Month: January 2023

Iran, Russia connect interbank banking systems amid Western sanctions

Al-Arabia - Iran and Russia have connected their interbank communication and transfer systems to help boost trade and financial transactions,…

RFL/RE - Drones equipped with explosives targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, the Iranian Defense Ministry…

RFL/RE - At least 527 people have been killed in Iran since the beginning of the anti-government demonstrations more than…

Iranwire - An Iranian court sentenced two bloggers to 10 ½ years in prison each on January 29 for publishing…

VOA - Iran summoned Ukraine's charge d'affaires in Tehran on Monday over his country's comments on a drone strike on…

RFL/RE - Azerbaijan will evacuate embassy staff and family members from Iran on January 29, the Foreign Ministry said, two…

Iranwire - US prosecutors have charged three alleged members of a criminal organization with ties to Iran's government with conspiring…

gatestoneinstitute.org - Since 1979, when the mullahs seized power, Iran has topped the list of countries hit by "brain drain".…

VOA - A loud explosion at a military plant in Iran's central city of Isfahan was caused by an "unsuccessful"…

VOA - Iranian Olympic skier Atefeh Ahmadi has quit her home country and applied for asylum in Germany, a Persian-language…