radiofarda – Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has quickly reacted to a remark by Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani who had called Israel “a cancerous tumor” in a speech on November 24.
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Iranian FM Says U.S. Chemical-Weapons Accusations ‘Dangerous’
rferl.org – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says U.S. charges that Iran has a chemical weapons program are “obscene and dangerous.”
Read More »Iranian Migrants Rescued From Boat In English Channel
rferl.org – A group of eight migrants from Iran have been rescued from a small boat off the southern coast of Britain, the latest in a series of such incidents.
Read More »Iran’s Rohani Urges Muslims To Unite Against U.S.
rferl.org – Iranian President Hassan Rohani has called on Muslims across the world to unite against the United States, instead of “rolling out red carpets for criminals.”
Read More »European Contacts With Tehran Continue As Iran Demands A Trade Arrangement
Radiofarda – As British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt travelled to Tehran this week and met with senior Iranian officials, a French diplomat also visited the county in what Iran claimed to be a new European initiative to assure the Islamic Republic of their intention to help in trade despite U.S. sanctions.
Read More »Oil Hits 2018 Lows On Emerging Supply Glut, OPEC Expected to Cut
Radiofarda – Oil prices slumped to 2018 lows on Friday in choppy trading, pulled down an emerging crude supply overhang amid a bleak economic outlook.
Read More »Iran Complains About Sanctions And Medicine While Silent On Its Own Shortcomings
Radiofarda – Iranian Medical Council officials have warned about the negative impact of U.S. sanctions on the availability of medicine and medical equipment in Iran.
Read More »One Month Salary ‘Paid’ To Sugar Factory Workers and Three Detainees Released
Radiofarda – As Iranian officials announced on November 22 that one month salary of Haft-Tapeh sugar factory workers has been paid, the labor union of the complex also reported that three more workers have been released from detention
Read More »State Department spokesman: Iran must stop foreign terror and human rights abuses inside the country
VOA – A spokesman for the State Department warned in a recent statement about the terror efforts of the Islamic Republic outside of Iran and the violation of human rights inside Iran.
Read More »Iran Must Pass Legislation to Protect Women Against Violence
CHRI – Bill Languishing for Years, While Women Are Abused with Impunity
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