Efforts Under Way in US Senate to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers
VOA - U.S. lawmakers are poised to revive the debate over ground rules for a potential conflict with Iran, more…
Month: February 2020
Iran Moves to Silence Journalists, Activists Ahead of Parliamentary Elections
CHRI – The intelligence arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is summoning journalists, raiding their homes and confiscating their…
Three Upscale Restaurants In Tehran Sealed Off For Allowing Diners To Dance
A video circulating on social media has led to the closure of three upscale restaurants in Tehran, a local court…
Iran’s Statistical Center Reports 7.6 Percent Decline in GDP
Radiofarda - Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has announced that the country’s Gross National Product (GDP) declined by 7.6 percent…
Iran marks revolution anniversary amid peak tensions with US
Al-Arabia - Iran marked the anniversary of the Islamic revolution with speeches and marches on Tuesday. February 11 marks the…
Iran’s IRGC arrest teachers’ rights activist at home
Iran-HRM - The General Secretary of the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association, Mohammad Taqi Fallahian was arrested at home by intelligence…
Rohani Urges Iranians To Vote As Country Marks Islamic Revolution
RFL/RE - President Hassan Rohani has used a speech marking the 41th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution to encourage…
U.S. Raises Brain-Injury Toll In Iran Attack For Fifth Time, Now Says 109 Hurt
RFL/RE - The U.S. military has for the fifth time raised the number of U.S. service members who suffered traumatic…
Amid Pressure From U.S. Sanctions, Iran Reaches Out Publicly To China
RFL/RE - With tensions high between the United States and Tehran, Iran's attempts to reach out to China have increasingly…
Iran Opposition Figure Faces Death Sentence
VOA - An Iranian opposition figure who had been living in exile before being arrested faces the death sentence, the…