By Pooya Stone
An Iranian official admitted that 15,000 people have been executed in Iran on drug-related charges since the mullahs stole power in 1979.
Two Accused of Spying for Iran in the US Plead Guilty
By Jubin Katiraie
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a statement that an Iranian-American and an Iranian national had accepted charges of collecting identifying information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the Iranian dissident group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK-Iran) for the Iranian government.
Iran Internet Censorship – Update
By Jubin Katiraie
Internet censorship in Iran has been increasing. In the first few years of the 21st century, Iran experienced a great surge in Internet usage. As of 2018, Iran has an estimate Internet penetration rate of between 64% to 69% out of a population of about 82 million.
Corruption in Iran: 110 Million Dirhams Have Been Lost in Parsian Bank
By Pooya Stone
Iranian banks are notorious for corruption. During the seventh hearing of the Tehran Court on corruption allegations at Mellat and Parsian Banks, it was revealed that the bank had lost about 110 million dirhams.
Iran Violates Nuclear Deal; EU Warns Against It
By Pooya Stone
Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi told state television on Monday that the country is launching a new array of 30 advanced IR-6 centrifuges, further reducing Iran’s compliance with its commitments under the 2015 nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and world powers.
18 Iran Businesses Sealed for Breaking Islamic Law
By Jubin Katiraie
Some 18 businesses have been sealed-off in south-western Abadan city, Iran, because they did not observe Islamic rituals and law, according to the commander of the state security forces there.
IRAN – Caspian Water Transfer: For Public Service or Plunder?
By Jubin Katiraie
The unclearness in the Caspian Sea Water Transmission Project to the Iranian province of Semnan and the Iranian government’s insistence on carrying out the project at any cost has cast doubts on the project. After the plundering of forests, mountains and the ground, now a new phenomenon is being looted: “seawater”.
US Treasury Designates New Sanctions on Iran Targeting Supreme Leader’s Inner Circle
By Pooya Stone
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action on Monday against Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff and nine individuals who are appointees of, or have acted for or on behalf of, Ali Khamenei, the “Iranian regime’s unelected Supreme Leader whose office is responsible for advancing Iran’s radical agenda”.
Iran Suffering Setbacks in Iraq and Lebanon
By Pooya Stone
The iconic Tahrir Square in Baghdad has transformed into the capital of this uprising aiming to overthrow the government.
