rferl.org – President Hassan Rohani has told lawmakers that Iran will overcome newly reimposed U.S. sanctions and will show “the anti-Iranian officials in the White House” that the measures will fail to reach their goal.
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Reimposition Of Iran Sanctions Are Legal, Justified, U.S. Tells UN Court
rferl.org – The United States says the reimposition of nuclear-related sanctions against Iran is a legal and justified national security measure that cannot be challenged by Tehran at the United Nations’ highest court.
Read More »Kurdish political prisoner sews lips together demanding basic rights
iran-hrm – Ramin Hossein Panahi a Kurdish man who has been sentenced to death in Iran, has started a hunger strike with his mouth sewn at Sunday evening local time.
Read More »Iran Imprisons Tabriz University Student Accused of Attending Protests
iran-hrm – Tabriz University Student Roya Saghiri was transferred to Tabriz Prison on August 25, 2018, to serve a 23-month prison sentence. She published the news of her conviction and imprisonment on her Instagram page.
Read More »Senior Security Official Threatens Social Media Users
Iran HRM – Iranian Police Commander Hossein Ashtari has warned that anyone using social media to incite people to “insult sanctities” or “damage public property” will be punished.
Read More »Two killed, 255 injured as earthquake rocks Iran, aftershocks felt in Iraq
alarabiya – A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 255, officials said.
Read More »British-Iranian Aid Worker Returned To Tehran Prison After Three-Day Release
rferl.org – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was returned to prison in Tehran after a request to extend her three-day temporary release was rejected by Iranian authorities, her husband says.
Read More »Iranian Defense Minister In Syria To Discuss Cooperation
rferl.org – Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami has arrived in Syria on a two-day visit aimed at further developing bilateral cooperation, Iranian media report.
Read More »Iran Lawmakers Sack Economy Minister In Another Blow To President Rohani
rferl.org – The Iranian parliament has voted to remove the minister of economic affairs and finance from office, amid mounting discontentment toward President Hassan Rohani’s government over a deterioration in the country’s economic situation.
Read More »RSF Criticizes Harsh Sentences For Staff Of Gonabadi Dervishes Website
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the “extremely harsh” sentences that a Tehran Revolution Court gave last week to six staffers of the Majzooban-i Noor (Enchanted By Light) website.
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