Iranian football star and former Bayern Munich midfielder Ali Karimi. (AFP) By Payam Younesipour February 25, 2021 Football star Ali Karimi has turned down an invitation from Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) appear in a debate for Iranian Football Federation presidential candidates. Instead, the coach and veteran Persepolis player gave his time [...]
IAEA staff installing surveillance cameras at a nuclear facility. (Supplied) By Faramarz Davar February 25, 2021 The interim agreement between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) follows a decision by the Islamic Republic to suspend the implementation of the Additional Protocol, which allowed IAEA inspectors to conduct unannounced inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities. If [...]
Leila Hosseinzadeh had taken part in a small gathering of students to mark the birthday of Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam. (Supplied) February 25, 2021 Leila Hosseinzadeh, a student activist, has been sentenced to five years in prison and a two-year internet ban for wishing happy birthday to a fellow jailed student. The sentence was [...]
After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the Islamic Republic first set the age of marriage at 9 for girls and 13 for boys. (IranWire) February 25, 2021 More than 60,000 Iranian males aged 10 to 18 are married, according to population studies recently cited in Iranian media. On Wednesday, February 24, the demographer Shahla [...]
Medics tend to a coronavirus (COVID-19) patient at the Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in Tehran, Oct. 14, 2020. (AP) By Pouyan Khoshhal February 25, 2021 Reports have continued to come in from cities across Iran regarding infection rates of the new and more contagious coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom. But health [...]
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (L) sits above former president of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (IRNA) By Ehsan Mehrabi February 24, 2021 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's most incendiary remarks concerning speakers of the Iranian parliament always seem to fall on a Sunday. Back on February 3, 2013, on a day some principlists later referred to as [...]
Videos have surfaced showing a police vehicle set on fire in Saravan, in Sistan and Baluchistan province, Feb 23, 2021. (Social Media) February 24, 2021 On Monday, February 22, local media outlets in Sistan and Baluchistan province released videos of members of the Revolutionary Guards forces firing on impoverished local Baluch fuel smugglers, reportedly killing [...]
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures during a meeting with religious poets in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2018. (REUTERS) February 24, 2021 The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, claimed in a virtual speech to a group of Tabriz residents on February 16: "Today the people are in control of [...]
Behnam Mahjubi had been jailed after taking part in a demonstration in Iran. (Supplied) By Aida Ghajar February 24, 2021 Medical provision for political and ideological prisoners in Iran is far more complex than that of ordinary prisoners. If a prisoner charged with a “normal” crime has a medical issue, the prison clinic can [...]
Zoroastrianism predates Islam in Iran, but now only counts roughly 25,000 adherents. (AFP) By Niloufar Rostami February 24, 2021 The idea of a Zoroastrian marrying a Muslim in Iran was, until just a few years ago, met with deep hostility by Muslim families. Many couples were left heartbroken. But while broken hearts are [...]
