US Says Sanctions Have Cost Iran $10 Billion in Oil Revenue
VOA — Iran has lost $10 billion in revenue since U.S. sanctions in November have removed about 1.5 million barrels…
Social and Political
A Former Judge Responsible for Mass Executions Consolidates Leadership Positions
Radiozamaneh - Ibrahim Raisi, a former judge responsible for 1988 mass executions in Iran has emerged as one of the…
Widow of Dual National Who Died in Iranian Custody Sues Judiciary for Banning Her from Travel
CHRI - Kavous Seyed-Emami’s widow, Maryam Mombeini, filed the suit on March 6, 2019, against Amir Nasseri, the judiciary’s security…
Iran Asking Canada For Extradition In A Financial Case
Radiofarda - Iran’s General Prosecutor says that Tehran has referred to Interpol the case of a woman in Canada accused…
Thousands Of Actors And Filmmakers In Iran On Secret Blacklist
Radiofarda - Thousands of Iranian actors, filmmakers, and other artists are on a secret blacklist banning them from performing or…
Sistani tells Rouhani: Arms must be limited to the control of the state
Al-Arabia - Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has issued a statement after meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in which he…
U.S. Charges Russia, Iran With Serious Rights Abuses In Annual Report
RFL/RE - The United States has charged Russia and Iran with committing a range of serious human rights abuses both…
Iran Threatens Defense Overhaul to Counter ‘Suspicious Nuclear Projects’
VOA — A senior Iranian security official on Wednesday accused regional powers of spending money on "suspicious nuclear projects," and…
UN Expert Criticizes Crackdown on Protesters in Iran
VOA — A report critical of Iran's human rights situation and its crackdown on people protesting declining living standards is…
UAE: 7 Emiratis, 2 Egyptians Detained by Iran Were Freed
VOA — The United Arab Emirates says seven Emiratis and two Egyptians held by Iran since January after being detained…