Social and Political

CHRI – Leaked video footage showing staff members at the Saraye Mehrabani Care Center in the city of Rasht, northern Iran, physically abusing minors with disabilities has highlighted the lack of legal protections for this vulnerable community.

Al-Monitor – It wasn’t their chemistry that brought Russia, Iran and Turkey to the table over Syria. Rather it was the intersections of their interests, and as part of this, the common threat of having other powers, such as the United States, playing a role in crafting the future of Syria. Indeed, the trio sees the situation in the war-torn …

Al-Monitor – After airstrikes against military bases in Syria on April 30, Iranian sources denied that any of its soldiers were killed in the attack. There is no evidence that the United States is involved, but the attack has further highlighted the tense relations between the two countries. Two conservative media outlets, Fars News Agency and the Tasnim News Agency, …

Radiofarda – Iran’s judiciary has banned the use of the Telegram messaging app, saying it has been used to organize attacks and street protests, according to state television and a news agency affiliated with the judiciary.

Radiofarda – US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have discussed over the phone “Iran’s destabilizing activities” in the West-Asia region, said a White House statement on April 9.

Radiofarda – Sand and dust storms are growing in intensity and frequency in parts of Iran, forcing residents of the oil-rich southwestern Khuzestan province to move to cities with bearable weather conditions, according to an MP from the battered province. Speaking to state-run Iran Labor News Agency (ILNA), Javad Kazem Nasab Albaji, an MP from the Khuzestan capital, Ahvaz, singled …

Radiofarda – French President Emmanuel Macron and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani agreed in a phone conversation to work together to preserve the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, Macron’s office says, although the Iranian leader insisted the terms were “not negotiable.”

Iran-HRM – Ahmadreza Jalali, a university professor who has been sentenced to death on espionage charges in Iran, detailed his poor physical and mental condition in an audio file sent from Evin Prison in the second year of his detention, BBC Persian reported on April 26, 2018.

Al-Arabia – New US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday called for unity among the Gulf countries, deeply divided over Qatar, in order to face the challenge posed by Iran.

Al-Arabia – A missile attack targeting government outposts in Syria’s northern region killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, a Syria war monitoring group said Monday.