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Iran’s oil minister blames US for market tensions

Al-Arabia - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday frequent US comments about oil prices had created market tensions,…

Lawyer: US Navy Veteran Held in Iran Sentenced to 10 Years

VOA — A Washington-based lawyer says a U.S. Navy veteran held in Iran, the first American known to be detained…

Common Causes of Three Crises in Three Continents

gatestoneinstitute -The last century witnessed a plethora of ideology-based regimes: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of…

Iran, India eye closer cooperation amid tensions with Pakistan

Al-Monitor - Two separate terrorist attacks in Iran and India last month - both perpetrated by Pakistan-based Islamist groups -…

Veteran Lawmaker And Former Guards Commander Convicted Of Rape

Radiofarda - A veteran member of parliament and a former commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been…

Khamenei Reportedly Rejected Resignation Of VP Heading ‘Economic Resistance’

Radiofarda - A member of the Iranian reformist Supreme Council for Policymaking says Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri continues to serve…

Tehran Ranks Near Bottom In Quality Of Living Survey

Radiofarda - Western European cities dominated Mercer's 2019 Quality of Living report comparing the quality of life in cities around…

Iran-France Spat Over Praise For Iranian Rights Defender At UN Conference

Radiofarda - Praise for prominent jailed Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh by France's representative to the UN's…

New ‘Evidence’ Emerges Based On Nuclear Files Israel Smuggled Out Of Tehran

Radiofarda - Institute for Science, a Washington-based think tank focused on nuclear non-proliferation has published evidence on its Twitter page,…

Iran Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Prison Sentences, Lashings Against 23 Dervishes

CHRI - Sentences Range from Six to 26 Years Including Lashes March 15, 2019 – The mass conviction of 23…