Al-Arabia – Russia and its partners will take steps to counter new sanctions that Washington has said it will impose on Iran, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Monday.In the comments reported by TASS and RIA, Ryabkov did not specify what those steps would be.He said the imposition of US sanctions would …

Iran-HRM – Civil activist Soheil Arabi has been taken to the dispensary of Fashafouyeh Prison (a.k.a the Greater Tehran’s Penitentiary) after his health critically deteriorated since Saturday, June 15, 2019, when he went on hunger strike. This is the third time Soheil Arabi is going on hunger strike, this time to protest poor prison conditions, violent mistreatment of prisoners by …

Iran-HRM – A man by the name of Jamal Haji Zavareii was executed on Friday, June 21, in an unknown location in Tehran. Jamal Haji Zavareii, 47, a former employee of the IRGC Aerospace, had been arrested on September 5, 2017, along with his wife Leila Tajik, on the charge of “spying for an enemy state.” Prior to his execution, …

RFL/RE- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on June 24 during a trip to the Persian Gulf to build a “global coalition” on Iran that will include a visit to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).Pompeo told reporters on June 23 before leaving Washington that he will talk with the two U.S. Sunni Arab allies “about how …

Radiozamaneh – It was a Wednesday and the beginning of the summer of 1908. A 34-year-old journalist was dragged in chains to the “King’s Garden” in the center of Tehran. King’s Garden, Tehran Two executioners put a noose around his neck. As they pulled the rope from the side, blood came out from his mouth. A third henchman stabbed him …

Radiofarda – Cybersecurity firms say Iran has increased its offensive cyberattacks against the U.S. government and critical infrastructure as tensions have grown between the two nations. File photo — FBI image shows a wanted poster of Iranian cyber suspects who are wanted by the FBI for their alleged involvement in criminal activities to include computer intrusion. February 2019. CrowdStrike and …

Radiofarda – U.S. news outlets are reporting that the United States launched cyberattacks against Iranian military computer systems on June 20, hours after Iran downed a U.S. surveillance drone.The Washington Post and AP, citing unnamed U.S. officials, on June 22 reported that the strikes were conducted with the approval of President Donald Trump.U.S. defense officials refused to confirm the reports.The …

Radiofarda – A parliamentary leader in Iran demands to know why a group of Iranian lawmakers would meet a billionaire in prison who is convicted of massive corruption. A member of the board of directors of Iran’s parliament has called upon the Islamic Republic Judiciary to investigate meetings that he claims some of the country’s legislators have recently had with …

Radiofarda – Some Iranian observers believe that the United States’ reaction to the downing of a U.S. drone in the Persian Gulf by Iranian revolutionary guards may have emboldened Tehran in its stand-off against Washington. President Donald Trump aborted retaliatory attacks on Iranian targets only some 10 minutes before launch, reportedly for humanitarian concern over possible casualties. Iran’s state-run TV …

Radiofarda – President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday accused the United States of stoking tensions in the Gulf through what Iran has called the violation of its airspace by a US military drone, which Tehran shot down, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.Iran on Thursday shot down a US military drone it said was on a spy mission over its territory. …