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Month: April 2020

Here’s Why The Numbers Don’t Necessarily Tell The Real Story Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

RRFL/RE - Across the globe, the number of reported confirmed cases of the coronavirus is always higher than the day…

Latest Iranian Plotting Worrisome, Not Surprising, US Officials Say

VOA - Recent intelligence suggesting Iranian-backed forces in Iraq are actively plotting to hit U.S. troops may have stirred a…

Rights Attorneys Call for Release of All Eligible Prisoners: “Tomorrow Will be Too Late”

CHRI - As inmates in Iran continue to be killed or injured in “prison disturbances” amid the country’s devastating COVID-19…

Can Iran’s president turn around its economy?

Al-Monitor - While the Iranian government is busy managing the public health fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, there are increasing…

Qods Force Commander Visits Baghdad, Tries To Unite Fractured Front

AP — A top Iranian general arrived in Baghdad this week to try and unify Iraq's fractured political leaders, Iraqi…

Fractures Grow Among Iraq Militias, Spell Political Retreat

Reuters -In February, an Iraqi militia commander trained by Iran took over the empty office of his slain superior, Abu…

Report: Iran ‘Directly Involved’ In Killing Of Iranian Dissident In Turkey, U.S. Believes

RFL/RE - A senior U.S. official has told Reuters that Washington believes agents under the direction of Tehran were "directly…

Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Prison Sentences Against Activists

Iran-HRM - An Iranian appeals court has has sentences four activists to a total of 40 years and six months…

Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots, Local Reports Say

 Iran-HRM - A prison riot in two prisons in Ahvaz on Monday left 18 prisoners dead, human rights activists say,…

British-Iranian Returns To U.K. Nine Years After Arrest In Iran

RFL/RE - Kamal Foroughi, an 80-year-old British-Iranian businessman who was arrested in Iran nine years ago, has returned to Britain,…