Radiofarda – Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Chief Ali Akbar Salehi says Iran will soon introduce a set of 30 modern IR-6 centrifuges within the next 2 or 3 weeks as the latest development in its nuclear program. Salehi added that a new part of the heavy water reactor in Arak in central Iran will become operational within the next two …

Radiofarda – Iran’s regular army has held an unexpected drill northwest of the country, near the common border with Turkey on Wednesday, October 9. The drill involving ground forces coincided with the news that Turkey might conduct a military operation in northeast Syria. The Chief Commander of the Iranian Army, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi attended the unannounced exercise. The military …

Radiofarda -The police commander in Iran’s Alborz province has told the public he will confront people with bad hijab even within the territory of apartment complexes. The official government news website IRNA reports that Abbas Ali Mohammadian at a public gathering in the city of Karaj on October 9 told the people they should report on their others who have …

Radiofarda – Nearly 11,000 members of Iran’s special police units will be present in the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, a Shi’ite religious ceremony annually held in Iraq. Speaking to the state-run Mehr news agency on Monday, the Special Unit Chief Commander, Brigadier General Hassan Karami said that 7,500 of his forces, forming 24 battalions, will be “directly involved” in the ritual. Furthermore, …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, denounced a bill recently passed by U.S. House and Senate committees about unrest in Hong Kong as “brazen meddling” in the internal affairs of other countries. “The right to protest is a right of citizens that could be exercised without any foreign interference and within the framework of law and public order,” …

Radiofarda – A High Court judge in London has dismissed a £20 million (approximately $24.5 million) claim by Tehran for interest on the historic debt Britain owes Iran. Judge Stephen Phillips from the High Court in London ruled that the U.K. does not have to pay the sum that Iran believes has accrued on £387 million owed to Tehran over …

Al-Arabia – Iraq’s government issued a second package of proposed social reforms on Tuesday in an attempt to appease the demands of anti-government protesters who for eight days have demonstrated nationwide, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded.Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi issued a 13-point plan centered on subsidies and housing for the poor, as well as training …

Hear Iranian People’s Call for Justice Iran-HRM – In summer of 1988, over 30,000 political prisoners were summarily executed throughout Iran, based on a Fatwa (religious decree) issued by Khomeini. The Fatwa reads, “it is decreed that those who are in prisons throughout the country and remain steadfast in their support for the Monafeqin [Mojahedin MEK/PMOI], are waging war on …

RFL/RE – After decades of being banned from attending men’s sporting events, Iran’s female soccer fans are celebrating the fact they will be able to attend their national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifier against Cambodia.“I got a ticket, I will go to the stadium!” tweeted a woman, adding: “Can you believe I’m saying this?”The game at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on October …

Amnesty – In Iran, it’s a crime for women to appear in public with their hair uncovered. Yasaman Aryani, a 24-year-old activist, wanted to change this. She’s been sentenced to 16 years in prison for campaigning against forced veiling. It was International Women’s Day 2019 when Yasaman and her mother took off their headscarves and walked through a women-only train carriage in Tehran, handing …