Radiofarda – Iran’s currency rial continues its free fall reaching a historic low and bringing the country’s economy one step closer to collapse. Reports indicate that the U.S. dollar traded for more than 70,000 Rials on Monday May 7. It is almost double compared to a year ago.
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Oil Prices Highest Since 2014 Ahead Of Trump’s Iran Decision
RFL/RE – Oil prices surged to their highest levels since November 2014 as investors braced for U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to withdraw from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Trump is due to announce his decision at 2 p.m. Washington time (eds 8 p.m. Prague time) on May 8, and most investors expect him to pull the …
Read More »Scenarios ahead of Donald Trump’s big reveal on the Iran nuclear deal
Al-Arabia – President Donald Trump is preparing to tell the world whether he plans to follow through on his threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran and almost surely ensure its collapse. There are no signs that European allies enlisted to “fix” the deal had persuaded him to preserve it.
Read More »Trump To Announce Iran Nuclear Deal Decision Tuesday
VOA – President Donald Trump is set to announce Tuesday whether the U.S. will leave the Iran nuclear deal – several days ahead of a May 12th deadline. Iran and several of United State’s closest allies are bracing for a possible decision to quit the deal, with analysts saying this would have far-reaching consequences. VOA’s Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine has …
Read More »State-Owned Telecommunications Company Has Yet to Comply With Judicial Order to Block Telegram
CHRI – President Rouhani Claims Supreme Leader Ordered Ban on Messaging App Used by 40 Million Investigations by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) show that Iran’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Company (TIC), which operates under President Hassan Rouhani’s Telecommunications Ministry, has yet to comply with a prosecutor’s order to block the Telegram messaging app.
Read More »Why Europe could end up being blamed for nuclear deal collapse
Al-Monitor – The recent visits to Washington by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were in all likelihood the last chance for Europeans to convince President Donald Trump not to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. With prospects for winning over Trump fading as the May 12 deadline for sanctions waivers approaches, one might argue that US …
Read More »Rouhani suggests Europe can keep Iran nuclear deal alive
Al-Monitor – During a speech May 7, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani suggested that if the United States were to exit the comprehensive nuclear deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany, European countries could keep the deal alive. “The people must be certain that we have taken into consideration various possible scenarios …
Read More »‘Israel Could Kill Assad,’ Minister Warns Against Iranian Attacks From Syria
Radiofarda – An Israeli security cabinet minister said on Monday May 7 that Israel could kill Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and topple his government if Iran used Syrian territory to carry out attacks on Israel.
Read More »Daughters Deny End To House Arrest of Green Movement Leader
Radiofarda – Daughters of Reformist Green Movement Leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have refuted statements by some Iranian political figures, who had claimed Ms. Rahnavard is no longer under house arrest.
Read More »MP Demands Explanation About ‘Khamenei’s Order’ To Ban Telegram
Radiofarda – Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Motahari says the decision to ban popular messaging application Telegram in Iran was made based on a “state decree” issued by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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