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Iran-HRM – Four prisoners were executed on Monday, May 14, 2018 in the cities of Ilam, Zahedan and Urmia. All of the victims were found guilty of murder.

RFL/RE – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed as “very good and constructive” the meeting he had on May 15 in Brussels with the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini. Zarif was in Brussels on the final stop of a global tour aimed at rallying support for a landmark 2015 nuclear between Tehran and six world powers in …

RFL/RE – U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to help a Chinese technology giant that says it’s being pushed out of business by U.S. penalties over its alleged violations of sanctions against Iran.

VOA — The United States Navy is closely watching Iranian behavior in the Gulf and expects a “period of uncertainty” and increased level of alertness after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from an international nuclear deal with Iran, the U.S. Navy chief said on Monday.

VOA – The coalition headed by fiery anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appears headed to victory in Iraq’s parliamentary election. With nearly all the ballots counted, al-Sadr’s Marching Toward Reform alliance was leading in six regions, followed by the group headed by Iraqi militia commander Hadi al-Amiri. Current prime minister Haider al-Abadi, who is supported by the United States, trails …