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Radiofarda – The son of Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a former deputy to Iran’s first Supreme Leader Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini says he has access to a tape recording showing the Islamic Republic’s culpability in executing thousands of political prisoners in 1988. Ahmad Montazeri says he is not “authorized” to disclose the contents of the tape. In 2016 he released another …

Radiofarda – Tehran’s outspoken member of parliament Mahmoud Sadeqi has warned about the dangerous health condition of imprisoned dervishes who are on a hunger strike in Iran. In a tweet on Friday, December 20, the city of Tehran’s MP Sadeqi insisted that the detained “dervishes’ lives were in danger” and urged the Islamic Republic’s head of the judiciary Ebrahim Raeesi …

Radiofarda – Air pollution will increase in the coming days in Iran’s capital Tehran, the official news agency IRNA quoted an official of the country’s meteorological organization as saying. During the week, the government closed all schools in Tehran and adjacent regions till Sunday due to heavy smog. A brief rain cleared the air somewhat, but the new warning indicates …

Radiofarda – Widespread protests in in over 100 Iranian cities in November were met with the Islamic Republic’s usual reaction, which is violent suppression. This time it was even more violent. “Suppression” is the most frequently used keyword in Iran as it is how the government deals with any gathering, protest, and movement by any Iranian group may be it …

RFL/RE – U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about Iran, North Korea, and trade, the White House said late on December 21. White House spokesman Judd Deere did not offer specifics on the leaders’ discussions on Iran. Kyodo news service said the call lasted one hour and 15 minutes. Abe told reporters the …