Trump Set to Decertify — But Not Scrap — Iran Nuclear Deal
VOA -U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to decertify the Iran nuclear agreement next week but stop short of scrapping…
Senior Reformist Politicians Sentenced to Prison, Banned From Political Activities
CHRI - Seven prominent Iranian reformist politicians who wrote in an open letter that the judiciary has been given an…
Iran claims 5 orbital slots to place satellites
PayvandNews - Iran's Minister of Communication and Information Technology announced that Iran has been granted 5 orbital slots, adding arrangements…
Iranian Authorities Arrest Vice President’s Brother
RFL/RE - An Iranian news website has reported the arrest of the brother of the country's vice president over various…
Iranian Court Tightens Restrictions On Ex-President Khatami
RFL/RE - Iran's Special Clerical Court has tightened restrictions against former President Mohammad Khatami, barring him from all public events…
US Officials: Trump to Decertify Nuclear Deal With Iran
VOA - President Donald Trump is likely to decertify the nuclear deal with Iran and turn it back to Congress for…
Rights Activist Barred from University Under Ahmadinejad Faces Same Roadblocks Under Rouhani
CHRI - Mahdieh Golroo: "I have lost hope along with the years of my youth." Iran's Intelligence Ministry has blocked formerly…
Exiled Members of Sufi Gonabadi Dervish Order Told to “Repent” or Serve Life in Prison
CHRI - The sentences of a lifetime in exile issued against Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan and Hamid Arayesh of the Sufi order…
Religious Freedom Advocate: “Iran’s Ruling Clerics are Followers of Machiavelli, Not the Mahdi”
CHRI - In February 2016, a senior member of Iran's ruling Shia Muslim clergy, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, welcomed the head of the Nation…
How did haircuts and nail polish become part of Iran’s Shiite mourning rituals?
Al-monitor - The mourning ceremonies of Muharram are age-old traditions among Shiite Muslims around the world, especially those in Iran. The rituals commemorate the…