Iran to lift visa restrictions to revive pandemic-hit tourism sector
Al-Monitor - “The spring of tourism [is coming],” wrote the government-run Iran newspaper Sept. 21, reporting on a ceremony in which conservative…
Month: September 2021
Khamenei Openly Tells Iranian Athletes to Avoid Israelis
Iranwire - On Saturday, at a meeting with Iranian medalists in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics games, Supreme Leader…
Appeals court sentences labor activist to lashes in Tehran
Iran-HRM - A appeals court in Tehran has upheld flogging and prison sentences against labor activist Esmail Gerami. Esmail Gerami was…
Kurd border porter killed by security forces in NW Iran
Iran-HRM - A Kurd border porter was killed by security forces on Sunday in Sardasht, northwestern Iran. According to Kurdish…
War on Terror: Not a Bad Record
gatestoneinstitute.org - According to the Global Index of Terrorism, more than 57% of terrorism in the first 15 years of…
Iran’s Khamenei Tells Olympic Medalists That Athletes Must Boycott Sports With Israelis
RFL/RE - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian athletes that they must continue to refrain from playing competitive…
Iranian Bahai detained in Tehran for following his faith
Iran-HRM - Eighteen days after Baha’i citizen Arsalan Yazdani was arrested, he is still being held in one of Evin…
Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Toomaj Salehi
Iran-HRM -Amnesty International called for the immidiate and unconditional release of Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi. In a series of…
US announces new sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Iran’s Quds Force
Iranwire - The Biden administration Friday announced new sanctions on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, with the top US diplomat calling on governments around…
Zarif’s Book, Part III: Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s Role in the Nuclear Talks Revealed
Iranwire - In his last weeks in office, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who served as foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran…