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Radiofarda – Iran’s annual inflation rate has reached 38.6 percent in the last 12 months compared with the previous 12-month period, the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) announced on Tuesday, January 21. The figure shows a 1.4 percent decline compared with a month earlier when annual inflation stood at 40 percent. However, the drop does not mean prices for goods …

Radiofarda – A high-ranking official of the Supreme Leader’s Office announced January 21 that conglomerates controlled by military and religious entities under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s direct supervision are taking steps to be listed on Tehran’s stock exchange. Mohammad-Javad Iravani who is the Deputy of Supervision and Auditing of Leader’s Office was referring to what is believed to be the …

Radiofarda – In what pro-Rouhani Entekhab news website described as a “rare event in several decades” Iran’s state TV suspended three live talk shows known for their criticism of the Rouhani administration’s policies. ‌‌Meanwhile, Mashreghnews, a website close to Iranian intelligence organs reported that these programs, namely Jahanara, Soraya and Asraneh, will resume broadcasting but will no longer be live. …

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir called on the international community to continue its pressure on the Iranian regime to change its destructive behavior in the region, branding the Islamic Republic as “the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world.” During a session hosted by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament in …

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia was open to talks with Tehran “but it is really up to Iran.”He also said, in an interview with Reuters at Davos, that Iran would have to accept it “cannot further its regional agenda through violence” as a condition for any talks. Prince Faisal …