Iran Human Rights – A prisoner was executed at Nashtarud-Tonekabon Prison on murder charges this morning.

Al-Monitor – After ups and downs and weeks of debate between critics and supporters of the Iranian president over whether he should attend this year’s UN General Assembly meeting, Hassan Rouhani delivered his speech in New York on Sept. 25. Both sides now seem to be applauding his performance.

Al-Monitor – The most recent name to surface as a likely candidate for Iraq’s premiership is Adel Abdul Mahdi, a former head of the Ministry of Oil and Ministry of Finance and a one-time vice president of the country. Following negotiations said to have involved Hezbollah, Mahdi now appears to have the support of two on-again, off-again rival parliamentary coalitions: the Sairoon Alliance of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the …

Radiofarda – President Donald Trump told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that there would be consequences on those who fail to comply with U.S. sanctions on Iran in an apparent message to European efforts to save the 2015 nuclear accord.

Shabtabnews – Ahmad Irankhah and Saeed Durandish were arrested two days ago and imprisoned in Fashafiyeh Prison as they protested the lack of information about the whereabouts of eight imprisoned Sufis who have disappeared since the prison authorities  assaulted the  Sufis  in Fashafiyeh prison last month.

Shabtabnews – In its annual report on Iran, the US state department documents the magnitude of the Islamic Republic’s  destructive activities at home and abroad. Many of the activities highlighted have occurred recently, while others date back to the early days of the revolution. As this report makes clear, the one constant is that the Iranian regime will do whatever it takes to maintain its …

Radiofarda – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has expressed a new view about negotiations between Iran and the United States during his speech at the UN General Assembly. “For dialogue to take place, there is no need for a photo opportunity. The two sides can listen to each other right here in this Assembly. I am starting the dialogue right here,” …

Radiofarda – Meticulously planned, orchestrated and choreographed, official ceremonies attended by the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader are also a barometer to measure the guests’ intimacy with the host, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Radiofarda – A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official warned European powers on Tuesday that they were offering Iran a glimmer of hope by trying to keep trade flowing, but that ultimately they would fall behind the United States’ tough approach on Tehran.

Al-Arabia – American President Donald Trump’s speech at the podium of the United Nations, the glass building with its famous hall and even more famous podium, clearly revealed his plan to force the ruling regime in Iran to change its behavior or to exert “maximum pressure” on it.