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Iran Says It Is Holding US Navy Veteran

VOA — Iran confirmed Wednesday it is holding U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White at a prison in the country, making…

Mother of Imprisoned Activist Describes Beatings and Threats by Interrogators to Kill Family

CHRI - Atena Daemi’s Mother: “[Torture] is not just Mr. Bakhshi’s story. It’s my daughter’s story, too.” (more…)

Iranians slam new EU sanctions as JCPOA hangs in balance

Al-Monitor - In what seemed to be fresh diplomatic pressure on Iran, the European Union announced Jan. 8 that it was freezing…

Iran Tries To Appear More Defiant As Sanctions Cut Deeper

Radiofarda - Satellite imagery broadcast on CNN on Tuesday January 7, showed Iran apparently preparing to launch a remote-sensing satellite…

Iran Says It Will Reciprocate After EU Sanctions Iranians

Radiofarda - Iran said on Wednesday that it would reciprocate after the European Union added two Iranian individuals and an…

Iran Says Will Not Halt Aerospace Program Despite U.S. Warning

Radiofarda - Iran will continue with its aerospace program despite U.S. warnings, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday,…

U.S. Secretary Of State Meets Troops, Iraqi Leaders In Unannounced Visit

Radiofarda - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has visited Iraq in a previously unannounced visit, where he met with U.S.…

Ahmadinejad Asks For Permit For A Protest Rally In Tehran

Radiofrada - Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to the interior minister asking for a permit to…

Protesters Battered, Detained Says Opposition Group

Radiofarda - A group of protesters who rallied outside Tehran University on Monday, December 31, 2018, have been severely battered…

The sentencing of a female Sufi prisoner to 148 lashes

Shabtabnews - Elham Ahmadi , a Sufi prisoner of the Qarchak women, was sentenced to 148 lashes by a criminal…