Radiofarda – Iran’s ambassador to Seoul was summoned to the South Korean foreign ministry on Tuesday to lodge a protest over the Iranian threat to sue Seoul over frozen assets and calling the Korea-U.S. relationship one of “master and servant”. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi on Sunday warned of legal action in the International Court of Justice if Korea …

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic of Iran is waging an assassination campaign in Europe to silence its critics and pressure European governments to adopt conciliatory measures. The uptick should serve as a wakeup call. Amid popular unrest in Iran and the possibility of a “snapback” of UN sanctions, violence has become an even more attractive tool for a desperate regime. …

Radiofarda – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says extending Tehran-Moscow 20-year cooperation agreement is on the Islamic Republic’s agenda. Zarif who is visiting Moscow also announced that in addition to renewing the current agreement Tehran has an offer for another “long term accord” with Moscow if the Russian government voices readiness. So far there has been no specific response …

Radiofarda – In his first public meeting since the onset of the coronavirus crisis in February, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Iraq’s visiting Prime Minister Mostafa Al-Kadhimi in Tehran on Tuesday July 21. During the meeting, Khamenei vowed to take revenge for former IRGC Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed in a U.S. drone strike …

Al-Arabia – The United States “will always stand with the Iranian people in their struggle for true justice,” a State Department spokesperson told Al Arabiya English on Tuesday, in reaction to Iran suspending the execution of three protesters due to an online campaign. “We are glad to hear that the Iranian regime backed off their plans to execute three men for protesting,” …

Al-Arabia – The United States will continue to push for the current arms embargo on Iran to be extended despite obstruction from China and Russia, said a US State Department spokesperson in an interview with Al Arabiya on Wednesday. https://vid.alarabiya.net/2020/07/22/grisanirn222046cc8913/grisanirn222046cc8913___grisanirn222046cc8913_video.mp4 “We will not stop persisting. The position of the United States is clear and it is in the interest of the international …

VOA – An Iranian father who became an outspoken critic of Iran’s Islamist rulers after their security forces killed his son in nationwide antigovernment protests last November has begun a second week in the custody of authorities, who rearrested him in response to his ongoing activism.     Iranian security agents arrested Manouchehr Bakhtiari on July 13 at the airport of Iran’s …

Iran-HRM – Three Iranian political prisoners face new charges that could keep them in prison for a longer term. Majid Assadi, Mohammad Bannazadeh Amirkhizi and Payam Shakiba imprisoned at Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj were summoned to the Evin prison prosecutor’s office today and were told that new charges had been brought against them while they were in prison. The …

CHRI- A clip broadcast on Iranian state TV on July 16, 2020, claiming to show imprisoned human rights defender Narges Mohammadi  being tested for the coronavirus by what appears to be a medical professional on the previous day, was a manufactured attempt by the authorities in Iran to counter reports that she may have COVID-19, Mohammadi’s husband told the Center for Human Rights in Iran …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi continue to be held in detention without access to legal counsel or family visitation rights. In a meeting held with officials, professors, and representatives of Sharif University student organisations present, that appears as public forced confession, the two students described the pressure they had endured in detention. The alleged charges …