Radiofarda – The U.S. Department of State has re-designated an Iranian Sunni militant, separatist group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on July 2. The group has been waging attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s political and military targets, in which civilians have also died. The group, Jaysh al-Adl operates mainly in southeastern Iran, where there is a substantial …

Radiozamaneh – Gholamhossein Esmaili, the Iranian Judiciary Spokesperson announced that the trial of the group of environmentalists who were charged with national security crimes will resume in upcoming weeks. “The espionage case is related to those who were spying from military sites undercover of environmental activists,” he told reporters. Iranian Judiciary has accused eight Iranian environmentalists of spying and they …

Amnesty – Iranian journalists Amir Amirgholi, Sanaz Alahyari and Amirhossein Mohammadifar have been arbitrarily detained since January 2019 without access to a lawyer. They are facing trial on spurious national security charges solely in connection with their reporting on workers’ rights protests in Khuzestan province, southern Iran. Amir Amirgholi and Sanaz Alahyari are being denied adequate medical care. All three …

Al-Monitor – Signs of increasing frustration with the European signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) appeared in yet another speech by Hassan Rouhani, who has been capitalizing on the accord as the milestone achievement of his two successive terms in office. “As of July 7,” Rouhani warned Europeans, “Iran’s enrichment will no longer stand at the 3.67% level and …

Al-Moniror – To calm tourists’ fear that a visit to Iran might prevent them from being able to enter the United States, Iran announced in June that it is allowing foreign tourists to enter through its international airports without stamping their passports. Under a US law passed in 2015, travelers who visit Iran and six other countries are subject to …

Al-Monitor – Amid concerns about the fate of the 2015 nuclear deal, prominent hard-line member of parliament Mojtaba Zonnour, known for his harsh positions against the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has been elected chairman of Iran’s parliamentary foreign policy commission, raising concerns about additional pressures on the moderate government of President Hassan Rouhani. On June 23, following the …

PayvandNews – On June 30, the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, to assess 36 nominees, including Iran’s Hyrcanian Forest, for possible inscription on the World Heritage list. Representatives of about 180 countries are attending the event, which will be running through July 10. And of the nominees 28 belong to the cultural sites, …

Shabtabnews – On July 2nd ,the International Organisation to Preserve Human rights with the sponsorship of conservative MP, Bob Blackman, held an important event on human rights violations of the Iranian regime within UK Parliament, under the title of:  “Iran: A free democratic Country or Dictatorship without borders?”. The panel of speakers at this event included: Bob Blackman MP, Dr …

Radiofarda – As high inflation ravages Iran’s economy, the price for potatoes has doubled to 90,000 rials per kilo, or around 70 U.S. cents, in recent weeks. Industry representatives in Iran attribute the rapid rise of vegetable and fruit prices to exports, as the depreciated Iranian currency gives an incentive to merchants to export rather than sell the produce in …

Radiofarda – Iraq is planning to introduce a new financial mechanism that will enable it to continue gas and electricity imports from Iran, Iraqi sources said on July 2. The mechanism is said to be similar to Europe’s INSTEX, a system that would help Iran purchase food and medicine, the two items not covered by U.S. sanctions on Tehran. A …