5 reasons Rouhani’s rivals want him to stay put
Al-Monitor - Parts of the Tehran Grand Bazaar, a traditionalist bastion in the heart of the Iranian capital, shuttered on…
Month: July 2018
Iranian media claim MEK member behind Paris terror plot
Al-Monitor - As President Hassan Rouhani embarked on a European trip to salvage the nuclear deal, news broke that a…
53 And Counting! Heat Wave Breaks Records In Iran, Across The Caucasus
RFL/RE - An intense heat wave is shattering temperature records in Iran and the Caucasus nations of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and…
No breakthrough in nuclear talks as Iran demands more after U.S. exit
Reuters - World powers and Iran appeared to make no concrete breakthrough on Friday in talks to provide Tehran with…
IRAN: LAWYER JAILED FOR DEFENDING WOMEN’S RIGHTS: NASRIN SOTOUDEH
Amensty - Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since her arrest on 13…
Iran, Pentagon Trade Warnings Over U.S. Effort To Block Iranian Oil Exports
RFE/RL - The United States and Iran have traded warnings over U.S. efforts to block Iran's oil exports, with Tehran suggesting…
Pompeo To Lobby On Iran During His Long Trip To Asia, ME
Radiofarda - US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s pressure campaign to isolate Tehran has gained momentum ahead of his scheduled…
US-Israel Task Force Aims At Increasing “Internal Pressure” On Iran
Radiofarda - United States and Israel have created a joint task force aiming at increasing internal pressure on the Iranian…
Group Of MPs Demand Lifting Travel Ban On Sunni Clergy
Radiofarda - Tehran’s outspoken representative to Majles (Islamic Republic’s parliament) Mahmoud Sadeghi, along with twenty other legislators, has called upon…
EU Backs Plan For European Investment Bank Work In Iran
Radiofarda - EU lawmakers gave approval on Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming…