Radiofarda – The Iranian embassy in Georgia has confirmed reports on December 2 about the deportation or entry ban of dozens of Iranian citizens from the Caucasus country.

Radiofarda – Amid U.S. sanctions on Iran, Iraq is currently facing a challenge in addressing energy needs and supply of other vital goods, as its chief supplier of natural resources and a key trading partner grapples with its own isolation.

Al-Arabia – Workers at Iran’s Ahwaz steel factory protested on Sunday for the 17th day in a row in Ahwazi streets and in front of governmental departments, chanting slogans against the regime’s intervention in Syria and against rising living expenses.

RFL/RE – The Iranian military says it will keep conducting missile tests despite U.S. condemnation of them.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A juvenile offender who had been sentenced to death for committing an alleged murder at the age of 16, was hanged at Rajai Shahr prison. Iran Human Rights (IHR) had previously reported about the execution of 10 prisoners at Rajai Shahr Prison on November 14, 2018. New documents obtained by IHR show that one of the …

CHRI  – The following open letter was written and signed by six families of dual and foreign nationals who have been imprisoned in Iran. 

Radiofarda – Videos and images published on social media confirm that steel workers in Ahvaz, capital of oil-rich Khuzestan province staged a large protest on Sunday and marched in the main streets of the city.

Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has condemned what he described as Iran’s testing of a medium-range ballistic missile “capable of carrying multiple warheads.”

Radiofarda – The conservative and semi-official Iranian Mehr news agency in an exclusive report on Saturday says a group of evangelical Christians have been arrested in Iran.

Radiofarda – The Institute for International Strategic Studies has published an analysis of Iran’s 2018-19 budget suggesting an “upward trajectory” for Iran’s defense spending.