Al-Arabia – President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no plans to meet with Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations “despite requests” to do so.
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Ahead of UN General Assembly, Ahwaz attack underscores Iran’s domestic fissures
Al-Arabia – The same week that the United States and Iran are heading for a showdown at the United Nations General Assembly, an attack that killed 29, including members of Iran’s prized Revolutionary Guard, has caused tensions between the two countries to rise to new heights.
Read More »Distracting Tactics of the Iranian Regimes in the UN to block the hearings on human rights violations in Iran
Shabtab- The Iranian regime not only regularly violates the rights of its citizens, but as the following clip shows, it is ready to adopt distracting tactics in order to stop any mention of these violations within established world bodies.
Read More »Britain’s May To Press Rohani To Release Woman Imprisoned In Tehran
RFL/RE – British Prime Minister Theresa May will press for the release of a British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Tehran at a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rohani in New York on September 25, a senior government official said.
Read More »Pentagon Denies ‘Ludicrous’ Accusations That U.S. Was Behind Deadly Attack In Iran
RFL/RE – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has dismissed Iran’s accusations that the United States was behind a deadly weekend attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran, calling the allegations “ludicrous.”
Read More »Iran’s Currency Hits Another Record Low, With Six Weeks to US Sanctions
VOA – Iran’s currency has hit another record low against the dollar, six weeks before the United States is due to reimpose sanctions on Iranian oil exports that are Tehran’s main revenue source.
Read More »European Union Sets Up Payment System with Iran to Maintain Trade
VOA – The five remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal have agreed to establish a special payment system to allow companies to continue doing business with the regime, bypassing new sanctions imposed by the United States.
Read More »An Academic Year of Teacher Crackdowns
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Iranian authorities have tightened their grip on union activities in recent years, and teacher union activists are far from the exception. Indeed, if representatives of various industries have been met with blowback for organizing in defense of their colleagues’ collective rights, a retrospective of crackdowns in the education field gives reason to believe that …
Read More »Activists Call on UNGA Attendees to Hold Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Accountable
CHRI – With President Hassan Rouhani in New York attending the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, the Center for Human Rights in Iran has urged UNGA attendees to directly address the worsening human rights situation in Iran.
Read More »Iranian Nobel Laureate Warns Against “State Violence” After Ahvaz Terrorist Attack
CHRI – Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi has warned against state retaliation against innocent people “in the name of fighting terrorism” following the terrorist attack against a military parade in southwestern Iran.
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