Radiofarda – While the fate of the newly elected pro-reform Mayor of Tehran is still in limbo, Majles (Iranian parliament) has stepped in to follow up his case.
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Pompeo: US-Saudi partnership is vital in rooting out Iranian regime, ISIS
Al-Arabia – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a powerful force for stability in the Middle East.
Read More »EU reiterates commitment to Iran nuclear deal in talks with Zarif
AL-Arabia – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Geneva on Wednesday and reiterated the bloc’s determination to preserve the multilateral nuclear deal, an EU statement said.
Read More »Gonabadi Dervish Women Brutally Beaten Up In Qarchak Prison
Iran-HRM – Three women from Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority community, imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin, were reportedly attacked and beaten by the prison warden after they asked for their personal belongings confiscated back in June.
Read More »Iranian Juvenile Offender May Be At Risk Of Imminent Execution
Iran-HRM – Juvenile offender Milad Azimi, may be at risk of execution for a crime he allegedly committed when he was 16, according to the state-run daily newspaper Hamdeli.
Read More »Iran Vows to Fight Trump’s Israel-Palestinian Deal
VOA — Iran is determined to fight against U.S. President Donald Trump’s anticipated Israel-Palestinian peace plan, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said Tuesday according to semi-official news agency ISNA.
Read More »Iran, Russia move to expand security collaboration
Al-Monitor – Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs, Hossein Zolfaqari, met with Vasilii Piskarev, the chairman of the Russian Duma’s Committee on Security and Corruption Control, on Nov. 5. At the meeting, both sides stressed the need to finalize a bilateral security agreement and described cybersecurity, the fight against terrorism and countering drug proliferation and illegal immigration as key aspects of such an accord.
Read More »Iran hard-line MPs gird to impeach Zarif
Al-Monitor – Only a few weeks after a fresh Cabinet reshuffle triggered by multiple impeachments, a group of Iranian hard-line lawmakers is going out of its way to unseat four ministers. The foreign, interior, science and education ministers are now on the list.
Read More »What’s it like to be a female football player in Iran?
aljazeera.com – Iranian women tackle odds to earn place in football pitch that is still currently dominated by men.
Read More »Iranian MPs Submit Request To Impeach Zarif
Radiofarda – A member of Iranian parliament’s presidium has told an Iranian news website that a proposal for impeaching foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been received by parliament’s leadership.
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