Social and Political

Radiofarda – Protests against rising prices and chaos at foreign exchange rates continued in Tehran on June 26 for the third consecutive day. Protests have also spread to markets in several other Iranian cities, local media reported.

Radiofarda – Japan is analyzing the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran, which aim to cut Tehran’s oil exports out of the market, and will talk with Washington and other nations to avoid Japanese firms being adversely affected, the top government spokesman said Wednesday.

Al-Arabia – Humanity has gone through different stages, had different centers of power and produced various scientific innovations and breakthroughs. The rise and fall of these development, crises, big conflicts, clashes and revolutions have had a crucial impact in molding the world today. Deriving right lessons Complexities have been present in all stages of history. The realistic assessment of all …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s supreme leader is urging the country’s judiciary to take measures to secure people’s “businesses and lives” amid economic protests that have struck the capital, Tehran.

Al-Arabia – After years of causing disruption on the streets of Egypt, on 30 June 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader Mohammed Morsi was sworn in as the country’s first democratically elected president.

RFL/RE – The United States is pushing countries to halt Iranian oil imports from early November, a senior State Department official said on June 26, warning that Washington will not grant any sanction waivers. President Donald Trump on May 8 announced that the United States was leaving a landmark 2015 deal that Tehran signed with world powers to curb its …

CHRI – The Chief Justice of Iran Sadegh Larijani has threatened the merchants who have been protesting in Tehran against rising inflation since June 25, 2018, with execution if they don’t back down. Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi has also blamed the protests on the US, adding that “a number of the main instigators” have been arrested. “I’m warning you. …

Al-Monitor -The devaluation of the Iranian rial first gained serious steam back in April, partly due to fears of returning US sanctions. As such, the administration of President Hassan Rouhani on April 10 implemented what it called a rate unification policy in order to prevent further depreciation of the national currency. Market fears were found to be justified when US …

Al-Monitor – Iran was filled with pride and praise for its national soccer team, known as Team Melli, as it raised eyebrows by holding former European champion Portugal to a tie in the World Cup on June 25.

Radiofarda – Protests against rising prices and chaos at foreign exchange rates continued in Tehran on June 26 for the third consecutive day. Protests have also spread to markets in several other Iranian cities, local media reported.