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Iran Opposition Figure Karrubi Starts Hunger Strike

Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karrubi, who has been under house arrest for more than six years, has begun a hunger strike, his family says.

As Parliament Reviews Ministers, One Nominee Is Accused Of Ties With Intelligence Ministry

Open sessions at the Iranian Parliament for weighing the credentials of President Hassan Rouhani’s proposed ministers resumed on the morning of August 16.

The Real Source Of Iran's Religious Intolerance 'Is Khomeini's Ideology' - Clifford May

Interview with Clifford May, Commissioner of U.S. Commission on International religious Freedom and the founder and President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. August 15, 2017

‘Astronomical Corruption’ in Tehran City Hall

The U.S. Renews Travel Warning To Iran

The U.S. State Department has warned American citizens that travel to Iran carries the risk “of arrest and detention” particularly for American-Iranian dual nationals.

U.S. Accuses Iran Of Continuous Persecution of Religious Minorities

The Iranian government continues to harass, interrogate, and arrest members of religious minorities and impose heavy restrictions on their public and private lives, says the latest U.S. State Department annual religious freedom report for 2016.

Iranian Chief Of Staff Visiting Turkey

Iran’s Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri held talks with his host and Turkish counterpart, General Hulusi Akar, in Ankara on Tuesday, August 15.

Rouhani Defends His New Cabinet

A Member Of 'Circle Of Mysticism' Arrested In Esfahan

Reports from Iran say that a member of Erfane Halqeh, or Circle of Mysticism has been arrested in Esfahan by Revolutionary Guards' intelligence services.

Saudi Shi’ite City Awamiya Sealed Off

After more than three months of bloody clashes, Saudi Arabian forces maintain that they have flushed out almost all of what they call “criminals and terrorists” from the mostly Shi’ite town of Awamiya, in the kingdom’s east.

Fruit Vendor’s Death, Denied By Officials, Sparks Protest

Following the death of a street vendor on August 12 in the Iranian city of Qom, five suspects have been summoned to court, the city’s prosecutor announced.

RSF Condemns Arrest Of Iranian Journalist

Reporters Without Borders, RSF, has criticized the detention of the deputy editor of a reformist daily newspaper in Iran.

Khamenei Appoints A Conservative Expediency Council

In a long-awaited move, Iran’s Supreme Leader, ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed new members and a chairman to one of the country’s most important state institutions, the Expediency Council.

Iran To Decide Fate Of Athletes Playing With Or Against Israelis

Iranian authorities are scrambling to find a solution to the case of two football (soccer) players, who have been threatened with expulsion from the national team because they played in a match for their Greek club against an Israeli team.

U.S. Senators Meet With Maryam Rajavi In Albania

Three US Senators travelled to Tirana, Albania’s capital city, and met the head of National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), Maryam Rajavi, 63.

Saudi Arabia Has Asked Iraq To Help Reduce Tensions With Iran

Saudi Arabia has reportedly asked Iraq to play the role of a mediator between Riyadh and Tehran, to reduce tensions between the two countries.

Government Delaying Legislation To Protect Women And Restrict Child Marriage

An Iranian female MP has criticized President Hassan Rouhani’s administration for delaying the presentation of a bill on “forbidding violence against women” to Iran’s parliament.

Majority In Parliament Asks For Financial Disclosure By Nominated Ministers

Tehran MP and the head of parliament’sEconomic Transparency Faction, Mahmoud Sadeghi has written a letter to President Hassan Rouhani calling him to provide a list of his nominated ministers’ assets before MPs vote to approve them.

Long-Held Political Prisoner Assails Foreign Ambassadors' Visit To Evin

In an open letter to foreign ambassadors in Iran, who recently visited Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has declared that even a minimum of prisoners’ human rights are not respected in Evin and other Iranian prisons.

FIFA Demands Explanation Over Ousted Iranian Footballers