Iranian minister in Saudi Arabia to push piecemeal reconciliation
Al-Monitor - Iran's Finance Minister Ehsan Khandouzi landed in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Thursday, two months into a Chinese-brokered…
Month: May 2023
Iran still smuggling weapons to Yemen despite Saudi deal, US says
Al-Monitor — The recent rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran hasn't stopped Tehran from sending weapons to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, US Special…
Swedish Parliament Votes To Designate Iran’s IRGC As Terrorist
iranintl.com - The Swedish Parliament voted in favor of designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization…
Tehran Prosecutor Summons Newspaper Editor Over Reports Of Increased Sales Of Body Parts
RFL/RE - Tehran's prosecutor has filed charges against the Jahan Sanat newspaper after it published a report on the increasing…
Kurdish Protester Tortured in Custody Tries to Commit Suicide
Iranwire - Arvin Nikpay, a 20-year-old Kurdish man from the western town of Marivan, was subjected to three months of interrogation…
Iran’s Suicide Cases on the Rise amid Economic, Social Woes
Iranwire - The number of suicide deaths has grown by more than 40 percent in Iran over a decade, according…
Iran’s Health Ministry Vows to Enforce Hijab Rules in Medical Centers
Iranwire - The Iranian Ministry of Health has established a "cultural council" to supervise the observance of "appropriate clothing and religious values"…
Iran Hangs Seven More in Execution ‘Spree,’ Rights Group Says
VOA - Iran executed seven men Wednesday in two prisons outside Tehran on drug and rape charges, a rights group…
As More Women Forgo the Hijab, Iran’s Government Pushes Back
VOA - Billboards across Iran's capital proclaim that women should wear their mandatory headscarves to honor their mothers. But perhaps…
Iran increases trade with BRICS including China, as it eyes to join bloc
Al-Monitor - Iran has been ramping up trade with members of the BRICS group, as Tehran looks to join the five-nation…