Radiofarda – An Iranian Parliamentary official says financial corruption is widespread “in all of the ministries of the Iranian government.”

Radiofarda – With over 3 million Afghan refugees, Iran has one of the world’s largest refugee populations. They often lead a precarious existence without access to basic health and social services, and inclusion of Afghan refugee children in the Iranian education system is a particular struggle, especially for those who are undocumented.

Radiofarda – Iran’s manufacturing sector is in crisis, according to a veteran labor activist supported by the Islamic Republic’s establishment.

Al-Arabia – Iran is bracing for the restoration of US sanctions on its vital oil industry next week, as it grapples with an economic crisis that has sparked sporadic protests over rising prices, corruption and unemployment.

Iran-HRM – Prison sentence against the vice-President of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company, Ebrahim Madadi was upheld by Tehran’s Appeals Court.

RFL/RE – Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says he made clear to U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton last week that Armenia will pursue its national interests and maintain “special relations” with its neighbor Iran.

RFL/RE – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling Iran the “most potent force of militant Islam,” says he has warned Europe of possible Iranian attacks on its soil.

RFL/RE – Norway summoned the Iranian ambassador in Oslo on November 1 to protest a suspected assassination plot against an Iranian Arab opposition figure in Denmark that allegedly involved a Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin.

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities have waged a sweeping crackdown against the Ahwazi Arab ethnic minority, arresting hundreds of people in Khuzestan province, southern Iran, in recent weeks, said Amnesty International.

Radiofarda – The EU effort to save the Iran nuclear accord by building a mechanism to buy Tehran’s oil despite the return of US sanctions has run into difficulty.