Commander of IRGC's Provincial Force in Khuzestan Province, Hassan Shahvarpour, undated. (Fars) By Morad Veisi January 21, 2020 The U.S. Department of State has added the name of IRGC Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour to the list of Iranian officials sanctioned by the United States. Shahvarpour is the commander of the IRGC unit that massacred [...]
Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran. (AFP) January 21, 2020 Iranian artists, athletes, and media personalities have lent their voices to anti-government protests in the country over the accidental downing of a passenger plane [...]
A vegetable market in Tehran, Iran. (Iran) January 21, 2020 The latest report on inflation by Iran Statistical Center (ISC) says foodstuff prices have climbed 30 percent compared with last year, in an unrelenting trend of rising inflation and prices in the sanctions-hit country. ISC is the only entity issuing sporadic economic reports [...]
An Iranian woman wears a mask to help guard against dangerous levels of air pollution in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. (AP) January 20, 2020 The Islamic Republic of Iran's Department of Environment (DoE) chief, Issa Kalantari has admitted that mazut, an environmentally harmful fuel is used for power stations in the [...]
A poster of FAJR international theater festival showcasing Romeo Castellucci (L) and Eugenio Barba Italian stage directors. (Supplied) January 20, 2020 Two prominent Italian stage directors have decided not to participate in the Islamic Republic's annual Fajr Theater Festival, after Iranian artists urged them to stay away. The organizers of the 38th Fajr [...]
Tourists visit the Azadi Tower in the capital Tehran on April 19, 2018. (AFP) January 20, 2020 The Association of Air Transport and Tourist Agencies of Iran revealed that the tourism sector in Iran was badly hit in the first week of the downing of the Ukrainian plane which killed all 176 people [...]
Iranians light candles for victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 as they protest in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran, Iran, 11 January 2020. (EPA-EFE) January 20, 2020 Amnesty International has received "shocking reports" about sexual assault of a woman, recently detained in Iran for participating in protests following the downing [...]
Facilities at the South Pars gas field are illuminated at night in Assaluyeh, Iran. (Reuters) By Dalga Khatinoglu January 20, 2020 Following Iran’s warning about a potential natural gas shortage during the winter months, Iraq's power output has substantially decreased, due to a sharp drop in gas exports from Iran. "A sharp drop in [...]
President Hassan Rouhani and Majles Speaker Ali Khamenei at Friday prayers led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. January 17, 2020. (Twitter) January 18, 2020 A video and photos showing the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's unusually quick departure from today's Friday Prayers, led by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have filled timelines of Iranian social [...]
People are seen sheltering at a stadium in Red Crescent tents after flooding in Golestan province, Iran, March 24, 2019. (Reuters) January 18, 2020 Last month, several officials of Iran’s Red Crescent were arrested. Although these arrests were part of the government's factional feuding, it should not be overlooked that corruption in the Red Crescent, an organization whose main task is to help people in [...]
