Radiofarda – Iran’s foreign minister says that Oman had informed Iran about Israeli prime minister Benjanim Netanyahu’s visit to the Arab country in late October.
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Rafsanjani’s Daughter Says His ‘Mysterious’ Death Unresolved
Radiofarda – Almost two years after the allegedly mysterious death of one of the shrewdest leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran, his case has been shelved.
Read More »Iranians mocking bad smell spread all across Tehran
Al-Arabia – Residents of Tehran complained about the spread of “bad odors” in various parts of the Iranian capital even as authorities appealed to citizens to help them search for the source of smell, Iranian media reported.
Read More »State Security Forces Attack A Large Gathering Of Isfahan Farmers
Iran-HRM – A peaceful gathering of farmers in Isfahan Province turned violent after the state security forces attacked the protesters on Wednesday.
Read More »Instagram Next Up For Iranian Censorship?
RFL/RE – A senior Iranian official has said the country is prepared to block Instagram once authorities sign off, a move that would deny 24 million users — including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rohani — access to the popular social-media platform.
Read More »Europe’s New “Munich”: Iran
gatestoneinstitute – Iran’s terror campaign is not directed only at the West’s democratic ally in the Middle East, but also at Europe itself.
Read More »Former hard-line presidential candidate could become Iran’s judiciary chief
Al-Monitor – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani as chairman of the influential Expediency Council amid heavy speculation about who will succeed Larijani as head of the powerful judiciary. One top name circulated for the post is Ebrahim Raisi, the conservative who lost the 2017 presidential election.
Read More »Why Iran Is Not The Winner In Syria
lobelog.com – After Donald Trump declared that he was pulling U.S. forces out of Syria, nearly all commentators declared that Iran would be one of the major beneficiaries–if not the major beneficiary–of the move. This is not surprising, since as a rule, U,S,, Arab, and even European commentators have declared Iran the winner of nearly all U.S. actions in the …
Read More »Regime Ideologue Says Iranians Evade Islam, Turn To Secularism
Radiofarda – Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi, a top Shiite cleric and the spiritual father of Iran’s hardliner conservatives, says the Islamic Republic’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is aware that Iranians are evading religious teachings and turning to secularism.
Read More »Retirees And Farmers Protest For Their Share Of State Money
Radiofarda – Iranian government retirees in Tehran and farmers in Isfahan held protests on Wednesday, demanding money they believe is due to them from the state.
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