PayvandNews – Some 2 million Iraqi nationals visited Iran during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), turning the country into Iran’s largest source of tourists, ISNA reported.
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Rouhani Defends Anti-Corruption Bills, Citing Lower Cost Of Living
Radiofarda – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lambasted critics for blocking the government’s plan to join international anti-money laundering conventions such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
Read More »IRGC Commander Says U.S. ‘Pressured’ By Iran Missile Tests
Radiofarda – Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that Iran recently tested a ballistic missile, reported ten days ago by the United States.
Read More »Pompeo Demands Release Of Americans Held In Iran
Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10 called attention to “innocent Americans held hostage” by Iran and demanded their release.
Read More »As Sanctions Take Hold, Iran Exports To U.S. Come To A Halt
Radiofarda – Iran’s exports to the United States has almost reached zero during September and October, a month after United States slapped its first round of sanctions on the Islamic Republic, targeting the financial and industrial sectors.
Read More »EU’s Top Diplomat: EU-Iran Trade Vehicle Could Be Ready By Year-End
Radiofarda – The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday a system to facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran and circumvent U.S. sanctions could be in place by year’s end.
Read More »Iran’s Chabahar Port: A new flashpoint in unstable region
Al-Arabia – Iran’s Chabahar port is the latest flashpoint in a region already plagued by local conflicts and strategic competition. The suicide attack in the city on Dec. 6 is unusual on multiple levels.
Read More »Iran says it recently tested a ballistic missile
Al-Arabia – A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday that Iran had recently carried out a ballistic missile test but he did not specify what kind of missile had been tested, according to Fars News.
Read More »How Iran signals future waves of crackdown, terror attacks
Al-Arabia – The recent car bombing incident in Chabahar, southeast Iran, sounds alarm bells for those familiar with the history of the Iranian regime. What is being described as a suicide car bombing outside a city police station, considering the conglomerate of Iran’s security entities, is quite suspicious to say the least.
Read More »Authorities Break Political Prisoner’s Legs And And Shoulder
Iran-HRM – Sources say political prisoner Arzhang Davoodi was beaten and thrown off a staircase and broken his two legs and shoulder at Zahedan Central Prison in Iran’s Baluchistan province.
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