Radiofarda – Iran’s intelligence ministry said Monday it had arrested 11 “economic disruptors” who misappropriated some $400 million earmarked for essential goods and smuggled the money out of the country.
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Protesters Gathering In Tehran’s Revolution Square
Radiofarda – Videos circulated on social media show protesters gathering in Tehran’s Enghelab (Revolution) square on Monday.
Read More »Taliban Negotiators in Iran, Says Foreign Ministry
Radiofarda – Taliban representatives from Afghanistan arrived in Tehran on Sunday and have started peace negotiations with Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said.
Read More »Iran’s Ghasemi Denies Knowledge Of European ‘Preconditions’ For Trade
Radiofarda – The spokesman of Iran’s foreign ministry has denied any knowledge of conditions set by Europe for launching a special mechanism to allow Iran to trade with European countries, despite U.S. sanctions.
Read More »Khamenei Praises Controversial Film Targeting Intelligence Ministry
Radiofarda – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has objected to the airing of a movie on the country’s state-run TV, which alleged that foreign agents had infiltrated the ministry during mass unrest following the 2009 disputed presidential elections.
Read More »Tehran students call for Khamenei advisor to be dismissed of university role
Al-Arabia – Hundreds of students demonstrated for the second consecutive day at Tehran’s private Azad University of Science and Research on Sunday.
Read More »Hardline cleric Larijani to head powerful Iran Expediency Council
Al-Arabia – Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani – the chief of Iran’s hardline judiciary who has been blacklisted by Washington – was named on Sunday as the new head of the powerful Expediency Council, state television reported.
Read More »Sadeq Larijani: A leading figure in Iran’s history of suppression
Al-Arabia – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, recently appointed Sadeq Amoli Larijani, the head of the country’s judicial system and whose name is listed in the US sanctions list because of human rights violations, for the presidency of the Expediency Council, replacing Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, who died on Monday.
Read More »US envoy on Iran’s hypocrisy: ‘Regime gets to be on Twitter, but not the people’
Al-Arabia – US ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell on Saturday tweeted his anger at the Iranian regime’s use of Twitter, while banning it for the Iranian people.
Read More »Family Of Prominent Labor Leader Say He Is In Poor Condition In Prison
Iran-HRM – The family of prominent Iranian unionist and member of the syndicate of the workers of Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane complex, Ali Nejati say that he was in poor condition in prison and expressed concern over his overall health.
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