Radiofarda – Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium has exceeded 1,200 kilograms (2645 pounds) after taking the fifth and final step in reducing Iran’s commitment to the nuclear agreement, a senior official of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Saturday. On January 5, Iran declared taking the fifth and final step to reduce its commitments stipulated in the …

Iran-HRM – The number of women and youth working as porters (or back carriers) has increased dramatically in the Iranian border provinces of Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, and Kermanshah. This was reported by the state-run Hamshahri daily on January 22. Unemployment crisis in Iran is one of the reasons why women have been dragged into this job. Women have to carry …

Iran-HRM – A teenage protester attempted suicide in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary at noon on Saturday, January 25.Siamak Momeni, less than 18 years old, was arrested in Parand during the protests in Iran in November 2019.He committed suicide by cutting his wrist after he learned of his 10-year sentence issued by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran for “association and collusion and propaganda …

RFL/RE – An Iranian passenger airliner ended up on a highway after reportedly skidding off the runway during a hard landing in southwestern Iran. None of the 135 passengers on board the Caspian Airlines flight was hurt in the January 27 incident in the southwestern city of Mahshahr, officials say.The McDonnell Douglas jet was flying from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport. خروج …

RFL/RE – With Iranian parliamentary elections just a month away, there are increasing signs that the vote will be a case of the conservatives battling hard-liners, in what analysts describe as an attempt by the clerical establishment to consolidate power.The hard-line Guardians Council, which vets all election candidates, has disqualified some 9,000 of the 14,000 who registered to run in …

VOA – The U.S. State Department says it is aware of reports of rockets landing Sunday in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, and called on the Iraqi government to “fulfill its obligations to protect our diplomatic facilities.” A State Department spokesperson did not give any details on where the rockets hit or whether there were any casualties. Security sources told news …

CHRI – In a new rule that severely discriminates against all unrecognized minority religions in Iran, the state-issued National Identity Card—which is required for almost all government and other transactions—will only allow citizens to register as one of the country’s recognized religions. This means anyone applying for the card who is not of the official Muslim faith or one of …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The first of these is that Iranians as a nation are united behind Khomeini’s messianic regime and ready to put up with poverty, injustice and even oppression in order to keep “The Revolution” alive. Over the past few years that fantasy has been punctured by almost continuous protests, strikes and socio-political turmoil at various levels throughout Iran. For …

PayvandNews – Farhang Foundation announces the winner of the 2020 Nowruz Banner Design Competition and the musical artist selected for the headlining Royce Hall concert as part of Farhang’s 12th Annual Celebration of Nowruz at UCLA! Farhang Foundation’s 2020 Winning Nowruz Banner Design by Setareh Feylizadeh LOS ANGELES, January 21, 2020 – With great anticipation, Farhang Foundation is preparing for its …

voanews – The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran in order to negotiate, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted late on Saturday, seemingly in response to a Der Spiegel interview with Iran’s foreign minister. “Iranian Foreign Minister says Iran wants to negotiate with The United States, but wants sanctions removed. @FoxNews @OANN No Thanks!” Trump tweeted in English on …