Khamenei Confidant Implicates IRGC Intelligence Chief In Financial Corruption
Radiofarda - The former head of Iran's State TV Mohammad Sarafraz has accused IRGC Intelligence Organization of obstructing attempts to…
Month: May 2019
Bahrain Says Iran ‘Will Not Be Allowed’ To Close Hormuz
Radiofarda - Bahrain’s foreign minister has said that Iran “will not be allowed to close for one day the Strait…
Several Iranian Teachers Arrested During Nationwide Protest
Iran-HRM - The Iranian Teachers Unions Coordination Council reported that several teachers were arrested during the protests across the country…
China, Turkey, India Silent on Buying Iran’s Oil as US Ban Begins
VOA - Iran’s biggest likely remaining oil customers, China, Turkey and India, were silent about purchases of Iranian crude Thursday…
Russia, Iran Maneuver for Influence in Syria
VOA - Once-hidden Russian-Iranian disagreements over Syria are starting to surface. Moscow and Tehran are jostling to wield the main…
“Press Freedom Is in Decline in Iran, Rest of World” – Head of RFS’s Iran/Afghanistan Desk
Radiozamaneh - World Press Freedom Day arrives on May 3 in a time when journalists are under pressure throughout the…
“I miss you my dearest” – Nasrin Sotoudeh’s letters to her children from prison
Amnesty - Iranian lawyer and women’s rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh’s heartbreaking letters from prison reveal the trauma inflicted on families…
30 Years After Rushdie Fatwa: Iranian Exiled Writer Received Death Threats Following Fatwa By Ayatollah
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Iranian Shia cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi has recently issued a fatwa (religious verdict) saying…
Iran arrests dozens at International Workers’ Day protests
Al-Monitor - Iranian authorities violently dispersed gatherings of independent Iranian labor organizations and arrested dozens of activists who were protesting in association with…
Return To Motherland: Asiatic lion returns to Iran after 80 years
PayvandNews - Tehran Zoological Garden, also known as Eram Zoo, will be home to Asiatic lion, which was extinct in…