Magnitude 5.4 Quake Hits Southern Iran, Says State TV
VOA - A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Fars province in southern Iran on Monday, Iranian state TV reported. State TV…
Month: January 2020
Iran’s Cover-up of Plane Crash Compounded Its Trouble in the Streets
HRW - These are tumultuous times in Tehran. On the evening of Jan. 11, protests broke out in front of…
Iran’s Lobbyists and Agents in the West
gatestoneinstitute.org - Recently, three Republican senators, Ted Cruz (TX), Tom Cotton (AK) and Mike Braun (IN) have called on the…
Iran pares election roster in favor of hard-liners
Al-Monitor - Iran’s powerful Guardian Council has purged many Reformists from the ranks of would-be candidates for the fast-approaching parliamentary…
Iran’s Zarif under fire for saying he’d negotiate with US
Al-Monitor - A number of protesters gathered outside of Iran’s Foreign Ministry building to demand the resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over…
Iran’s Chief Judge Says ‘We Will Meet’ Soleimani’s Killers, But Not For Talks
Radiofarda - The head of Iran’s Judiciary has said, “We will soon meet the killers of Qassem Soleimani, but not…
Several Convicts Executed In Iran, Rights Defenders Report
Radiofarda - The Islamic Republic has executed five people in recent days in Iran, international Human Rights Organizations report. Ali…
Zarif Again Rejects Bilateral Talks With Washington
Radiofarda - Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected bilateral talk with the United States Sunday and said the…
Rouhani Says ‘Formal’ Elections The Biggest Danger For ‘Democracy’
Radiofarda - President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has warned against holding “formal” elections and favoring one faction at the expense…
Ukrainian Reporter Accuses Iran Officials of Concealing Truth About Downed Airliner
Radiofarda - Two weeks after Iran's Revolutionary Guard acknowledged they had downed a Ukrainian airliner killing all 176 on board, Ukraine keeps…