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Al-Monitor – Mahmoud Sadeghi, an Iranian Reformist parliamentarian, has questioned the benefits of Iran staying in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the nuclear deal between Iran and five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany and the European Union, given the exit of the United States and Europe’s inability to provide the promised economic dividends under …

Al-Monitor – There is an Iranian proverb that goes, “You can tell a good year from its spring.” Judging from the massive damage caused by the recent floods in Iran, one has to conclude that the new Iranian year (beginning March 21) will be a bad one for the economy. The economic consequence of the recent floods will include a …

Radiofarda – Recent floods in Iran have killed dozens and displaced possibly millions of Iranians. Instead of helping them, most of the Islamic Republic’s time and energy has gone into sending foreign Hashd al Shaabi and Hezbollah fighters into Khuzestan. Iran – Iraqi militia entering Iran in April 2019 “to assist in flood relief”. These forces have engaged in light …

Radiofarda – A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in a shootout on April 24 in the Kurdistan province, Mehr news agency reported. Iran’s military often clashes with dissident Kurds in the west and northwest of the country. Several Kurdish armed groups, opposed to the Islamic Republic or advocating outright secession for Kurdish-populated areas, have sanctuaries …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said during an interview in New York on Wednesday that Iran is ready to swap prisoners with the United States. “I put this offer on the table publicly now. [Let’s] Exchange them”, Zarif said during an interview at the Asia Society in New York, adding that he has the authority to …