Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Akbar Bagheri has started a hunger strike since Wednesday, May 15, to protest his abrupt transfer from Evin Prison to the Great Tehran Penitentiary. He has gone on dry hunger strike to demand his transfer to Evin Prison. Suffering from intestinal bleeding, Akbar Bagheri was taken to hospital in April but returned to jail after two days …

VOA – U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new threat to Iran, saying a conflict would be the “official end” of the Islamic republic. Trump’s remarks on May 20 came as Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, warned it was ready to respond to Tehran’s alleged provocations with “all strength.” The warnings came amid concerns about a potential military …

RFL/RE – A rocket landed in Baghdad’s Green Zone near the huge U.S. Embassy compound amid heightened tensions in the region as Washington withdraws personnel from Iraq and President Donald Trump issued a warning to Iran. Iraq’s state-run news agency said there were no casualties as a result of the Katyusha rocket exploding less than 1 kilometer from the U.S. …

VOA – President Donald Trump has given a strong warning to Iran, threatening its destruction if it attacks the United States or U.S. interests. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran,” Trump tweeted Sunday. “Never threaten the United States again!” Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end …

VOA — In word and deed, the administration of President Donald Trump has been sounding the alarm over Iran and its proxies. “If American interests are attacked, we will most certainly respond in an appropriate fashion,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned last week. Later this week, U.S. officials are expected to brief lawmakers on what has led the …

CHRI – Behind Bars Unjustly Since 2009, Eligible for Release in 2017 May 20, 2019—Iran must end the cruel and unlawful imprisonment of Maryam Akbari-Monfared, who has already served nearly ten years on baseless charges and should have been eligible for release last year, and free her immediately, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) and Justice for Iran (JFI) …

Al-Monitor – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesperson for Arab Media, Ofir Gendelman, recently accused the organizers of the Tehran International Book Fair of showcasing “dozens of anti-Semitic books on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day.” Gendelman made the commentin a tweet along with pictures of the visit of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the book fair as well …

Radiofarda – For the first time in days a top Iranian revolutionary Guard commander has commented about ongoing tensions in the Persian Gulf, saying that Iran does not seek war, but is not afraid of it either. The newly appointed chief commander of the Guards, Hossein Salami, in a ceremony introducing new commanders for the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for an Iranian man accused of murdering an American woman during a robbery in 2012. The official Iran Daily identified the accused May 18 by his first name, Siamak. According to Iran, Siamak, twenty-year-old at the time, plotted along with his 21-year-old accomplice, Akbar, to steal a car belonging to …

Al-Arabia – Iran is not pursuing war, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday, according to the Fars news agency.“The difference between us and them is that they are afraid of war and don’t have the will for it,” Major General Hossein Salami said. Salami had said on Saturday that his country is in a full intelligence war …