Iran says will respect UN ceasefire, but continue attacks on ‘terrorist’ areas
Al-Arabia - Iran said attacks would continue on rebel-held areas near Damascus, where clashes were reported on Sunday between insurgents…
Iran: Stop Prosecuting Women Over Dress Code
HRW – Iranian authorities should drop charges and stop prosecuting women for peacefully protesting Iran’s compulsory dress code (hijab) laws,…
After ‘Empty-Handed’ State TV Smear, Dead Iranian Detainee’s Family Fights On
RFL/RE - Kavous Seyed Emami was a U.S.-trained scholar who had been managing director of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation.…
US curbs bid to take Iran off FATF financial blacklist
PayvandNews - The world’s financial watchdog has extended a waiver for punitive measures against Iran for another six months but…
Iran Grounds Aseman ATR Planes Like One That Crashed
RFL/RE - Iran's civil aviation organization has grounded ATR-72 planes belon ging to Aseman Airlines after one of them crashed…
One million birds killed illegally every year at a wildlife site in Iran
Guardian - Conservationists sound alarm over unprecedented slaughter of rare and endangered species by hunters at three lagoons Robin McKie…
‘We Could Have Used An RPG’ Against Dervishes, Says Police Chief
RFL/RE - After days of bloody clashes between dervishes and security services, a dervish leader has implored his followers to…
Two More Anti-Hijab Protesters Arrested In Iran
RFL/RE - The protests of individual women in Iran against compulsory veil continues, as more women remove their head-scarfs in…
Oil From Sunken Iran Tanker Reached Japan Shores -Coast Guard
Reuters - Oil that reached islands in southern Japan earlier this month is highly likely to have come from the…
Watchdog Says Iran In Compliance With Nuclear Deal
RFL/RE - Iran remains in compliance with the 2015 nuclear accord signed with six world powers, the United Nations atomic…