Tehran Pushes Seoul to Release Its Tapped Billions
Iran is escalating its pressure on South Korea to release billions of dollars of oil-export revenue, arguing that Seoul is buckling to pressure from its U.S. ally and illegally withholding funds needed to counter the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak.
CIA, Mossad Spy Sentenced to Death
Judiciary’s spokesman Gholam-Hossein Esmaeili Mahmoud Mousavi Majd who was linked with CIA and Mossad and has provided them with intelligence from security bodies, especially armed forces like IRGC was sentenced to death.
No Escape From Justice for Fugitive Corruption Suspects
Judiciary Chief has ordered the serious pursuit of financial corruption suspects who have fled the country, warning that they will not be spared prosecution no matter where they have run to.
Pandemic Damaged Country’s GDP by 15%
Iran's Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Farhad Dejpasand has said that Corona's disease had damaged the country's GDP by 15 percent.
No Definite End to Pandemic; Health Protocols to Remain
President Hassan Rouhani says the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will remain for a long time, warning that people still need to follow health protocols.
Brutality Against Black People Shows Nature of U.S. Gov’t
Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says what’s happening in the United States today reveals the real nature of the American government.
U.S. Sanctions Not to stop Iran Trade With Other States
Government Spokesman Ali Rabiee says the U.S. unilateral sanctions would not ban or stop the Islamic Republic of Iran to trade with other countries.
Russian $5b Loan to Fund Iran’s Major Railway Project
Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian says a loan of $5 billion that Russia has agreed to give Tehran will be used to fund a major railway project in eastern Iran.
GC Disapproves Bill on Cutting Zeros From National Currency
Guardian Council Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaie yesterday said the council has not approved the bill on slashing four zeros from the national currency and has returned the bill to Majlis to be amended.
Qalibaf Elected as New Majlis Speaker
Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a former mayor of Tehran and President Hassan Rouhani’s main rival in the 2017 presidential elections, was elected as new Speaker of Iran Parliament.