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Radiofarda – Commander of the Iranian army’s navy who is visiting Russia has announced an agreement for joint naval exercises between Iranian and Russian forces in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. Hossein Khanzadi expressed hope that the joint exercises will take place in the next few months, according to Iran’s official news …

Radiofarda – Iranian parliament held a session behind closed doors on Monday, July 29, to discuss the problem of providing essential goods, including food, as shortages and high prices affect many parts of the country. In the closed-door session attended by the Minister of Agricultural Jihad, the problems related to providing essential products, including rice, and wheat, as well as …

Radiozamaneh – Shapour Ehsani Rad, of the board of directors of the Free Union of Iranian Workers (FUIW) has been arrested on Monday 29th of July at his workplace. Shapour Ehsani Rad Ehsani Rad who is also one of the founding members of Association of the Retired Workers of Social Security Organization has been working in his retirement as a janitor …

CHRI – “Sepideh is very weak and fragile and can not walk,” her father says following visit Hunger striking activist and freelance journalist Sepideh Qoliyan (also known as Gholian) lost consciousness in her cell on July 27, 2019, and was rushed to the clinic in Gharchak Prison, south of Tehran, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. “Sepideh fainted …

Al-Monitor – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s offer for an interview with Iran’s state TV has been met with positive reaction of a number of Iranian officials, who see this as an opportunity to challenge Pompeo. While limiting Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s movements in New York, Pompeo told The Washington Post he would accept any offer to go on …