Radiofarda – Following nearly a year of economic crisis, ordinary Iranians and market watchers who follow trends to help businesses in their decision making have been asking some key questions about how to survive and prevent losses let alone making a profit in current conditions.
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Kharrazi Says If Europe Fails On Trade, ‘It Does Not Mean Iran Will Leave JCPOA’
Radiofarda – The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign relations Kamal Kharrazi has said that if European special trade arrangements are not implemented “it does not mean Iran will exit from the JCPOA [nuclear agreement]”.
Read More »MP Calls For Probe Following Political Prisoner’s Death
Radiofarda – A representative of the city of Tehran in the Iranian Parliament has officially demanded that the justice and intelligence ministers explain the reasons behind the arrest, and ultimate death, of a political prisoner behind bars.
Read More »Iran braces for more protests as US Congress members continue to extend support
Al-Arabia – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei fears increased and growing popular protests in 2019.
Read More »Iran MP denounces arrest of striking workers: Violation of constitution
Al-Arabia – An Iranian member of parliament denounced the arrest of several striking workers following weeks of protests at a steel plant in southwestern Iran, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Wednesday.
Read More »More Ahvaz Steel Workers Arrested In A Second Midnight Raid
Iran-HRM – A new wave of arrests late Monday night into early Tuesday morning local time, arresting at least 10 more National Steel Group employees and bringing the total number to 41 detainees.
Read More »Three Girls Die Of Burn Injuries In School Fire In Zahedan
Iran-HRM – Three girls died in a school fire at a private pre-primary and primary girls’ school in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Tuesday.
Read More »Khatami’s Brother Prosecuted Over 2009 Election Fraud Claim
RFL/RE – The brother of Iran’s former reformist President Mohammad Khatami is being prosecuted for claiming in a recent interview that ballot-stuffing occurred during the disputed 2009 presidential election, a senior judiciary official has said.
Read More »US Reconsidering ‘Unfair’ Issuance of Study Visas to Iranian Officials’ Kids
VOA – Washington is reconsidering its practice of letting hostile Iranian officials send their children to U.S. schools because it sees that as unfair to other Iranians, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook says.
Read More »Iran: Toward a Plan B
gatestoneinstitute.org – Is a Plan B possible? No one knows for sure.
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