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Two Earthquakes Jolt Western Iran Kermanshah Province

Radiofarda – Iran’s state-run news agency says two consecutive earthquakes, magnitude 4.4 and 4.9, have jolted the country’s western province of Kermanshah. IRNA’s report says the first quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers, the second at 11 kilometers around 8 local time Wednesday morning. U.S. Geological Survey said it registered a magnitude 4.7 and a magnitude 4.5 temblor, …

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Iran Hardliner Threatens Saudis With ‘Shocking’ Response

Radiofarda – Saudi Arabia should be on the lookout for Iran’s new “shocking decision” if it does not stop support for U.S. sanctions against Tehran, says Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a former Iranian diplomat currently working as a special assistant to Iran’s Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani. Amir Abdollahian, who is widely known as the man who determines Iran’s foreign policy about …

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CPJ Condemns Sentence For Iranian Journalist, Calls For His Immediate Release

Radiofarda – The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has strongly condemned the sentencing of Iranian journalist Masoud Kazemi on national security charges and called for his immediate release. Kazemi on June 3 was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for “spreading misinformation” and “insulting” the country’s supreme leader and authorities. He was also banned from “media activities” …

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Iran’s Oil Production Has Hit Historic Lows As Saudis Take Market Share

Radiofarda – Iran’s oil output has plummeted to a record low since 1990 in May as a result of U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reported on Monday June 3. Saudi Arabi, however, boosted its oil production to keep OPEC’s commitments to the market by maintaining an overall steady output for the cartel, keeping supplies mostly unaffected. OPEC produces some 40 percent of …

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Trump: U.S., Britain ‘Determined’ To Prevent Iran From Developing Nukes

Radiofarda – During his state visit to Britain, U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington and London are “determined to ensure” Iran does not develop nuclear weapons and stops supporting terrorism.“Among the pressing threats facing our nations is the development and spread of nuclear weapons — perhaps that’s our biggest threat,” Trump told a joint press with British Prime Minister …

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