Radiofarda – Iran’s deputy foreign minister on a visit to Afghanistan met senior government officials to brief them on Iran’s talks with Taliban representatives.
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In bid to ease foreign trade, Iran approves anti-money laundering bill
Al-Arabia – A powerful Iranian council approved an anti-money laundering bill on Saturday, state media reported, a major step towards reforms that would bring Iran into line with global norms and could facilitate foreign trade in the face of US sanctions.
Read More »Iranian MP says corruption convicts ‘must be executed in public squares’
Al-Arabia – The head of an Iranian parliament committee to combat economic corruption, Amir Khojasteh, has called for the public execution of those found guilty of corruption.
Read More »12,261 Road Accident Deaths In Eight Months In Iran
Iran-HRM – Iranian Legal Medicine Organization announced that 12,261 people were killed in car accidents in the first eight months of Persian year beginning since March 21, the state-run ISNA news agency reported on January 5.
Read More »Iran, Russia Planning Joint Naval Exercises In Caspian Sea
Radiofarda – Russia and Iran are planning joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea “in the near future,” an Iranian naval official has said.
Read More »US Security Advisor: US Withdrawal From Syria Conditional
VOA – President Donald Trump’s national security advisor says the U.S. will not abruptly withdraw its military from Syria.
Read More »Ebrahim Raisi: The cleric who could end Iranian hopes for change
aljazeera -Former presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi is expected to replace Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani as head of the country’s judiciary in the summer of 2019.
Read More »Tortured Labor Activist Challenges Intelligence Chief To Debate
Radiofarda – Prominent Iranian labor activist Esmail Bakhshi has called on the intelligence minister for a debate concerning torture, persecution, and maltreatment at the country’s prisons.
Read More »Syria, IS, Khashoggi On Agenda For Pompeo, Bolton Middle East Visits
Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton have set trips to the Middle East as Washington looks to boost relations to help it deal with mounting hotspots in the region.
Read More »Ultraconservative Ayatollah Raises Alarm Over ‘Danger’ To Hijab
Radiofarda – Ahmad Alamolhoda, the ultraconservative Friday Prayer leader of Mashahd in northeatern Iran, says some people are trying to undermine the importance of compulsory hijab, the head to toe cover for women.
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