferl.org – Turkey has said that it does not plan to honor a U.S. call for countries to stop importing oil from Iran, calling the demand “not binding” on Ankara.

rferl.org – WASHINGTON — In a new report, the U.S. State Department says Belarus, Iran, Russia, and Turkmenistan remain among the worst offenders of human trafficking and forced labor.

RFL/RE – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called on the country’s judiciary to take steps to ensure the security of people’s “businesses and lives” amid protests in the capital that were triggered by economic woes.

Radiofarda – It is the duty of all Iranians to help the government overcome economic problems, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said Wednesday, according to Fars News.

Radiofarda – For the fourth consecutive day, protests and strikes are underway in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, June 27. Videos, photos and news on social media indicate the protests are centered around the city’s Grand Bazaar, the commerce district of the city.

Radiofarda – Removing Iranian oil from the global market by November as called for by the United States is impossible, an Iranian oil official told the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.

Radiofarda – Intelligence agents have stormed the residence of an environmentalist who suspiciously died behind bars in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison last February.

Radiofarda – Protests against rising prices and chaos at foreign exchange rates continued in Tehran on June 26 for the third consecutive day. Protests have also spread to markets in several other Iranian cities, local media reported.

Radiofarda – Japan is analyzing the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran, which aim to cut Tehran’s oil exports out of the market, and will talk with Washington and other nations to avoid Japanese firms being adversely affected, the top government spokesman said Wednesday.