Radiofarda – The United States is trying to make Iran surrender through the imposition of sanctions, Iranian vice president Eshaq Jahangiri said on Wednesday.
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Why Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ Plan Won’t Curb Iran
Radiofarda – Commentary – (Maysam Behravesh is a journalist at the TV channel, Iran International and a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden. The opinions expressed here are his own.)
Read More »Economic Crisis In Iran Leading To Job Cuts And Inflation
Radiofarda – Iranian Auto parts manufacturers says 450 thousand workers in this industry are likely to lose their jobs as a result of Iran’s foreign currency crisis. At the same time, Iranian media report that rising prices of foodstuff and cost of housing on a daily basis make life harder for most Iranians.
Read More »DoE Ordered To Halt Investigation Into Environmentalists’ Detention
Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic’s judiciary has ordered the Department of Environment (DoE) to cease its investigation into the arrest of seven environmentalists who have been held incommunicado since January after being accused of espionage.
Read More »Trump to sanction Iranian ship for facilitating terror strikes in Red Sea
Al-Arabia – The Trump administration will take action against an Iranian ship that has been stationed at a key choke point in the Red Sea for months and is believed to be providing significant military and logistic aid to the Houthi militias Yemen.
Read More »Rajaei Shahr Prison: Ward Holding Sunni Prisoners Violently Raided
Iran-HRM – On the night of Tuesday, August 8, 2018, Ministry of Intelligence agents along with black-clad prison guards wearing face masks and anti-riot gear raided hall 21 of section 7 of Karaj’s Rajaie Shahr Prison (Alborz province). This section of the prison holds dozens of Sunni minority prisoners jailed for their religious and/or political activism.
Read More »Telegram Activist Transferred To Intelligence Ward In Evin Prison
Iran-HRM – Alireza Tavakoli, a Telegram activist who was held in Tehran’s Evin Prison for more than two years, was transferred from Ward 8 to a ward in the prison known as “209”, which is operated by the Ministry of Intelligence and does not fall under prison jurisdiction.
Read More »Hizballah Leader Claims Iran-Backed Forces Strong Despite U.S. Sanctions
RFL/RE – The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hizballah militia claims his group is stronger than ever despite U.S. sanctions and expects to “very soon” celebrate victory in the long war in Syria, where its fighters have battled alongside Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Read More »Afghanistan, The ‘Unintended Casualty’ Of U.S. Sanctions On Iran
RFL/RE – As the United States reinstates crippling economic sanctions on Iran, Washington’s ally in the region, Afghanistan, could become collateral damage.
Read More »In Iran, Kurdish Journalist Faces 3rd Summons by Officials This Year
VOA – An Iranian Kurdish journalist who has been summoned for questioning by Iran’s security and judicial authorities twice this year says he has been ordered to face a third round of questioning in the coming days.
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