CHRI – International Outcry Against Rampant Denials of Due Process Detained conservationist Morad Tahbaz was summoned to two closed-door sessions February 24-25, 2019, in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court system, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.
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Will sanctions suffocate trickle of Iran-US trade?
Al-Monitor – Amid hopes among many Iranians that the 2015 nuclear deal would revive Iran’s economy after years of isolation, trade ties began to expand — including with the United States.
Read More »Iran’s Zarif returns to work after Rouhani rejects resignation
Al-Monitor – In an official letter made public early in the morning of Feb. 27, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani put an end to speculation, rejecting the abrupt resignation by his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Read More »Netanyahu Talks Iran With Putin In Moscow
Radiofarda – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing security in the Middle East with a focus on Iran.
Read More »Zarif Accepts Rouhani’s Call To Stay As Foreign Minister
Radiofarda – Iranian President Hassan Rohani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation, saying it was “against the country’s interests.”
Read More »Iran Bans Newspaper Over Article On Assad Trip
Radiofarda – Iran on Tuesday banned reformist newspaper Ghanoon for publishing an article about a meeting between Iran’s supreme leader and visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
Read More »Iran’s Foreign Relations Without Zarif Was A Tough Call
Radiofarda – While Iranian analysts discussed Mohammad Javad Zarif’s legacy and future after his abrupt resignation as foreign minister, many Iranians on social media expressed their deep anxieties about Iran after Zarif, if his resignation was accepted.
Read More »First Iranian-American Woman to Win Oscar Turns to Iran-Themed Films
VOA – The first Iranian-American woman to win an Oscar, Rayka Zehtabchi, says she wants to build on Sunday’s triumph of her documentary about menstruation by producing several films with Iran-related themes.
Read More »Rouhani Rejects Resignation of FM Zarif
VOA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has rejected the resignation of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Read More »Intelligence Ministry Denies Labor Activists Qoliyan and Bakhshi Medical Treatment
CHRI – Detainees Remain in Custody of Same Agency They Had Accused of Committing Torture
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