Strait of Hormuz: The World’s Most Important Oil Artery
VOA - Iran has said it would block the Strait of Hormuz if it was barred from using the strategic…
Month: April 2019
Imprisoned University Student Starts Hunger Strike For Lack Of Medical Care
Iran_HRM - Imprisoned university student Mojtaba Dadashi has started a hunger strike since April 23, in protest against the denial…
Saudi Calls For Pressure On Iran After U.S. Ends Oil Exemptions
Radiofarda - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for international pressure to be kept up on Tehran after a US decision…
Leader Of ‘Deviant’ Iran Sect Freed After Years In Prison
Radiofarda - The leader of a "deviant" spiritual movement whose repeated death sentences drew international condemnation has been freed after…
EU Reacts Negatively To U.S. Decision Ending Iran Oil Purchase Exemptions
Radiofarda - The European Union has reacted negatively to the latest U.S. move to increase pressure on Iran. The European…
Iranian parliament labels entire US military as terrorist
Al-Arabia - Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that labels all US military forces as terrorists, state TV…
Lebanese FM received Iranian funds in Red Crescent parcels: Ex Justice Minister
Al-Arabia - Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has been accused of engaging in widespread acts of corruption, including receiving Iranian…
Oil Prices Spike as US Insists All Countries Stop Iranian Imports
VOA - Oil prices reached a six-month high Tuesday after the Trump administration announced it would no longer exempt countries…
Workers’ Rights Activists Arrested for Revealing Torture by Intelligence Ministry Held Unlawfully
CHRI - Lawyers representing workers’ rights activists Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Qoliyan say the two are being held unlawfully now that…
Prosecutor General’s Cyber Division Launches New Online Censorship Center in Iran
CHRI - Some Internet Users in Iran Warned of Prosecution for Accessing Blacklisted Websites In 2019, Iranian media outlets began…