Iran Hands Writer 5-Year Prison Term for Translating Book Praising Syrian Kurdish Rebels After Trial Criticized as Unjust
VOA - An Iranian writer who produced a Farsi translation of a book praising Syrian Kurdish militias has been sentenced…
Month: January 2021
Lebanese Bristle Over Iran Commander’s Comments Regarding Hezbollah Missile Capabilities
VOA - Lebanese Sunni Muslims, Christians, and others are condemning recent remarks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force…
Biden Faces a Minefield in New Diplomacy with Iran
newyorker.com - Joe Biden knows Iran better than any American President since its 1979 revolution. He has personally dealt with…
Iran Admits To Seizing South Korean-Flagged Oil Tanker
RFL/RE - Iranian state television has acknowledged that Tehran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.…
Iranian Supreme Leader Uses Propagandistic Documentary To Try To Burnish His Image
Radiofarda - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei welcomes a group of artists and filmmakers while exchanging pleasantries and cracking…
U.S. Aircraft Carrier To Remain In Gulf Due To ‘Threats’ By Iran, Pentagon Says
Radiofarda - The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will remain in the Gulf due to "recent threats" by Iran, the…
Iran Says It Boosted Uranium Enrichment to 20%
VOA - Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to 20%, its latest step away from a 2015 international agreement…
Air Pollution Could Mean New Spike in Covid Cases
Iranwire.com - Every Saturday, the National Coronavirus Taskforce reports the level of coronavirus alert in Iranian cities. During the last…
Iran Human Rights Monitor Annual Report 2020 – Death Penalty in Iran
Iran-HRM - The death penalty and the execution of human beings under any pretext and for any reason is an…
Iran: Three Baluch Prisoners Executed in Zahedan
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Elias Ghalandarzehi and Hassan Dehvari, two Baluch prisoners on death row, have been executed at…