Social and Political

RFL/RE – The leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey are scheduled to meet in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on February 14 to discuss the situation in Syria, according to Turkish and Russian state media.

VOA — Saba was just 25 when she left her design job in New York to work on a project renovating an art gallery back in her hometown Tehran.

Radiozamaneh – In the border regions of Iran, one of the most hazardous and arduous ways of eking a living is to become a porter, a human mule or a Kulbar as the locals call the one who transports loads on one’s back through the mountainous regions. This has become a common trade in the border regions of Kurdistan, Western …

chessbase.com– Prior to 2018, there were few world-class chess tournaments dominated by Iranian players — just the odd youth championship. Now Iran is climbing the list of the top countries in the world — currently at number 25, with the average rating of the top ten players rising by the month.

Radiofarda – The deputy chief of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has warned Europe against forcing the Islamic Republic into boosting the range of its missiles by trying to halt their development.

Radifoarda – Independence and freedom were two of the main promises of the Islamic revolution that changed Iran in February 1979.

Radiofarda – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps-run news agency, Tasnim, also confirmed the news on Saturday, February 2.

Al-Arabia – The United States marked the 40th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution by highlighting what it says are the “broken promises” of the Middle Eastern country’s leadership.

gatestoneinstitute – Europeans, including British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, delude themselves in believing that by “working with Iran” they could prevent the Islamic Republic from “crossing the red lines.”

Radiofarda – Chief of the Iranian judiciary’s Human Rights Council has dismissed the new European trade mechanism as a mere “promissory note” and has said Iran should also delay financial legislation demanded by the West.