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Social and Political

Merkel Cool On EU Independent Payment System To Save Iran Deal

radiofarda - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday she agreed with her foreign minister that relations with the United…

Britain will help redesign reactor after US pullout

radiofarda - Iran says Britain has stepped in to help it redesign a reactor following the U.S. withdrawal from Tehran's…

Facebook Deletes Political Misinformation Sites Linked To Iran, Russia

rferl.org - Facebook says it has removed 652 accounts and web pages linked to Russia and Iran for spreading political…

Bolton Says U.S. Seeks ‘Behavior’ Change From Iran, Not Regime Change

rferl.org - White House national-security adviser John Bolton says the United States is not seeking to topple Iran's government, but…

Economic Crises Lowering Society’s Tolerance Level

iran-hrm.com - With Iran’s political, economic and social crises increasing day after day, a phenomenon to which regime media refer…

Former Tehran Mayor Sentenced to Prison For Criticizing Iran’s Involvement in Syrian War

iranhumanrights - Former Mayor of Tehran Gholamhossein Karbaschi has been sentenced to one year in prison for publicly criticizing Iran’s involvement…

‘Death Threat’ From Iran’s Religious Heartland Intensifies Debate Over Rohani Government

payvand - A perceived death threat against President Hassan Rohani within the seminary of the holy Shi'ite city of Qom…

U.S. Charges Two Iranians With Spying On Dissidents, Jewish Groups

rferl.org - Two Iranian men have been indicted for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including gathering information…

Conviction of 16 Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History”

iranhumanrights.org - Sixteen Sufi Muslims, all members of Iran’s Gonabadi Order, were issued heavy prison sentences by the Revolutionary Court…

Iranian Journalist Amir Hossein Miresmaili Sentenced to 10 Years for criticizing officials

Iran HRM - An Iranian journalist Amir Hossein Miresmaili, has been sentenced by an appeals court to a 10-year prison…