Iranian IRGC commander killed in Syria: Reports
Al-Arabia - Farhad Dabiryan, a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in Syria Friday night, the…
Month: March 2020
U.S. Raises Alert Level For Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan Over Virus Fears In Neighboring Iran
VOA -- The U.S. State Department has raised its alert level for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan over steps taken by the…
Iranian Lawmaker Dies After Contracting Coronavirus
RFL/RE - An Iranian lawmaker has died after being infected with the coronavirus, Iranian media reported on March 7. Iran…
Iran Warns It Could Use ‘Force’ To Halt Travel Amid Virus
VOA - Iranian authorities warned Friday they may use “force” to limit travel between cities and announced the new coronavirus…
Rapid Spread of Virus Further Tests Iranians’ Faith in Government
HRW - Iran is currently battling one of the fastest growing outbreaks of the coronavirus outside China – 4,747 confirmed…
Political Prisoners Excluded from Mass Release as COVID-19 Spreads
CHRI - Iranian authorities have excluded peaceful political prisoners from the mass prisoner release that was announced by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi in late…
What the US-Afghan agreement means for Iran
Al-Monitor - The month of February came to a close with a watershed event: The United States formally signed an agreement with…
Coronavirus Death Toll In Iran Hits 124, Including Former Deputy Minister
Radiofarda - Iran says the death toll from the new coronavirus has risen to 124 in the Islamic republic, including…
Former Hostage Taker Of US Diplomats Dies Of Coronavirus In Iran
Radiofarda - Former Iranian ambassador to Syria and a hostage-taker of U.S. diplomats, Hossein Sheikholeslam, died Thursday from a Covid19…
Influential Iran Lawmaker Says Coronavirus Is A ‘Bio-Terror Attack’
Radiofarda - An influential member of Iran’s parliament has repeated the accusation that the coronavirus epidemic in China and Iran…