Al-Arabia – Iran’s militias were behind the chemical attack targeting Aleppo, and they seek to abort the Sochi deal in Idlib, the head of the High Negotiations Committee, Naser al-Hariri, told al-Hadath news channel.

Al-Arabia – The European initiative known as the “special purpose vehicle” aiming to facilitate financial transactions between the Green Continent and Iran’s regime – read bypass US sanctions – is very shaky and unstable.

VOA – A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook a province in western Iran Sunday, injuring more than 400, but no deaths are reported.

PayvandNews – Iran has begun to issue electronic visa for foreign tourists as part of a larger initiative to cope with the restrictions imposed by the US administration on those traveling to the country.

PayvandNews – Former Iranian soccer star, now in charge of football development at the local football federation, told local media this week that 17% of former Iranian footballers, who have played for different Iranian clubs and the national team, are suffering from drug addiction.

Reuters – China’s state-owned CNPC has replaced France’s Total in Iran’s multibillion-dollar South Pars gas project, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said, according to the semi-official news agency ICANA on Sunday.

iran-hrm – Critically ill human rights defender Arash Sadeghi held at Raja’i Shahr prison, has been suffering from a serious infection in his surgical wound due to unsanitary conditions and medical malpractice.

iran-hrm – Political prisoner Arzhang Davoudi, held in the quarantine section of the Zahedan prison is reportedly under torture is reportedly under torture despite poor health. There has been no news of Davoudi since March.

iran-hrm – Shahrzad Nazifi, a motocross champion, was arrested on Sunday, November 18, 2018, by security forces in Tehran and taken to Evin Prison.

iran-hrm – Following days of protests by workers of Iran National Steel Group southwest Iran, the anti riot police attacked the demonstration.