Radiofarda – Reuters has surveyed 32 economists and analysts to find out what are their predictions for oil prices in 2019 and it seems that no one expects to see more expensive oil, at least for a while.

Radiofarda – Iranian government retirees in Tehran and farmers in Isfahan held protests on Wednesday, demanding money they believe is due to them from the state.

Radiofarda – A conservative cleric who was involved in extra-judicial killings of political prisoners in the late 1980s in Iran did not deny reports that he might be appointed to head the Islamic Republic’s all-powerful Judiciary.

Radiofarda – A member of parliament’s education commission says that a bus which crashed on December 25, killing 9 university students and injuring 28 others did not have technical inspection and was a salvage vehicle.

Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the United States would continue to cooperate with Israel over Syria and in countering Iran in the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.

Radiofarda – Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has said on Monday that Arab countries viewed Israel as an “indispensable ally” fighting Iran and the Islamic State.

Radiofarda – Iran’s Guardian Council has for the second time rejected a bill against funding terrorism, Fars news agency reported on January 1.

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 1st, 2019 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner was hanged on murder charges at Mashhad Central Prison.

Radiofarda – Latest figures released by Iran on December 30, indicate that the country’s non-oil exports have halved alongside a plunge in oil exports, after the United States imposed oil-related sanctions on November 4.