Surging prices may push Iran’s housing sector back into recession
Al-Monitor - Since January, Iran's housing sector has been in a long-awaited boom phase after a five-year recession — the…
Month: September 2018
Backlash in Iran as some wartime veterans circumvent new retirement law
Al-Monitor - Iran's important new retirement law, approved by the powerful Guardian Council enacted by the country's parliament, could effectively put an end to the…
Iran’s Problems With America Won’t End With Trump’s Departure
PayvandNews - According to reports in the U.S. media, former Secretary of State John Kerry in meetings with Javad Zarif…
Kiarostami to Panahi: photographs by Iranian film-makers – in pictures
theguardian -Despite facing censorship, house arrest and exile, directors such as Jafar Panahi and the late Abbas Kiarostami kept Iran…
Iran Intelligence Organs Harass Children of Rights Activist
Radiofarda - Harassment by Iranian authorities of jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s family has intensified, activists report. (more…)
Rouhani and Zarif To Take Part In UNGA As ‘A Chance For Diplomacy’
Radiofarda - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he and President Hassan Rouhani will go to New York next…
WATCH: The story behind Iran’s paradoxical battle against social media
Al-Arabia - Iran’s Foreign Minister has used Twitter to speak out against Twitter, despite Iran officially blocking Twitter. Here’s the…
Congressmen seek to counter Iran
Kurdistan 24 — Rep. Ted Poe (R, Texas) is a co-sponsor of important legislation now before the US Congress: “The…
Cybersecurity firm: More Iran hacks as US sanctions loomed
AP — A cybersecurity firm is warning that Iranian government-aligned hackers have stepped up their efforts in the wake of…
‘If US Can Impose Sanctions, We Can Circumvent’, Says Iran Official
Radiofarda - An advisor to Iran’s oil minister says, “If the United States has experience in imposing sanctions, we have…