U.S. Blacklists Iran Oil Shipping Network Over Alleged Syria Sanctions Breach
RFL/RE- The United States has imposed sanctions on an Iranian network of companies, ships, and individuals it says has supplied…
Month: September 2019
Khamenei At The Brink; A Time For Deciding Iran’s Future Course
Radiofarda - When President Hassan Rouhani said in late August he would hold talks “with a certain individual” for the sake of…
Young Female Football Fan In Iran Sets Herself On Fire To Protest Jail
Radiofarda - A young woman who set herself on fire on September 1 outside the public prosecutor’s office in Tehran…
Public Outcry Leads Officials To Void The Marriage Of Underage Girl In Iran
Radiofarda - A videotape widely circulated on social media showing the wedding party of an under-thirteen year old girl and…
Iran’s Zarif Dismisses U.S. Space-Agency Sanctions As ‘Totally Ineffective’
RFL/RE - Iran's foreign minister has accused the United States of an overreliance on sanctions and said the latest punitive…
Iran’s Rohani Threatens ‘Extraordinary Effects’ From Next Step Away From Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - President Hassan Rohani has warned that Iran could take "the most important" step away from its nuclear commitments…
Iran Releasing Seven Crew From British Ship For Humanitarian Reasons
RFL/RE - Iran says it is freeing seven crew members it detained after seizing the British tanker Stena Impero nearly…
US Imposes Sanctions on Iran Space Agencies
VOA - The United States has imposed its first-ever sanctions against Iran's space agency, accusing it of disguising a missile…
Iranian Civil Activist Saba Kord-Afshari Sentenced to 24 Years Imprisonment
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Iranian 20-year-old civil rights activist Saba Kord-Afshari is sentenced to a total of 24 years…
Rouhani dismisses bilateral talks with US, claims economic recovery
Al-Monitor - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ensured Iran's lawmakers that bilateral talks with the US government are "not an option in principle,"…