Hit Hard By U.S. Sanctions, Iran Halts ‘Credit Line’ To Fuel-Thirsty Syria
Radiofarda - Government controlled Syrian newspaper Al-Watan has disclosed in an April 17 article that the serious shortage of fuel Syria is…
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COLUMN – White House Will Tie Iran Sanctions Review To Response By Saudi Arabia
Radiofarda - The White House will have to weigh costs and benefits carefully before tightening sanctions on Iran and Venezuela…
Saudi Arabia, UAE send emergency aid to Iran’s flood-stricken areas
Al-Arabia - The Saudi Red Crescent Authority, in coordination with the Emirates Red Crescent sent a relief plane to Tehran…
Iranians debate freedom of expression as Instagram shuts down IRGC pages
Al-Monitor - "Sorry, this page isn't available." That's the message that now greets Instagram users trying to access accounts purportedly run by top…
Sadaf Khadem: Iranian female boxer halts return over arrest fears
BBC - An Iranian who became the first woman from her country to contest an official boxing match says she…
Iran Guard’s Former General Says They Were In Bosnia Disguised As Aid Workers
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on April 17 denied the veracity of remarks by one of its former generals…
New Restrictions On Media As Conservatives In Iran Gear Up For Elections
Radiofarda - The Iranian parliament (Majles) has approved new regulations that will impose further restrictions on Iran's strictly controlled media…
Following Iraqi Shiite Militias, Hezbollah Shows Up In Iran ‘For Flood Relief’
Radiofarda - The representative of the Lebanese Hezbollah in Iran says a significant number of young Lebanese are currently in…
Rostam Ghasemi: The brigadier general of sanctions evasion (Part 2)
Al-Arabia - Between 2010 and 2013, businessman Babak Zanjani carried out one of the biggest money laundering operations in Iran’s…
Instagram Blocks Iranian Revolutionary Guards Commanders’ Accounts
RFL/RE - Instagram has blocked the accounts of several commanders of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), with the photo-sharing…