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Radiofarda – “Did you learn or do something interesting yesterday?” was one of the questions U.S. analytics and advisory company Gallup asked more than 154,000 people in more than 145 countries to track the feelings and emotions of different nations in 2018. For many, it came as no surprise that the people of Iran ranked fifth among the most-stressed countries …

Radiofarda – Speaking to the Al Jazeera TV network, Iranian dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has described Iran as “incorrigible,” insisting that the only way toward reform in her homeland is through changing its constitution. The interview was aired less than a week after Washington decided not to extend the Iran oil sanctions waivers. The decision was …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader on Sunday told law enforcement officials to deal with gun trade on social media, after a cleric was killed by a gunman the previous day. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s official website quoted him saying, “The murderer of the clergyman yesterday in Hamadan had published his photos on Instagram with four different weapons, and it is the …

VOA – The International Monetary Fund is forecasting Iran’s economy to shrink by 6% this year as it faces pressure from U.S. sanctions. In a report released Monday, the IMF said its estimates for Iran, which include the potential for inflation to top 40%, predate a U.S. decision to end waivers that have allowed some Iranian oil buyers to continue …

VOA – Iran’s top leader called on Sunday for a crackdown on illegal weapons after the rare shooting of a cleric, and said easy access to guns in the United States served only a “mafia of gun manufacturers,” his website reported.“In some countries, such as the United States, weapons are freely sold in the interest of the mafia of gun …