Pence Says Trump ‘Will Never Allow Iran To Obtain A Nuclear Weapon’
Radiofarda - Vice President Mike Pence in remarks delivered to the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 1 in Maryland…
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Iran Lawmaker Criticizes Billions Of Dollars In Subsidies For Essential Imports
Radiofarda - The chairman of parliament’s economic commission in Iran says that the government spends between $80-160 of hard currency…
Imprisoned Iran Activist Denied Hospital Visit Despite International Calls
Radiofarda - The head prosecutor in the city of Shush has rejected calls to have imprisoned journalist and civil rights…
Iran’s Zarif Derides Trump Over North Korea Summit Failure
VOA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif mocked U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday over the collapse of a…
Political Prisoner Sews Lips Shut to Protest 13-Year Prison Sentence for Peaceful Online Activities
CHRI - Twenty-seven-year-old political prisoner Ali Bazazordeh has sewed his lips shut and started a hunger strike in Evin Prison’s…
Lawyer of Juvenile Offender on Death Row Says Client Mohammad Kalhori Should be Pardoned
CHRI - Despite being diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders, Mohammad Kalhori is facing imminent execution in Iran for a crime he…
Zarif’s return isolates Iranian hard-liners
AL-Monitor - News of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's abrupt resignation late on Feb. 25 spurred celebration and joy among…
Rouhani media launches rare attack on hard-line critic in parliament
Al-Monitor - The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), which operates under President Hassan Rouhani's administration, has published a rare attack…
Iran Ranks Near Bottom On World Bank Index Of Women’s Equality
Radiofarda - Women in Iran are paid less than three-quarters of the salaries paid to their male compatriots, the World…
Illegal Villa Of Former Minister’s Daughter To Be Demolished
Radiofarda - A villa owned by the daughter of a former member of President Hassan Rouhani's cabinet will be soon…