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Month: July 2020

Iran arrests two Swedish nationals in drug smuggling crackdown

Al-Arabia - Iran has arrested two Swedish nationals following the dismantlement of a drug smuggling gang, according to the semi-official…

Pompeo Calls On UN Security Council To Extend Arms Embargo On Iran

Radiofarda - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the UN Security Council on June 30 to extend an arms…

Iran Lawmakers Want To Set Up ‘Garlic And Lentil’ Caucus In Parliament

Radiofarda - A member of Iran’s parliament, Majles, says that the Board of Directors of the legislative body has so…

Young Lawyer Convicted For Criticizing Iran’s Khamenei

Radiofarda - A lawyer and activist loyal to the Islamic Republic has announced that the Revolutionary Court in the city…

It Is Time For All Nations To Support Extension Of Iran Arms Embargo

Radiofarda -In May 2018, when the world learned that Iran had concealed a secret nuclear weapons archive before, during and…

Former President’s Daughter Says Iran’s Govt Is ‘Neither Religious Nor Revolutionary’

RFL/RE - Faezeh Hashemi, a former Iranian lawmaker and the daughter of one of the founders of the Islamic Republic…

Saudi Arabia: International community needs ‘firm stance’ on Iran after UN report

Al-Arabia - Saudi Arabia called on the International community to take a “firm stance” against Iran and continue to the UN Security Council arms…

Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report – June 2020

Iran-HRM - June 2020 saw tighter clampdown on political prisoners and prisoners of conscience and mistreatment of human rights advocates.…

Iranian Christian Convert Criticizes Iran’s Banishment as Harassment

VOA - An Iranian Christian convert sent into internal exile by Iran’s government after it jailed him for six years…

19 Killed in Gas Explosion at Clinic in Iranian Capital

VOA- A powerful explosion at a clinic in northern Tehran killed at least 19 people on Tuesday, Iran's semi-official ISNA…