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Month: July 2020

Lawmaker Says Giving Control Of Iran Islands To China Scrapped After Popular Outcry

Radiofarda - A hardliner member of Iran's parliament, Majles, has said that he believes "transferring full authority of Iranian islands…

Father Of Slain Protester Opposing Deal With China Taken To Jail In Southern Iran

Radiofarda - Manouchehr Bakhtiari, the father of a slain protester, who had gone to Kish Island in the Persian Gulf…

Cleric Says Ahmadinejad ‘Begging’ To See Khamenei But Has Been Rebuffed

Radiofarda - A former advisor to Iran’s ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Supreme Leader’s office has refused requests by Ahmadinejad…

Iran Spokesman Says ‘Stop Execution’ Hashtag Was ‘A Straightforward Demand’ By Public

Radiofarda - The Iranian government has for the first time reacted to the "Stop Executions in Iran" hashtag that has…

Will World Powers Manage A Compromise Over Iran Arms Embargo?

Radiofarda - Precisely three months from now, the international arms embargo on Iran will expire, a development that Washington strongly…

Iran’s FM Zarif visits site of Qassem Soleimani’s death in Iraq during Baghdad visit

Al-Arabia - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited the assassination site of slain commander Qassem Soleimani to pay his…

Iran linking with Somalia’s al-Shabab to funnel weapons to Houthis: Foreign Policy

Al-Arabia - Iran has established relations with and is using al-Shabab militant group in Somalia to attack US and other…

Iran Suspends Execution Of Three Protesters

RFL/RE - Iran has suspended the execution of three men linked to anti-government protests in November 2019, one of their…

Explosion At Iranian Power Plant, No Casualties Reported

RFL/RE - The official IRNA news agency has reported an explosion at a power plant in Iran's central Isfahan Province,…

A Grassroots Movement against the Death Penalty in Iran; in the Making

Radiozamaneh - In Feb 2020, the Iranian judiciary announced that it has sentenced three individuals to death in connection with…