Tehran Friday Prayer Leader Laments Corruption, Iran’s Fading Revolutionary Spirit
By Reza Hamidi
The Islamic Republic has failed to create a better society in the past 40 years, according to the Tehran Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi-Kermani.
“We had several good years right after...
Some Iranians Are Profiting From Official Dollar Exchange Rates, Central Banker Says
By Reza Hamidi
Some Iranians have taken advantage of the government’s low official foreign-exchange rate to pay their home mortgages in Canada, Abdolnaser Hemmati, the Governor of the Islamic Republic Central Bank, has said.
Mr. Hemmati...
Iranian Women Riding Bicycles Are Not Breaching Islamic Laws, Cleric Says
By Reza Hamidi
Women who ride bicycles in public do not violate any religious laws, Hojatoleslam Mohammad Taghi Fazel Meybodi, a religious scholar and an instructor at the Qom Seminary, has said.
In comments reported by...
Iran’s Taekwondo Medalist Alizadeh Might Enter 2020 Olympics Under a Different Flag
By Reza Hamidi
Iran's only female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh, who recently moved to Germany, could compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics either as a member of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) or as...
Banning Polygamy in Iran Could Encourage Prostitution, Majlis Member Says
By Reza Hamidi
Islamic marital jurisprudence (Sharia law), which allows Muslim men to have up to four wives, helps to avert a social crisis, according to Ali Motahari, a member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament)...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Is Eligible for Conditional Release, Lawyer Says
By Reza Hamidi
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 41-year-old Iranian-British aid worker who has been serving a five-year prison sentence for allegedly “plotting to overthrow the Iranian regime,” could be eligible for conditional release under Article 58...
Iranian Caretaker Fired for Letting Women Exercise in Traditional All-Male Gymnasium
By Reza Hamidi
The caretaker and the morshed (master) of Valiye Asr Zourkhaneh ('house of strength'), a traditional all-male gymnasium in the city of Qods (province of Tehran) have been fired for allowing a few women to exercise...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Has Killed 186 People in Iran, Health Services Say
By Reza Hamidi
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning has killed 186 people in 31 provinces in the past 117 days, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported earlier this month, citing the Iranian Emergency Organization.
According to...
IRGC Commander Accuses U.S. of Engineering Riots Over Fuel Price Hike in Iran
By Reza Hamidi
The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Commodore Ali Fadavi, has accused the U.S. of fueling the recent wave of nationwide protests over a massive gasoline price hike that...
Iran Must Develop Toy Industry to Boost Its Non-Oil Economy, Vice President Says
By Reza Hamidi
In 2019, China generated more revenue from selling its domestically manufactured toys than Iran did from exporting its oil, Iranian Vice President for Economic Affairs Mohammad Nahavandian has said.
Mr. Nahavandian made the...
