Social and Political

Al-Monitor – Iran’s important new retirement law, approved by the powerful Guardian Council enacted by the country’s parliament, could effectively put an end to the decades-long practice of the re-employment of some government workers upon their retirement. In many cases government workers have their contracts extended once they reach retirement age, while occasionally retired workers are invited back to their positions.

PayvandNews – According to reports in the U.S. media, former Secretary of State John Kerry in meetings with Javad Zarif , Iran’s minister of foreign affairs, expressed the view that it would be better for Tehran to wait out the remaining years of the Trump administration before engaging in new talks with a Democratic successor. Actually what Secretary Kerry in …

Radiofarda – Harassment by Iranian authorities of jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s family has intensified, activists report.

Radiofarda – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he and President Hassan Rouhani will go to New York next week to take part at the UN General Assembly meeting.

Al-Arabia – Iran’s Foreign Minister has used Twitter to speak out against Twitter, despite Iran officially blocking Twitter. Here’s the full story.

Kurdistan 24 — Rep. Ted Poe (R, Texas) is a co-sponsor of important legislation now before the US Congress: “The Iranian Proxies Terrorist Sanctions Act,” which he introduced, along with Rep. Brad Sherman (D, California), in the House of Representatives earlier this year.

AP  — A cybersecurity firm is warning that Iranian government-aligned hackers have stepped up their efforts in the wake of President Donald Trump pulling America from the nuclear deal.

Radiofarda – An advisor to Iran’s oil minister says, “If the United States has experience in imposing sanctions, we have experience in circumventing them”.

Radiofarda – A new plan to tackle the effect of sanctions on low-income Iranians, includes issuing electronic vouchers to ten million underprivileged citizens.

Al-Arabia – The international and regional isolation against Iran is once again becoming a concern for the regime.