RFL/RE – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on July 21 that it would be an “obvious mistake” for officials in Tehran to negotiate with the United States because Washington is unreliable.
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Pompeo Reaches Out To Iranian-Americans Amid Hard-Line On Iran
RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will reach out to a divided Iranian-American community — some of whom are dismayed by Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and the reimposition of sanctions as well as a travel ban that prevents many Iranians from entering the United States — in a July 22 speech near Los Angeles.
Read More »Militants Kill 10 Iranian Soldiers Near Iraqi Border
RFL/RE – Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported on July 21 that militants killed 10 soldiers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) during an overnight attack near the border with Iraq.
Read More »Iranian-Born Man With Knife Injures 10 In Attack On German Bus
RFL/RE – An Iranian-born man with a knife injured 10 people in an attack aboard a bus in northern Germany before being overpowered by passengers and arrested by police, the local prosecutor said.
Read More »Iran: Crackdown on Student Activists
HRW – Iranian authorities have increased their crackdown on student protesters with prison terms and restrictions on their peaceful activities, Human Rights Watch said today.
Read More »BELARUS: IRANIAN IN BELARUS AT RISK OF IMMINENT DEPORTATION: MEHRDAD JAMSHIDIAN
Amensty – Iranian citizen Mehrdad Jamshidian, who suffers from acute ill-health, was detained on 14 June in Belarus. He is at imminent risk of deportation to Iran, where he may be subjected to torture and the death penalty for ‘apostasy’ and murder accusations.
Read More »Iran Executions: Prisoner Hanged in Birjand
Iran Human Rights – A prisoner was executed at Birjand Central Prison on murder charges.
Read More »Sanctions threaten Iran’s dream of becoming Eurasian transport hub
Al-Monitor – The Middle East is a place of zero-sum games in which Iran is a player. Beyond the region, however, in Eurasia, Tehran is attempting to take part in a win-win game.
Read More »Iranian Girls Burned in 2012 School Fire Protest for Aid in Tehran
VOA – A group of Iranian girls who suffered severe burns in a 2012 school fire have staged a protest in Tehran to draw attention to what they say are broken promises of government aid.
Read More »Japan To Suspend Imports Of Iranian Oil In Light Of Reimposed Sanctions
Radiofarda – Japan is preparing to suspend its crude oil imports from Iran to comply with U.S. demands that are reinforced with threats of sanctions against companies that don’t adhere to them. As a result, Japan’s Iranian oil imports are expected to plunge to zero as soon as October.
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