Social and Political

RFL/RE – Former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi was sentenced to death after being convicted of murdering his second wife earlier this year. “The court has established premeditated murder and passed the execution sentence,” Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on July 30, according to Mizan, a news agency affiliated with the Iranian Judiciary. Mohammad Ali Najafi in court earlier this …

Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reiterated that his country will keep the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf open to maritime traffic, amid high tensions with the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a talk at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. on July 29, Pompeo responded to a question about the U.S. commitment to keep …

Radiofarda – Commander of the Iranian army’s navy who is visiting Russia has announced an agreement for joint naval exercises between Iranian and Russian forces in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. Hossein Khanzadi expressed hope that the joint exercises will take place in the next few months, according to Iran’s official news …

Radiofarda – Iranian parliament held a session behind closed doors on Monday, July 29, to discuss the problem of providing essential goods, including food, as shortages and high prices affect many parts of the country. In the closed-door session attended by the Minister of Agricultural Jihad, the problems related to providing essential products, including rice, and wheat, as well as …

Radiozamaneh – Shapour Ehsani Rad, of the board of directors of the Free Union of Iranian Workers (FUIW) has been arrested on Monday 29th of July at his workplace. Shapour Ehsani Rad Ehsani Rad who is also one of the founding members of Association of the Retired Workers of Social Security Organization has been working in his retirement as a janitor …

Al-Monitor — The new UK government led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed continued support for the Iran nuclear deal at a crisis meeting of international powers trying to save the 2015 accord. The signal of support from the more populist Johnson government takes place as the deal has come under mounting strain after President Donald Trump withdrew from it …

volleyball.com – Porya Yali and captain Amirhossein Esfandiar led Iran in their 3-2 (17-25, 25-17, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12) triumph against Italy to capture their first FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship title. Quick links – Volleyball:FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship Bahrain 2019FIVB.com – VolleyballFacebookTwitterInstagram Yali and Esfandiar both hit the 20-point mark, combining for 55 of Iran’s 104 points …

Radiofarda – Hundreds of retired teachers in Iran held rallies on Sunday, July 28, in front of the Islamic Republic’s Majles (parliament) and offices of Plan and Budget Organization (PBO), to demand adjustment pays. The enraged pensioners chanted, “Teachers Die, But Will Never Accept Abjection!”, “We Will Not Step Back, Until Receiving Our Bonuses!” Earlier on Saturday, the teachers had …

Radiofarda – The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says Mohammad Javad Zarif has complained in a letter to Khamenei about the way his character was depicted in a controversial series on state TV. Abbas Mousavi told the press in Tehran on Monday July 29 that the TV series Gando aired during June and July has portrayed a disparaging image …

Radiofarda – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has disclosed that Tehran has enriched 24 tons of uranium after signing the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Earlier, it was said that Iran had limited its stock of enriched uranium to 300 kilograms since 2015 nuclear agreement. Salehi made the revelation during Sunday’s …