HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 21st, 2019 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

PayvandNews – Three-time champions Iran have reached the quarter-finals of the AFC Asian Cup with a 2-0 victory over Oman in Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Radiofarda – While the commander of Iranian army’s air force says his troops “cannot wait to fight Israel and wipe it off the planet,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said “Iran will face the consequences of threatening to destroy Israel.”

Radiofarda – The father of detained civil activist Sepideh Qolian says security agents did not show an arrest warrant and her whereabouts remain unknown.

Radiofarda – In a surprising move, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has warned his country’s hardliners that “Standing against public demands is against the law and religion.”

Radiofarda – Iranian media reported on Monday that a Polish diplomatic delegation is in Tehran and has met Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.

Radiofarda – Despite being deposed and exiled by the Islamic Revolution four decades ago, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, also known as “King of Kings” and “Aryan Sun,” never really disappeared from political life in Iran.

Radiofarda – The governor of Iran’s central bank said on Monday that Japan has started importing Iranian oil, which was suspended due to U.S. sanctions.

Radiofarda – Tehran’s ambassador to London has accused human rights activists and institutions of “injustice and hypocrisy” over the case of a British-Iranian mother, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, held in custody in Iran.

Al-Arabia – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s air strikes on Syria on Monday had mainly targeted military positions set up by Iran, which he warned would face consequences for threatening to destroy Israel.