RFA Exclusive: Iran's Sanctioned Shipping Line Runs Network Of Hong Kong Companies

Iranian state shipping routes are continuing to evade U.S. sanctions by operating via a complex network of companies and subsidiaries registered in Hong Kong.

Iran Denies Borders Change After Karabakh Peace Deal

The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry, Saeed Khatibzadeh, has dismissed recent reports that Iran has lost its border with Armenia.

Iranian Politicians Trade Barbs As Economy Continues To Suffer

Iran's Vice President, Eshaq Jahangiri, has accused the Speaker of Iran's Majlis parliament of having the "least possible knowledge of the economy."

Why Is Iran Talking About Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Now?

Tehran Admits Kidnapping Iranian Separatist

After a long delay, Iranian Ministry of Intelligence officially announced on November 12 that its agents had arrested and interrogated Farajollah Ka'ab, a former leader of a separatist group active in Khuzestan in southwest Iran, following his arrest earlier in the month.

Three-Story Graves: Iran Struggles To Cope With Raging Coronavirus Pandemic

Iran has been reporting daily records of COVID-19 deaths and infections in past weeks amid what critics say is mismanagement by officials reluctant to impose strict lockdowns due to the struggling economy.

Fifteen Websites Selling Babies in Iran Discovered

The commander of Tehran's Police for the Sphere of the Production and Exchange of Information, Colonel Davoud Moazami Goudarzi, says the police have dismantled "fifteen websites and accounts" active in buying and selling babies.

Mysterious Iranian Cleric Norway Might Expel

The Norwegian Police Security Service (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste, PST) has asked the country's Ministry of Justice to consider the expulsion of a cleric serving at Imam Ali Shi'ite Center in the capital city, Oslo.

Iran's Chess On The Verge Of International Ban

Nigel Short, warned that Iran will soon be banned from international events if the nation’s officials continues to force Iranian chess players not to compete against their Israeli counterparts and boycott events involving Israel.

Actress Reyhaneh Parsa Threatened In Turkey

In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda, a young Iranian actress revealed that Iranian intelligence agents have threatened her with possible arrest and extradition

Iranian Official Blasts Naming Medicines After Shi'ites' Imams

The deputy of Iran’s Ministry of Health, Iraj Harirchi, has criticized proponents of unconventional medical treatments for naming supplementary drugs after Twelver-Shi'ite Imams and claiming they can treat COVID-19.