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Radiofarda – Nine committees of the Iranian parliament (Majles) have called on President Hassan Rouhani to change his administration’s policies and improve its effectiveness before it is too late. Meanwhile, Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, a member of the Majles presidium and a member of parliament’s economic committee warned Rouhani to announce a practical plan to solve the problem of the rising cost of …

RFL/RE – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned the country’s economic problems could worsen if the coronavirus spreads unchecked. Iran has struggled to curb the COVID-19 outbreak since it reported its first cases in February. It shut down nonessential businesses, closed schools, and cancelled public events in March, but the government gradually lifted restrictions from April to try …

RFL/RE – The French BEA air-accident investigation agency says “technical work” on the black boxes of a downed Ukrainian airliner is expected to kick off in France next month. The cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 were the subject of an international standoff after the plane was shot down by Iran’s air defenses on January 8, …

Iran-HRM – ‌The Iranian Supreme Court upheld a ruling for cutting the four fingers of the right hands of four men in the Central Prison of Urmia, capital of West Azerbaijan Province. Three of the convicted prisoners are Hadi Rostami, Mehdi Sharifian and Mehdi Shahivand, whose sentences have been passed on to the Office for the Implementation of Verdicts of …

Radiozamaneh – The origin of Iranian nationalism remains a matter of debate. Many argue that it starts with Cyrus the Great in 500 BC, but alternative views give weight to the Pahlavi Dynasty in the twentieth century. The Concept of “Iranianness” most likely has roots across several historical eras. One of the most notable periods in this discussion dates back …