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Month: April 2019

US Envoy: 3 Countries Granted Iran Oil Waivers Have Cut Imports to Zero

VOA — Three of the eight countries to which Washington granted waivers to import Iranian oil have now cut their…

Iranian Official: State Bans on Social Media Apps Have Slowed Flood Relief

CHRI - Iranians Ask Why Apps that Could Hasten Relief Remain Blocked State filters on social media apps have reduced…

Separate and parallel: Why are Iranian conservatives creating ‘safe havens’?

Al-Monitor - On the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution back in February, Ayatollah Ali Khameneiunderlined the necessity of leading…

Controversial Iranian rapper reignites clash between Reformists, hard-liners

Al-Monitor - Political controversy has never ceased to surround the artistic career of Iranian rapper Amir Hossein Maghsoudlou, known by…

Latest On Iran Flood Disaster: Extraordinary Emergency In Many Towns

Radiofarda - Heavy rains on Monday completely overwhelmed several towns in the mountainous Lorestan province, where forced evacuations were ordered…

New Research Names Many Current Iranian Officials As Rights Violators

Radiofarda - On the fortieth anniversary of a referendum that led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic in Iran,…

Iran Rights Activist Reportedly Arrested And Later Released

Radiofarda - Iranian Baha'i citizen and human rights activist, Jinous Sobhani, was briefly arrested, Iran Human rights Documentation Center (IHRDC)…

Iran orders evacuation of 70 villages in oil province of Khuzestan due to flood risk

Al-Arabia - The risk of floods has forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the…

U.S. Considering Additional Iran Sanctions, Official Says

RFL/RE - Washington is considering additional sanctions against Iran, a senior U.S. administration official has said. The United States intends…

Thousands Of Homes Destroyed In Iran As Deadly Floods Spread

An Iranian state-linked charity says more than 25,000 homes have been destroyed in flash floods across Iran amid what authorities…