radiofarda – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has responded to criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump by declaring that the United States supports “dictators, butchers, and extremists” in the Middle East.

radiofarda – In a speech published on Wednesday, February 6, Islamic republic’s attorney general claims to have “a lot of documents about “infiltration” and attacked a wide swath of Iranian opposition, from monarchists to the Mojahedin group and even a women’s rights activist, Masih Alinejad.

Radiofarda – Iran’s oil minister on Tuesday criticized Greece and Italy for not buying its oil despite U.S. waivers exempting them from sanctions and said they had not offered Tehran any explanation for their decision.

Radiofarda – The secretary of Iran’s National Security Council warned Israel on Tuesday of a “firm and appropriate” response aimed at deterring Israeli attacks in Syria, and “teaching a lesson” to “criminal Israeli rulers”.

RFL/RE – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Iranian-American women’s rights activist and journalist Masih Alinejad on Monday February 4 and thanked her for her bravery.

Radiofarda – A member of Iran’s parliament says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has decided to take $1.5 billion from the National Development Fund to “reinforce” the defenses of the country.

Radiofarda – A prominent former revolutionary turned opponent of the ruling Islamic establishment in Iran says he will ignore a summons to appear before the Revolutionary Court.

Al-Arabia – Iran dismissed on Tuesday the European Union’s unease about its missile program and rights abuses, calling it “non-constructive”, as Europe seeks to shield Iran from US sanctions while containing its regional policies.

Iran-HRM – Gonabadi Dervish women held in Qarchak prison on January 31, 2019, wrote a letter to the prison’s warden Mohammadi to protest being locked up with prisoners convicted of drug trafficking, robbery and murder.

VOA — The U.S.-led coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq Monday denied it faced a head-to-head encounter with the Iran-backed militia known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the Nineveh province of Iraq.