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Radiofarda – The defense lawyer of two Iranian-American dual nationals sentenced to jail in Iran for “collaboration with a belligerent state,” says he is going to demand their “conditional release”. The announcement by the lawyer comes less than a week after Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif put forward the idea of a prisoners swap between Iran and the United …

Radiofarda – Iran could fulfill only 63% of its non-oil export target during its last fiscal year, Trade Promoting Organisation of Iran (TPO) announced. Iran’s fiscal year (FY) ended March 20, 2019. Iran had planned to export $54.9 billion non-oil products, but it managed only $39.375bn, about 1.35% less than the previous FY. Therefore, it can be argued that overall, …

Radiofarda – A war of words has erupted again between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. But it would be in no country’s interest to see trade disrupted in this vital international waterway. Furthermore, unilateral military action on Iran’s part would be a grave mistake. On Monday, April 22 the United States announced it would end …

Radiofarda – Iran on April 29 announced the establishment of a company designed to match a mechanism European countries have set up to facilitate trade despite U.S. sanctions. Earlier on March 20, the Governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati had announced that a mechanism similar to Europe’s Instrument for Trade and Exchanges (INSTEX) has been registered. The mechanism, …

Iran-HRM – May Day is the day to defend justice, equality and human rights for workers on whose toil and efforts, the society’s welfare and happiness depend. In Iran, however, the grim working conditions of workers do not comply with any international norms or standards, let alone the more advanced ILO conventions and protocols. Workers’ rights are systematically violated. With the …