Israel hopes Zarif resignation reveals cracks in Iran’s Syria policy
Al-Monitor - The resignation of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was good news for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In fact,…
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Khamenei’s Silence Keeps Anti-Money Laundering Bills In Limbo
Radiofarda - Gholamali Haddad Adel, a member of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council and a close relative of Iran’s Supreme Leader,…
Ahmadinejad Says There Was More Freedom During Monarchy
Radiofarda - In an unprecedented move, an ultra-conservative website run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has published an…
Myriad Human Rights Abuses In Iran Highlighted By Amnesty International
Radiofarda - The human rights situation in Iran has “severely deteriorated,” according to a February 26 report from Amnesty International…
Assad Invites Iran’s FM Zarif To Visit Syria
Radiofarda - On the same day Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif agreed to take back his resignation, Bashar Assad…
UAE To Build Underground Oil Storage In Case Iran Closes Hormuz
Radiofarda - Abu Dhabi's state oil firm said Wednesday it has signed a $1.2 billion deal to build a storage…
Soleimani Issues Statement To Mollify Zarif’s Resentment
Radiofarda - The commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods force, General Qassem Soleimani issued a statement on February…
UN Urges Iran To End Child Executions
Radiofarda - In his latest report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council February 27, UN Special Rapporteur on the…
Rouhani Criticizes Poor Privatization, Calls for Accountability
Radiofarda - President Hassan Rouhani has criticized lack of supervision on the performance and accountability of poorly-privatized companies. (more…)
Diplomatic Dead Man Walking? Iranians Parse The Zarif Non-Resignation
RFL/RE - A whirlwind eases with the Iranian president's refusal to accept his smooth-talking foreign minister's resignation. But that doesn't…