Al-Arabia – Iran’s defense minister, Amir Hatami, said his country has been supporting the Houthis in Yemen, but claimed that the support was limited to the “moral side”, while other Iranian officials have repeatedly stressed that such support includes arming and sending missiles, experts and money.
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U.S. Condemns Iran Missile Test
RFL/RE – 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.”
Read More »Report: Iran Sentences Female Pro-Reform Journalist to Jail
VOA -Iranian semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that a revolutionary court has sentenced a female pro-reform journalist to a nearly 13-year prison term over security charges.
Read More »It’s too early to cheer the so-called end of Iran’s notorious ban on women in sports stadiums
HRW – In early November, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was in Iran for the finals of the Asian Football Confederation tournament. This was his second visit this year to Tehran’s Azadi “Freedom” Stadium, where women have been banned since 1981.
Read More »Iran’s Chain Murders: A wave of killings that shook a nation
BBC – It was an incident they were told never to talk about and for several years they heeded that warning. A group of 21 Iranian poets, writers and journalists believed they were heading to a literary conference in neighbouring Armenia in August 1996. But what should have been a routine trip turned into one of the most terrifying experiences …
Read More »Iran: Juvenile Offender Seyyed-Danial ZeinolAbedin Sentenced to Death
Iran Human Rights – Seyed Danial ZeinolAbedini is a juvenile offender whose death sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court and is scheduled for execution. Iran Human Rights (IHR) urges the Iranian authorities to stop juvenile executions and calls on the international community to pay urgent attention to Seyyed-Danidal’s case.
Read More »Former Supporter Calls For Khamenei To Step Down
Radiofarda – An outspoken Iranian former political prisoner has once again lambasted the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisting that his “concentrated power” and “leadership for life” are the main sources of widespread corruption across the country.
Read More »Iran Hails Oil-For-Goods Deal With South Korea
Radiofarda – Iran said Saturday it had finalised a deal with South Korea to trade oil for goods, skirting renewed US sanctions.
Read More »After Trump Calls, Gulf OPEC Members Cover Most Of Iran Oil Loss – Reuters Survey
Reuters – OPEC oil supply has fallen in November from a two-year high due to U.S. sanctions on Iran, a Reuters survey found, although most of the output gap left byIran was plugged by Saudi Arabia and the UAE in response to calls from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Read More »Conservative MP Accuses ‘Infiltrators’ Of Population Control Agenda
Radiofarda – A conservative member of Iran’s parliament says family planning activists with a population control agenda have “infiltrated” state agencies and presented officials with “manipulated and doctored” statistics showing the country’s population growth must be curbed.
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