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Radiofarda – Iran’s decision to take a new step to reduce commitments under the landmark 2015 nuclear deal or JCPOA is a concern, putting the accord at risk, the European Commission said on Tuesday. “We are concerned by President (Hassan) Rouhani’s announcement today to further reduce Iran’s commitment under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,” a spokeswoman said, referring to …

Radiofarda – The Iranian Central Bank has made it mandatory for all banks in Iran to establish an anti-money laundering unit. The initiative appears to be an effort by the Rouhani administration to circumvent the legislative deadlock over meeting the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The latest deadline set by FATF gives Iran less than four months …

Radiofarda – The former chairman of Iranian parliament’s influential National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says that Iranian crude oil exports are currently twenty times less than what it was before sanction were imposed by Washington. Speaking to the parliament’s website, Khane-ye Mellat (the House of Nation), Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh called upon Iran’s Foreign Ministry to devise a strategy to find …

Al-Arabia – Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, dispensing with weeks of relative restraint in favor of trying to stamp out demonstrations against political parties that control the government.After eight people were killed during the day on Monday, security forces shot dead at least five others overnight or early on Tuesday, including …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Hassan Sadeghi has been banned from visiting his wife who is also a political prisoner. The visit was cancelled because Hassan Sadeqhi, detained in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj did not accept to be taken for the visit in a prison uniform with cuffs on his hands and feet. Amin Vaziri, the presiding judicial official in …