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19 February

As Dollar Rises In Iran Police Arrest 20 Currency Dealers

Radiofarda – Police chief of Greater Tehran has announced Tuesday the arrest of “twenty foreign currency dealers”, as the U.S. dollar makes more gains on the local market.

19 February

The Execution of Exile Sentence of Four Sufi Prisoners.

Shabtabnews – Four Sufi prisoners, at the end of their jail term, were transferred to the provinces for the commencement of their exile sentence.

19 February

Media In Iran Edit, Delete Khamenei’s Latest Comments

Radiofarda – Iranian news outlets were busy “censoring”, or “rephrasing” the latest comments made by the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

19 February

China, Iran Meet Amid Efforts To Preserve Nuclear Deal

Radiofarda – The foreign ministers of China and Iran are meeting amid efforts to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

19 February

Iranian And Chinese Hackers In ‘Intense Attacks’ Against U.S. Agencies, Companies – NYT

Radiofarda – The New York Times reported on February 18 that U.S. government agencies and some companies have been the target of aggressive Iranian and Chinese cyber-attacks recently.

19 February

Iranian Athletic Chief Hopes ‘Israel Will be Wiped Out’ Before next Olympics

Radiofarda – The commander of the Basiji Athletes Organization, General Davoud Azarnoush, says he hopes Israel will be wiped out before the next summer Olympic games in Tokyo.

19 February

Iran minister: Suicide bombing on Revolutionary Guards will not go ‘answered’

Al-Arabia – Iran’s Minister of Intelligence, Mahmoud Alavi, said on Tuesday that his country will not let last week’s suicide bombing go “unanswered.”

19 February

Prince Turki al-Faisal: Iran should let go of its ‘extra-territorial ambitions’

Al-Arabia – In an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya English, Prince Turki al-Faisal, Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, said that the Iranian government should focus on improving the situation for its people rather than on its “extra-territorial ambitions.”

19 February

Iranian IRGC General: Suspected Suicide Bomber Was Pakistani

RFL/RE – A suicide bombing that killed 27 members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) last week was perpetrated by a Pakistani, a senior IRGC commander has said, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency.

19 February

Tehranis Surround Morality Police Van, Spring ‘Hijab’ Detainees

RFL/RE – For years, Iran’s morality police have harassed women who don’t fully respect legislation requiring women to cover their hair and body in public, known as hijab laws.

18 February

Iranian Authorities Reveal A 500,000 Cache Of “Banned Books”

Radiofarda – This photo gallery shows images taken by journalists in Iran who were allowed to visit a warehouse, where confiscated books are stored.

18 February

Iran Says It Arrested 3 ‘Terrorists’ Behind Suicide Bomb Attack

Radiofarda – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed breaking up a militant cell responsible for a suicide bomb attack last week that killed 27 servicemen.

18 February

U.S. Dollar, Prices Rise As Iran Faces Uncertainty

Radiofarda – The U.S. dollar is again on a steep rise in Iran. The greenback climbed to over 130,000 rials on Monday morning February 18. This is the biggest rise for the dollar in Iran’s government-controlled forex market during the past three months.

18 February

Iran’s Judiciary Denies Knowledge Of Ecologist’s Prison ‘Suicide’

Radiofarda – A year after the Islamic Republic authorities claimed that a prominent Iranian-Canadian environmentalist and university professor had committed suicide in prison; the Judiciary spokesman says that he does not know anything about the suicide.

18 February

‘I am a human rights professor,’ Iranian FM Zarif responds to question on rights abuses

Al-Arabia – Responding to a question regarding Iran’s human rights abuses, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran, said “I am a human rights professor, I have taught human rights for over 30 years,” at the 2019 Munich Security Conference.

18 February

Iran’s Khamenei warns govt about deception by European states

Al-Arabia – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday warned his country’s government not to be deceived by European signatories of the nuclear deal with major powers, now under threat after a US withdrawal.

18 February

Two Young Men At Risk Of Execution For Crimes Committed As Juveniles

Iran-HRM – The family of a young man who was sentenced to death at 15 years old were informed by prison authorities that their son would be executed soon.

18 February

Morality Police Fire Shots In Air To Disperse Compulsory Hijab Protesters

Iran-HRM – Iranian security forces fired shots in the air Friday February 15 evening after clashes between a crowd of people with morality police took place in Narmak, a neighbourhood in northeast Tehran.

18 February

Australia Says ‘Sophisticated State Actor’ Hacked Lawmakers, Parliament

RFL/RE – Australia says a “sophisticated state actor” was responsible for a cyberattack on Australian lawmakers earlier this month, most likely carried out by a foreign country.

18 February

Saudi Minister: Iran Harboring al-Qaida’s “Board of Directors”

VOA— Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of harboring what it said was “the board of directors of al-Qaida” and rejected charges Riyadh was behind last week’s suicide car bombing that killed against 27 personnel of the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

18 February

Why Iran’s service startups scream for workers despite jobs crisis

Al-Monitor – To address the shortage of jobs in the country, Iran’s government has banked on the thriving technology sector. Yet, despite the alarming unemployment rate, fledgling service sector startups have difficulties with hiring unskilled workers. In this regard, traditional mentalities and new working conditions should be blamed.

18 February

Iran’s national optical fiber network to expand by 20% to 84,000 kilometers

PayvandNews — The Telecommunication Infrastructure Company will expand the national optical fiber network by 14,000 kilometers to 84,000 kilometers by the next two months, the company’s managing director Sadeq Abbasi Shahkouh said, Mehr reported on Friday.

17 February

The Fate Of Khamenei’s Twitter Account Remains Uncertain

Radiofarda – Although some reports say Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Twitter account has deleted an offending post which led to its “temporary suspension” by Twitter on Friday, others say it is “read only” mode.

17 February

Police In Tehran Fire In The Air To Disperse Protests Against Hijab Enforcement

Radiofarda – The Iranian government’s official news agency (IRNA) has confirmed reports that police in a working-class neighborhood of Tehran fired shots in the air Friday February 15 evening after residents had a clash with morality enforcement agents.

17 February

Iranian FM says European efforts for trade fall short

Al-Arabia – Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that a European mechanism to trade with Tehran fell short and that France, Britain and Germany needed to do more to show their commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

17 February

US-Europe divisions over Iran deal mark this year’s Munich security conference

Al-Arabia – Divisions between the United States and Europe over the Iran nuclear deal marked this year’s Munich Security Conference as US Vice President Mike Pence and German Chancellor Angela Merkel took each other to task.

17 February

Kurdistan Teachers Association Member Held After Peaceful Protests

Iran-HRM – Iranian authorities have detained a teachers union member in northwestern Kurdistan province.

17 February

Iranian Political Prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz Taken To Solitary Confinement

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime has transferred Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, teacher and political prisoner in Karaj Central Prison, to solitary confinement for chanting anti-government slogans.

17 February

Zarif Condemns U.S. Efforts To Persuade Allies To Pull Out Of Iran Deal

RFL/RE – Iran’s foreign minister has condemned Washington’s efforts to press European allies to pull out of a landmark nuclear agreement with Tehran.

17 February

Iran Government Faces Angry Online Backlash Over Activists’ Abuse Claims

VOA – In early January, labor activist Esmail Bakhshi posted a letter on Instagram saying he had been tortured in jail, attracting support from tens of thousands of Iranians online.

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