The spokesperson of Islamic Republic's Judiciary confirmed to reporters on Wednesday, May 31, that a person working for one of President Hassan Rouhani's advisors has been arrested on espionage charges.
After days of wrangling and leaked reports by reformists and conservatives in Iran, the parliament finally voted to elect its leadership on Wednesday, May 31.
Islamic Republic’s Guardian Council has certified the integrity of the May 19 elections, the spokesperson of the interior ministry announced on Tuesday, May 30.
A day after Iran’s chief of judiciary dismissed President Hassan Rouhani’s election promise of ending house arrests for three opposition leaders, the president’s spokesman told the conservative detractor to be more discreet.
UN Special Rapporteur on religious freedom warned on Monday, May 29 that persecution of Baha’is in Yemen resembles the actions of Iranian authorities against the same minority in Iran.
Narges Mohammadi, vice president and spokeswoman for the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), has been transferred from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison to a hospital following severe uterine bleeding.
An Iraqi Shi'ite force backed by Iran has said it pushed Islamic State militants out of villages on the border with Syria on May 29, in a step toward reopening a supply route to send Iranian weapons to President Bashar al-Assad.
Hundreds of people who have not been able to withdraw their deposits from Caspian credit institution staged a protest gathering in front of the Central Bank of Iran in the capital, Tehran, chanting angry slogans, on Monday morning, May 29.
The head of Iran’s judiciary, ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani, indirectly attacked President Hassan Rouhani for his calls to free the three opposition leaders who are under house arrest since 2011.
President Hassan Rouhani’s main challenger in the May 19 election has once again accused the incumbent’s government of engineering violations in the voting procedure.
The European Union has announced over 44 million euros ($49 million) in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran.
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