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…
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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…
Iran’s Official Figures Indicate Alarming Unemployment Rate Later This Year
Radiofarda - The official unemployment rate has reached 27 percent among young Iranians and over 40 percent among university graduates,…
Iran’s Khamenei: Some U.S. Officials Are ‘First-Class Idiots’
Radiofarda - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday dubbed some US officials "first-class idiots" as he ridiculed them for…