Iranian Families Pushed Below Poverty Line By Low National Minimum Wage
By Reza Hamidi
A recent report by the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO) ranks Iran as having one of the lowest national minimum wages in the region.
Data shows that the annual minimum wage is...
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...
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...
Gender Equality in Iranian Sports Is A Top Priority, Official Says
By Reza Hamidi
The President of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic, Reza Saleh Amiri, has vowed to eliminate gender discrimination and inequality in Iranian sports.
Mr. Salehi made the comments during the National...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
