Khamenei instructs Iranian scholars to look eastward
Al-Monitor - During an Oct. 17 speech to young scholars and academics in the country, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei encouraged young…
Social and Political
New Round Of U.S. Sanctions Hits Foreign Investment, Domestic Economy
Radiofarda - Abdolnasser Hemmati, governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), has claimed that the second round of U.S.…
New Restrictions, Rising Costs Curb Rise In Foreign Travel Among Iranians
Radiofarda - Reimposed U.S. sanctions on Iran are making it more difficult and expensive for average Iranians to travel abroad,…
France Says Planned EU Mechanism To Enable Iran Trade May Have Wider Use
Radiofarda - France's foreign ministry said on Thursday a so-called Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) that the European Union is considering…
ANALYSIS: Iran and the Financial Action Task Force impasse
Al-Arabia - What is the FATF and why are we hearing such conflicting remarks from inside the Iranian regime in…
Azerbaijan Rescues Iranian Sailors ‘Poisoned By Chemicals,’ But Three Die
RFL/RE - The Azerbaijani coast guard says it has rescued several Iranian sailors who showed symptoms of chemical poisoning after…
Pakistan Says Searching For 14 Abducted Iranian Border Guards
RFL/RE - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has told his Iranian counterpart that security forces are searching for 14…
Iran: Parade Attack Continues to Drive Ahwazi Arab Arrests
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Authorities continue to arrest Ahwazi Arab citizens in connection to the attack on an…
Doctors, Coroner Plead Furlough for Sadeghi’s Chemo
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Prison authorities continue to jeopardize the post-operative course of imprisoned civil rights activist Arash…
Imprisoned Activist Farhad Meysami “Kept Alive” With Serum Injections
CHRI - Farhad Meysami, an imprisoned civil rights activist, has lost “40 pounds” since beginning a wet hunger strike in…