President Hassan Rouhani's younger brother and confidant Hossein Fereydoun has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for "receiving bribes," A Judiciary Spokesman announced in Tehran on Tuesday October 1.
Iran's president claimed September 30 that a deal was made among parties to the nuclear deal, promising to disclose more details later.
Two leading conservative and reformist figures have expressed concern over the apparent indifference of the electorate in Iran as the country's parliamentary elections are fast approaching.
The Iranian Statistical Center has announced a on September 24 that the rate of inflation in Iran has reached 42.7 percent during the 12 months ending on August 23. This is nearly 3 percent higher than an IMF forecast in April.
IRGC Deputy Commander for Operations Abbas Nilforoushan has warned against any Israeli military operation against Iran, threatening "If Israel makes a strategic mistake, it has to collect bits and pieces of Tel Aviv from the lower depths of the Mediterranean Sea."
Iran's hardline media have welcomed President Hassan Rouhani's defiant speech at the UN General Assembly in their Thursday issues and some of his most staunch critics have praised him for echoing Supreme Leader Kahamenei's rhetoric.
World leaders have been urging Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to meet Donald Trump, who himself seems to be trying every possible avenue to arrange a handshake.
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended U.S. sanctions against Iran and called on all nations to act against Tehran and not "subsidize Iran's bloodlust."
Iran and the EU-3, Germany, UK and France have been sending each other mixed messages as world leaders gathered in New York for the 74th UN General Assembly meeting.
Iranian presidents attending UNGA have mixed records, but one thing is common: They failed to use the occasion to bring their country out of international isolation.
In unprecedented remarks by a regime insider, reformist activist and veteran politician Behzad Nabavi has said four financial institutions linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei control 60 percent of Iran's national wealth.
Iranian military commanders have been talking big since Friday evening, threatening the United States and Saudi forces in the region, warning against even limited attacks against Iran.
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