Pressure Builds on Iran’s Rouhani as Parliament Targets Two More Ministers
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the education minister on Wednesday, ramping up pressure on the president who is under unprecedented attack from parliament over his handling of the...
Iran Parliament Censures Rouhani in Sign Pragmatists Losing Sway
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament voted on Tuesday to reject President Hassan Rouhani's explanations for economic hardship after a dramatic grilling on live TV, a sign his pragmatic faction is...
Iranian Judiciary Fires 200 Staff Members, 1,000 Judges, Spokesperson Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
On May 11, the spokesperson for Iran’s Judiciary, Gholamhossein Esmaili, said authorities had arrested some 200 staff members of the Judiciary and law clerks in charge of official documents.
Mr. Esmaili added...
Iran Says New Sanctions Would Not Stifle Its Oil Industry
By Parisa Hafezi
ANKARA, May 7 (Reuters) - The Iranian oil industry will continue to develop even if the United States pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal, and Tehran would see the accord as...
Iran to Stop Stamping Foreign Visitors’ Passports, Government Spokesman Says
Iranian border authorities will not stamp entry and exit visas onto the passports of foreign visitors to the country, the semi-official Fars news agency has reported, citing the government spokesman Ali Rabie.
Speaking at a...
US State Department Condemns Human Rights Violations in Iran
By Natasha Phillips
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce has condemned the Islamic Republic’s human rights record, and called the Islamic Republic “one of the world’s worst violators of human rights.”
“The regime is one of...
Iran’s Zarif Says Trump to ‘Abuse’ Un Security Council Role to Slam Tehran
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticise Tehran, Washington's arch-foe.
The...
Iranian Chess Player Appears at Kazakhstan Tournament Without Hijab for Second Day -Reuters Witness
ALMATY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player on Wednesday took part in an international tournament in Kazakhstan without a hijab for the second day running, according to a Reuters journalist present.
A Reuters witness at the...
Human Rights Concerns in Iran Are ‘Extensive and Complex,’ Says UN Report
By Natasha Phillips
A United Nations report on the state of human rights in Iran — published on March 14 by the Independent Fact Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran — has found that human rights violations in...
Member of Iran’s Bahai Community Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison
On December 16, a Revolutionary Court in Iran sentenced Yekta Fahandezh-Saadi, a member of the Bahai community in Shiraz, capital of the southern province of Fars, to 11 years in prison. The court found...
