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Radiofarda – A member of the Iranian parliament has disclosed that “270 billion rials of people’s money” was paid to the United Kingdom as compensation for damages incurred in an attack by hardliners on London’s embassy in 2011 in Tehran. According to the pro-reformist MP Ahmad Mazani, the compensation which amounted to 1.3 million pounds was paid for the restoration …

Radiofarda – The Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan on Sunday said the foreign ministers of Iran and Afghanistan held a phone coversation about “reports of torture and martyrdom of Afghan travelers” allegedly drowned by Iranian border guards. In a statement published on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan said the two ministers have underlined their commitment to starting a joint probe …

Radiofarda – The head of the “Academy of Islamic Sciences” in Iran Mohammad Mehdi Mirbaqeri, says there has been excessive exaggeration about the dangers of the novel coronavirus, and that is an “enemy plot”. Speaking to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)-linked Fars News Agency on Saturday, May 9, he cited unidentified analysts as saying that the coronavirus was a …

Radiofarda – Iran’s stock market is on a historic run as prices increased 190 percent in the twelve months ending March 20 and keep rising, outpacing any other investment opportunity in the country. While the economy has been in crisis for more than two years, the national currency has devalued more than fourfold and U.S. sanctions have brought its oil …

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared undecided on the sensitive issue of reopening busy religious sites and shrines during a meeting of the COVID-19 Control Task Force on Sunday May 10. This was Khamenei’s first presence at a meeting of the task force since its inception in February, though virtually and via video …