Iran President Says His Proposed Cabinet Will Focus On Coronavirus, Economy
RFL/RE - Recently elected Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said his government will place a priority on fighting COVID-19. "The…
Iran Reports Increase In Child Marriages
RFL/RE - Iranian officials have reported an increase in the overall number of child marriages last year compared to 2019.…
Workers of Iran: The Government Doesn’t Hear Us
Iranwire - Striking workers across Iran have called on the government to pay delayed wages and insurance benefits, and to…
Municipal Officers Demolish a Makeshift Home With the Family Still Inside
Iranwire - Municipal officials in the city of Nazarabad, Alborz province recently demolished a makeshift one-room shack while the residents…
The Iranian Government’s Debt Problem Can Only Get Worse Under Raisi
Iranwire - Recently there's been a lot of discussion about budget reform in Iran: it's in the news, debated in parliament, and…
Call Afghanistan what it is: The worst hostage crisis in American history
nypost - On Nov. 4, 1979, militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 60 American hostages. It…
Political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi critically ill in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary
Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi is critically ill, said a fellow inmate who is on temporary leave until…
Will the Taliban welcome al-Qaeda back to Afghanistan?
Al-Monitor - Afghanistan ranks as one of the most at-risk, fragile economies in the world. Poverty is endemic, as is underdevelopment,…
Can Iran Withstand the New Dollar Price Hike?
Iranwire - On Tuesday, August 17, a single US dollar was trading for around 26,900 tomans on Tehran’s open market.…
Mother of Man Killed in November 2019 Protests is Beaten at Memorial Event
Iranwire - A grieving mother has been brutally attacked by security forces while paying tribute to her son, who was…