France’s Total Leaves Iran Amid Sanctions Threat From U.S.
rferl.org - Iran’s oil minister says the French oil-and-natural-gas company Total has "officially left" Iran amid threats by the United…
Month: August 2018
35 children forced to marry in just one Iranian town
There have been 35 instances of marriages of girls between the ages of 10 to 13 in Markazi Province in…
Iran hangs six men for armed robbery
iran-hrm - Iran hanged six men convicted of stealing 10kg of gold jewelry using cold weapons, the state media reported.…
Iran’s Security Forces Arrest Baha’is in northern city of Shiraz
iran-hrm - A number of Baha’is were arrested on Friday, August 17, for their religious beliefs in Shiraz, southern Iran.…
Dervish activists sentenced to long prison terms by notorious judge
iran-hrm - Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam, Gonabadi Dervish and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor, a website affiliated with Gonabadi…
Iranian MP says 60 million Iranians are facing famine and hunger
iran-hrm - The use of terms such as “line of poverty” and “absolute poverty” have become commonplace in Iran. And…
Washington agrees with Putin on Iran’s pullout from Syria
alarabiya - The United States is facing a new turning point in its policy toward Syria, as it announced the…
Iran Defense Chief Vows Continued Missile Efforts, New Fighter Jet
radiofarda - Iran’s defense minister says the country will continue to focus efforts on developing missile capabilities and will next…
Rouhani VP Says Corruption Has Reached Top Officials
radiofarda - Corruption in Iran has spread and extended to “a number of top state officials”, the Islamic Republic’s Vice…
Merkel, Putin Exchange Views On Ukraine, Syria, Iran, Pipeline
rferl.org - The Kremlin says German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a “"very serious and detailed"…