An Iranian Central Bank official has said that Iran has banned processing of purchase orders for imports based on US dollar.
The chairman of the influential Assembly of Experts and Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic has joined the chorus of conservatives in Iran who say the country’s ruling system is beloved by the people.
Hundreds of Iranian steel workers continued their protest gathering in front of the local governor’s office in Ahvaz in southern Iran on Wednesday February 28.
Tehran Police Chief Hassan Rahimi has warned Iranian women protesting the Islamic Republic’s compulsory hijab rule of a zero-tolerance policy against protesters.
A conservative member of Iran’s parliament has accused a faction of the Gonabadi dervishes of espionage and collaboration with U.S. and Israeli intelligence services.
In the heat of momentous labor protests and debate over setting a minimum wage, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused “enemies” of fomenting discord among Iran’s work force.
The president of the Iranian Wrestling Federation, Rasoul Khadem, says authorities should reverse their policy of not allowing Iranian athletes to compete against Israelis.
Criticizing Iran’s hardliners for supporting the Islamization of universities, Rouhani said: “There is no Islamic mathematics, physics, or chemistry.”
Iranian officials have revealed new details on a recent embezzlement case in the country’s Oil Ministry.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley has released a statement condemning a scheduled appearance at the U.N. Human Rights Council by an Iranian official tied to serious human rights violations.
In a joint statement, five Iranian trade unions have lambasted the current monthly minimum wage as “not enough to cover a family’s living expenses for ten days".
The government of President Hassan Rouhani wants to unblock the social media website Twitter.
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned the Supreme Leader that that the ruling system in the Islamic Republic has lost its legitimacy and said its leaders should be replaced through free and fair elections.
A member of Iranian parliament says that the legislature votes only for thirty percent of the national budget and it has no chance to vote for the rest.
Two senior clerics, officially recognized as grand ayatollahs and sources of emulation by Iran, have compared dervishes to the so-called Islamic State (IS), Daesh militants.
Former president Mohammad Khatami was prevented by security agencies to leave his house to attend a public ceremony.
New York-based organization Human Rights Watch has called on Iran to drop charges against women peacefully protesting compulsory hijab and to stop prosecuting women over dress code.
Iran is ranked 130 out of 180 world countries on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2017, published by Transparency International on Wednesday, February 2017.
London-based international human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has levied serious criticism against Iran for its continued violation of human rights over the past year.
After days of bloody clashes between dervishes and security services, a dervish leader has implored his followers to remain calm despite continued threats from authorities.
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