Betraying Reformist backers, Rouhani paves way for Iran’s hard-liners to take office
Al-Monitor - "On victory day, everyone claps for a winner who acts with nonpartisanship. But they all keep a distance…
Month: January 2019
Can Iranian sovereign crypto-rial loosen sanctions straitjacket?
Al-Monitor - Iran has for years had to get creative to conduct financial transactions and fight off increasing economic isolation…
Billions Of Government Supplied Cheap Dollars Disappear
Radiofarda - The chairman of Iranian parliament’s economic commission says that $3.5 billion dollars of cheap foreign currency was handed…
Conservative Ayatollah Says Nuclear Agreement Must Be ‘Burned’
Radiofarda - Amid the controversy over the fate of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or Tehran's nuclear deal with…
Iran State TV Says Its US-Born Newscaster To Appear In Court
Radiofarda - Iran's state-run English-language channel is reporting that its American anchorwoman detained in the U.S. will appear in court…
Election Of A Non-Muslim And Flogging Of A City Chairman In Iran
Radiofarda - The conviction of a city council chairman in Iran to flogging for supporting the legal election of a…
Iran’s Oil Production And Exports Fall In A Market Full Of Inventories
RFL/RE - OPEC says Iran’s crude oil production declined about 1.04 million barrels per day (mb/d) to 2.769 mb/d in…
Trump Announces Expansion Of U.S. Missile Defense
RFL/RE - President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will develop new technologies -- including in space --…
A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 17, 2019
HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 17th, 2019 based on the information…
Sham Investigation of Labor Activist’s Alleged Torture Lacks Impartiality, Ignores Witnesses
CHRI - Iran Must Re-Open an Independent and Impartial Investigation into Labor Activist’s Abuse (more…)