Radiofarda – In a move to increase pressure on the former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a court in Iran has issued additional jail sentences for two of his close allies.

Radiofarda – Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo has stopped assembling trucks in Iran because U.S. sanctions are preventing it from being paid, a spokesman for the company said on Monday.

Al-Arabia – The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned US and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a “devastating” response from Tehran, accusing them of involvement in an attack on a military parade in the city of Ahwaz.

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – In the past month alone, eighteen hunger striking Gonabadi Dervish prisoners in Iran have been beaten with batons, tased, and electrically shocked – and now, the prison’s warden has outwardly stated that it is not his concern if they die.

Iran-HRM – Reports from Ahvaz, southwest Iran, indicate security forces launching a mass arresting campaign targeting Ahvazi Arab activists. In some districts security forces have opened fire on young activists attempting to flee.

RFL/RE – Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent, hitting a four-year high, after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other global producers declined to announce an immediate increase in production.

RFL/RE – Thousands of people have gathered in the streets of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz to mourn the victims of an attack on a military parade that killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens.

VOA – Iran’s president is blaming the United States and its Gulf Arab allies for the brazen attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran that killed at least 25 people and wounded nearly 70.

VOA – As world leaders converge on the United Nations General Assembly in New York, top U.S. officials say President Donald Trump would be open to meeting there this week with Iranian leaders — if Iran is willing to change its behavior and engage in constructive dialogue. The remarks come as Iran blamed the U.S. and its allies for an …

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Several Ahwazi Arab residents of Susangerd, Dasht-e Azadegan (in the province of Khuzestan, southwestern Iran) were detained by security forces and transferred to an unknown location on September 19, 2018 after reportedly chanting protests during a Shiite religious ceremony.