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Monthly Archives: July 2019

Intelligence Ministry Agents Arrest Scores Of Supporters Of The PMOI/MEK

Iran-HRM – On the eve of the five-day annual gatherings of the Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK in Ashraf 3 in Albania, the Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has summoned or arrested scores of families and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) in Tehran and other cities. In Tehran, Sediqeh Moradi, Mehdi Khavas, Hassan Atar, Valiyollah Gholam-Nejad …

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High-Profile Murder Trial Of Ex-Tehran Mayor Begins

RFL/RE – The high-profile trial of former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi on charges that he killed his second wife has started, Iranian media reported. Najafi appeared in a Tehran criminal court on July 13, accused of shooting his second wife, Mitra Ostad, at their home in the Iranian capital.The charge sheet read out in court included murder, assault, battery, …

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Gibraltar Police Say Four Crew Of Seized Iranian Tanker Freed On Bail

RFL/RE – Police in Gibraltar say all four arrested crew members of the Iranian oil tanker seized on suspicion of carrying oil to Syria in violation of European Union sanctions have been freed on bail.The police said the crew members were released under unspecified conditions but that no charges had been filed, adding that an investigation was ongoing and that …

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Hizballah Leaders Claims U.S. Seeks Talks With Iran-Backed Movement

RFL/RE – Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hizballah movement, says the United States has been attempting to open communications with his group despite imposing new sanctions against its leaders.The administration of President Donald Trump “is seeking to open channels of communication to Hizballah in Lebanon through mediators…. These are the American pragmatists,” Nasrallah told Hizballah’s Al-Manar TV on …

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U.S. House Approves Proposal To Limit Trump’s Ability To Strike Iran

RFL/RE – The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a proposal that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran.The measure, which would require Trump to first receive Congressional approval before launching strikes against Iran, passed on July 12 in the Democratic-controlled lower house by a vote of 251-170.More than two dozen Republicans joined Democrats in …

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POLAND CLAIM SECOND WIN IN POOL B TO PROGRESS

volleyball.world – Poland claimed a four set victory against Iran 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-22) on Thursday, just a day after defeating Brazil in five. Again led by Bartosz Bednorz, who scored 24 points, Poland qualified for the semifinals of the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League on Saturday. Iran and Brazil will play on Friday for the second semifinal berth …

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How Iran’s ‘filmfarsi’ remains the biggest secret in cinema history

Guardian – For many Iranians, the oft-forgotten films are a souvenir of a lost past, painting a picture of life before the 1979 revolution Ehsan Khoshbakht  Filmfarsi megastars Nasser Malek Motie (left) and Fardin, who often portrayed working-class tough guys. Photograph: PR Shortly after the 1979 Iranian revolution, the country’s national newspapers published a joint subpoena, unique in film history. All …

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Khamenei Publication Urges Iran’s President To ‘Confront’ Europe, U.S.

Radiofarda – A weekly published under the auspices of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has urged President Hassan Rouhani to take firmer steps to confront Europe and the U.S. The weekly, “Hezbollah’s Line,” has also accused Rouhani of disregarding the strategies set by “the Leader” for Tehran-Europe negotiations in May 2018, after Washington withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement. …

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Rights Defender Concerned Over Three Journalists On Hunger Strike In Iran Jail

Radiofarda – Global rights defender Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed concern over three imprisoned Iranian journalists who have been on hunger strike for weeks. The Paris-based international organization says, photojournalist and blogger, Soheil Arabi has been on hunger strike for more than twenty days, while two reporters working for a student magazine, Ms. Sanaz Allahyari and Amir Hossein Mohammadifar, …

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