Radiofarda – Despite calls from city council members to rescind his resignation, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi is resolved to leave his post for medical reasons, city Budget Committee Chairman Majid Farahani announced April 3.
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Shooter At YouTube HQ Shot Herself After Wounding Three
Radiofarda – A woman shot and wounded three people at YouTube’s headquarters in California before killing herself, U.S. police say.
Read More »Iraq Grapples With Iranian Influence Ahead Of May Elections
Radiofarda — Iran’s influence is looming large as Iraqis prepare to head to the polls for parliamentary elections in May, with many in the country worried that Tehran may be looking to strengthen its political grip on Baghdad through the ballot box.
Read More »National Security Official Says Telegram Will Be Filtered By Late April
Iran-HRM – The Chairman for the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security in Majlis said that Telegram would be replaced by a similar domestic platform.
Read More »A Divergent ‘Alliance Of Convenience’: Russia, Turkey, Iran Try To Plan Syria’s Future
RFL/RE – It’s a meeting to chart a future for Syria, featuring the major players involved in the country’s brutal seven years of war.
Read More »Arab Ahwazis protest against Iranian regime for eighth consecutive night
AL-Arabia – Iranian security forces violently confronted Arab Ahwaz citizens who continued to protest against the Iranian regime for the eighth consecutive night.
Read More »Anticipating Trump’s Next Move, Aides Prepare Iran Deal Pullout
VOA — Anticipating an unpredictable president’s next moves, U.S. officials have started planning for the likelihood President Donald Trump will announce next month that the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.
Read More »IRAN’S TARNISHED GEM
nationalgeographic- Revered by ethnic Azeris as “the turquoise solitaire of Azerbaijan,” Lake Urmia was second only to the Caspian Sea as the largest saltwater lake in the Middle East, a haven for birds and bathers. Since the early 1970s nature and humanity have chipped away at this gem tucked in northwestern Iran, reducing its size by about 80 percent over the past …
Read More »MP Says Supreme Leader’s Office An Epicenter Of Corruption
Radiofarda – Corruption has penetrated Iran’s government structure so deeply that it’s impossible to rein it in using legal procedures, as the most egregious cases of corruption are tied to the Supreme Leader, says Gholamali Jafari Imanabadi, a member of the Majlis, Iran’s parliament.
Read More »Rouhani Speaks Out Against A Possible Ban on Telegram App
Radiofarda – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said on April 3 that Iran is not planning to ban popular messaging application Telegram.
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