Rasoul Khadem released a new statement telling Iranian politicians not to sacrifice the country’s national champions to further their own political agenda.
As protests continue at a steel plant in Ahvaz, security forces have arrested more than ten worker activists overnight.
An Iranian Central Bank official has said that Iran has banned processing of purchase orders for imports based on US dollar.
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.
The president of the Iranian Wrestling Federation, Rasoul Khadem, says authorities should reverse their policy of not allowing Iranian athletes to compete against Israelis.
The United States is negotiating with Saudi Arabia over a nuclear power deal that might allow Riyadh to enrich and reprocess uranium in exchange for choosing U.S. companies to build reactors in the kingdom, media are reporting.
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.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are set to hold talks on February 25 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin over implementation of a 30-day United Nations cease-fire in Syria, the French presidency says.
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.
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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