Radiofarda – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is under pressure by conflicting demands of the people and hardliners including those on top of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Radiofarda – While anti-Islamic Republic protests are going on in different cities in Iran, an eyewitness has disclosed that, for the first time, women spearheaded the demonstrations in city of Shahin Shahr, 24km (15 miles) north of Isfahan, the capital of a province with the same name, in central Iran.

AFP – A wave of US sanctions kicks in against Iran on Tuesday, cementing Washington’s hard line against Tehran after President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear pact.

AL-Arabia – Protests renewed in Tehran and several Iranian cities on Sunday evening, marking the sixth consecutive day of protests against the regime’s policies while some violent clashes erupted between protestors and security forces in some cities.

RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States is concerned about reports of Iranian authorities using “violence against unarmed citizens,” as street protests have hit Tehran and other cities over economic hardships.

Iran-HRM – Iran Human Rights Monitor – Monthly Report

Iran-HRW – Teacher’s Union Leader Mohammad Habibi sentenced to prison and lashes The lawyer of teachers’ rights activist, Mohammad Habibi said that his client has been sentenced to seven years and a half in prison, the state-run ISNA news agency reported on August 4, 2018.

RFL/RE – The United States plans to detail its fresh package of sanctions against Iran on August 6, with new currency restrictions to head the list.

RFL/RE – Iranian authorities have detained a deputy Central Bank governor amid street protests over the country’s economic difficulties, state-run media report, as Iran prepares to face a return of U.S. sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.

VOA — Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency is reporting that Saudi Arabia has agreed to issue visas to the head of Iran’s Saudi Arabian Interests Section and its staff.