An outspoken lawmaker in Iran has attacked the entities under Khamenei's control for undermining the authority of the Parliament.
Under massive pressure from public opinion, the Iranian government has promised to reveal the number of those killed during the mid-November protests in Iran.
In a fiery speech on Monday an outspoken female Iranian lawmaker criticized the Islamic Republic for "grim despotism" and the ever-increasing powers of parallel, unelected centers of power.
Iran’s President has presented next year's budget to parliament, which is 25 percent higher than the current year, despite tens of billions of dollars in lost oil revenue.
Iran and other signatories of the 2015 nuclear agreement met December 6 in Vienna, but apparently the European powers decided not to refer Iran's case to the UN.
The State Department's special envoy for Iran said on Thursday that the Islamic Republic security forces killed as many as 1,000.
An investigation carried out by Radio Farda shows that around 8,000 protesters have been jailed following the protests that started on November 15.
Iran's president has announced some protest detainees will confess on TV that they were organized by foreigners, while he said simple protesters should be freed.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says If the President of United States agrees to lift all the sanctions imposed on Iran, he will be ready to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump within an hour.
Withholding the death toll, officials in Iran provide piecemeal information, but the large extent of November protests is clear.
For the first time in more than two weeks, the monopolized state-run TV in Iran has aired a report on killing protesters in at least ten cities across the country.
In a new report published on December 2, Amnesty International says the number of people killed during demonstrations in Iran has risen to at least 208.
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