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Radiofarda – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its Middle East and North Africa Regional Economic Outlook report says Iran needs $155 a barrel oil price this year to be able to balance its budget. The IMF also estimates that for next year Iran would need $195 a barrel oil to raise enough revenues for government operations. Currently prices for …

Radiofarda – Mohammad Hossein Rostami, a hardline activist in jail in Iran, has released an audio file in which he makes several claims about a network operating under IRGC Intelligence Chief Hossein Taeb that runs illegal businesses and frames high-profile potential opponents in corruption scandals. Rostami, the former editor of ultraconservative Ammaryoun website, was arrested in 2016 on charges of …

Security forces in Iran have closed major routes leading to historic Pasargadae, the site of Cyrus the Great’s tomb in anticipation of spontaneous gatherings of people to mark the annual commemoration of the first king of ancient Persian Empire. A gathering of an estimated 15,000 people at Pasargadae in 2016, on Cyrus Day. File photo In recent years as thousands …

Radiofarda – Hundreds of people suffering from respiratory problems have visited the medical centers in the city of Ahvaz in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, southwest Iran, after first seasonal rains that were mixed with air pollutants. Hundreds of people rushed to hospitals to get help for respiratory problems caused by acid rains. October 2019 “Out of 480 nearly 380 …

Radiofarda – The spokesman of Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday said in an interview that killing Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “was not a big deal” and the extremist group had already been defeated by Iran and other regional powers. Abbas Mousavi told Iran’s state broadcaster, “We don’t regard such noisy American actions as extraordinary”, adding that these …