Social and Political

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 …

Radiofarda – Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, says Iran is planning to restart activities at the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor — a move that is not permitted under Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Iran’s ISNA news agency quoted Salehi as making the remarks in a meeting with lawmakers in Tehran on July …

A-Arabia – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship during their July 19 seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.Iranian commandos seized British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the world’s most important waterway for oil shipments, two weeks after British forces captured an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar, …

Al-Arabia – Last week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would “happily” go to Tehran to address tensions between the two countries over US sanctions on the nation, an offer that he says was not accepted by the Iranian regime. “I recently offered to travel to Tehran and speak directly to the Iranian people. The regime hasn’t accepted my offer,” …

RFL/RE – Britain has rejected the idea that it could release an Iranian tanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf.“There is no quid pro quo,” Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told the BBC on July 29. “This is not about some kind of barter. This is about the international law and the rules of …

VOA – Iranians sending images to a U.S.-based activist over an anti-headscarf campaign could face up to 10 years in prison. The activist, Masih Alinejad, founded the “White Wednesdays” campaign in Iran to encourage women to post photographs of themselves without headscarves online as a way of opposing the compulsory hijab. The semi-official Fars news agency on Monday quoted the …

VOA – Talks between Iran and the United States would be possible if based on an agenda that could lead to tangible results, but Washington is not seeking dialogue, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would be willing to hold talks with the Islamic Republic. “Dialogue and negotiation can be …

Iran Human Rights (IHR); July 29, 2019: A young man who probably was a juvenile at the time of committing a murder, was executed at the Iranian northern city of Nur on Sunday morning. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, on the morning of Sunday, July 28, a man was hanged at Nur prison for murder charges.  Nur city’s attorney …

Radiofarda – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has voiced his opposition to having to respond to Parliament’s questions about his performance in a letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran’s state TV reported on Sunday July 28. The Speaker of Iran’s Parliament (Majles) has quoted Rouhani as saying in the letter that presenting annual reports to the Majles by his administration …

Radiofarda – An “informed military source” in Iran has said missile tests are “normal measures to fulfill the country’s defense needs,” local news outlets report. In comments on Saturday, July 27, the source at the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces referred to Iran’s missile tests within the limits of defense needs as ordinary measures that are carried out …