Pompeo, Netanyahu Vow to Roll Back Iranian Aggression
VOA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are vowing to counter what they…
Month: March 2019
Iran: Harsh Sentence for Rights Lawyer Threatens Activism
CHRI - Lengthy Prison Terms Shows Effort to Deter Rights Advocacy The prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s draconian sentence…
Road map for Iran-EU trade and investment relations
Al-Monitor - The reimposition of secondary US sanctions and the consequent hesitation of international banks, European export credit agencies and…
Iran’s state TV woos audiences with American-style shows
Al-Monitor - Alarmed by losing viewers to home videos or online broadcasts, Iranian state TV has found a not-so-original way to keep…
Iran Labour Leaders To Stand Trial In Revolutionary Courts
Radiofarda - The trial of Esmaeil Bakhshi, Ali Nejati and other defendants arrested amid protests and strikes at the Haft…
Two Top Clerics In Iran Allegedly Involved In ‘Land Grab’ Scandal
Radiofarda - A right-wing student group in Iran has called on the country's new Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeesi (Raeisi) to…
Rouhani Promises Wage Increases As High Inflation Persists
Radiofarda - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has promised a 20 percent increase in public sector employee salaries beginning in the…
U.S. Extends Waiver To Allow Iraq To Buy Iranian Energy Supplies
Radiofarda - The United States is extending a waiver to allow Iraq to continue to buy electricity from Iran, despite…
Former Minister Given 20 Years For Financial Crimes
Radiofarda - A fast-track court set up last year in Iran to fight financial crimes has sentenced three former Bank…
Iran’s Mahan Air cancels Paris flights over ‘sanctions’
Al-Arabia - Iran’s Mahan Air has been forced to cancel its Paris flights over “sanctions”, its customer services team said…