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Month: April 2020

High Death Toll In Tehran Casts Doubt On Iran’s Official Coronavirus Numbers

Radiofarda - A member of Tehran’s City Council has revealed that during the first two months of the coronavirus outbreak…

Iran Offers Shares of Loss-Making Banks At Stock Market To Raise Money

Radiofarda - The Iranian government is planning to offer its shares in three major Iranian banks and two insurance companies…

Khamenei Orders Iran’s Guards To Make Persian Gulf Islands Habitable

Radiofarda - The Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has tasked the IRGC with making Persian Gulf…

Iran’s Government To Keep Religious Sites Closed In Blow To Hard-Line Clerics

RFL/RE - Iran’s Health Ministry has announced that religious shrines will remain closed in what appears to be a blow…

U.S., Israel Hail German Move Banning Iran-Backed Hizballah

RFL/RE - Germany has banned Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hizballah's activities on its soil and designated it a terrorist organization,…

IRAN: TORTURED PRISONERS IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE

Amnesty - Scores of Ahwazi Arab prisoners in Sheiban prison, Khuzestan province, require medical care for injuries caused by beatings…

Germany bans Hezbollah, raids mosques

Al-Monitor - Like the European Union, Germany had until now only outlawed Hezbollah's military wing while tolerating its political wing.…

Pompeo says US to seek all ways to extend Iran arms embargo

Al-Monitor - A ban on selling conventional weapons to Iran ends in October under a 2015 Security Council resolution that…

PHOTOS: On the verge of oblivion? Meet stone lions deserted in southwest Iran

PayvandNews - Some cultural heritage enthusiasts say that hundreds of stone lions, which were placed on top of the tombstones…

Iran Law Enforcement Arrested 3,600 For ‘Coronavirus Rumors’

Radiofarda - The Spokesman of Iran's Armed Forces on Tuesday said Iran's Law Enforcement Forces (Police) and the Revolutionary Guard's…