Shabtabnews – Ambassador Sam Brownback , the US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom , yesterday expressed his grave concerns in regards to the health and condition of the Gonabadi Sufi’s spiritual leader, Dr Noor Ali Tabandeh. Concerned for health of #Gonabadi #Sufi leader Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh after months of house arrest in #Iran without access to medical …

Radiofarda – The United States’ chief diplomat for Iran has characterized the September missile and drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil installations as “an act of war by Iran.” Brian Hook said in an interview aired by CNBC on December 14 that Washington will continue to strengthen its own military forces, as well as those of Saudi Arabia and other countries …

Radiofarda – The spiritual leader of Iran’s Sunni population has called for the immediate release of a fellow clergyman, who has been behind bars since November 28. “The Islamic Republic authorities must raise the level of their tolerance, and address problems through discussion”, Mawlana Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, said on Saturday, December 14. He is considered as the religious leader of Sunnis …

Radiofarda – The call by a prominent reformist politician in Iran for President Hassan Rouhani to resign has angered hardliners, who themselves have been attacking the president for the past three years. Hardliners are accusing the proponents of Rouhani’s resignation of trying to destabilize the country, like Iraq and Lebanon, and to pave the way for the emergence of a …

Radiofarda – An award-winning Iranian novelist, Roqiyeh (Roghieh) Kabiri has declined a prize to protest deadly suppression of protesters in Iran in November that left hundreds dead. In an open letter to the Iranian Youth Cinema Society, (IYCS) and the Foundation of Iranian Literature and Story, Ms. Kabiri has noted, “Following the events that made many people of my country …

Radiofarda – Tehran Chamber of Commerce (TCC) in a report has said that Iran’s non-oil exports have declined eleven percent from March to November compared with same period last year. TCC says its figures are based on information from Iranian customs and shows non-oil exports totaling $27 billion from March 21-November 20. Iran’s customs office has stopped issuing its official …

VOA – Iran’s telecommunications minister announced on Sunday that the country has defused a second cyberattack in less than a week, this time “aimed at spying on government intelligence.” Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said in a short Twitter post that the alleged attack was “identified and defused by a cybersecurity shield,” and that the ”spying servers were identified and the …

VOA- Security forces on Saturday fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in Beirut, some of whom tried to break into a barricaded central district of Lebanon’s capital.  Hundreds of people were gathered as part of a wave of protests that have swept Lebanon since October 17, furious at a ruling elite that steered the country toward its worst economic crisis in decades.  Since the protests …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The “Supreme Guide” is supposed to be excellent in everything. He has written on Islamic cuisine, the methodology of successful marriage, the destruction of Israel, the reform of human sciences, a new Islamic civilization to replace the old one that has decayed, and, as an afterthought, radical re-ordering of the global order. Today, Syrian regime head Bashar Assad …

Radiofarda – Nearly a month since anti-government protests in Iran took place, arrests continue while the government has not released any details about more than 8,000 people estimated to be already jailed since November 15. The Chief of Police in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, southwest Iran, claimed on Friday, December 13 that his forces had identified and arrested 136 …