Radiofarda – All parliamentary motions for impeaching President Hassan Rouhani’s ministers have been shelved, a member of Majles (Islamic parliament) presidium has announced.
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Iran’s Environmentally Dangerous Gas Flaring Hits A Record High
Radiofarda – While Iran has stopped releasing any official report on gas flaring levels since early 2015, new statistics published by Planning and Budget Organization indicate that the volume has increased significantly to 17.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2017.
Read More »Iraq Has Stopped Issuing Visas Work Visas For Iranians
Radiofarda – The number of Iranians working in Iraq has dropped from 20,000 to 5,000 since Baghdad stopped issuing work visas for the citizens of the Islamic Republic, says the Governor General of Kurdistan province, western Iran.
Read More »Iran Says Trump’s Statement About Talks Is ‘False’
Raidofarda – Iran says Donald Trump’s statement that Iran wants talks with Washington is “false and an impossibility”.
Read More »Khamenei Aide Says U.S. Approached Him In Kabul Seeking Talks
Radiofarda – A close aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday U.S. officials had approached him during a visit he made last month to Afghanistan to request talks with Tehran, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Read More »Iran MP In Unprecedented Speech Calls For Major Change In Foreign Policy
Radiofarda – A member of Iran’s parliament says the country’s foreign policy has “a lot of unneeded costs” and these can “leave us paralyzed on the streets of Tehran”.
Read More »Iran Arrests 25 Currency Traders For ‘Disturbing Forex Market’
Radiofarda – Media in Iran reported on Monday that 25 people have been arrested for “disturbing the forex system of the country” and “smuggling foreign currencies by illegal trading”.
Read More »Trump Says Iran ‘Is Doing Very Poorly’ And Wants To Talk
Radiofarda – President Donald Trump on January 6 on his way to Camp David told reporters that Iran is facing difficulties and “they want to talk”.
Read More »Taliban Say Negotiations With Iran ‘Necessary’
Radiofarda – A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban says that negotiations between the militant group and Iran are “necessary.”
Read More »Activist’s Torture Complaint Raises Sensitivity, Mobilizes Some Politicians In Iran
Radiofarda – Outspoken MP and deputy speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Motahari has called on Iran’s intelligence Minister to order an investigation into the allegations of ministry agents torturing a labor activist.
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