Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
I’m RFE/RL correspondent Kian Sharifi. In this edition, I’m looking at why Iran continues to reject direct talks with the…
Category: 1. Iran
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Houthi declaration of restricted areas for Israeli ships’ passage / Criticism of betrayal of Arab rulers
Pars Today – The leader of Yemen’s Ansarallah announced the renewed prohibition of Israeli ships from passing through the Red Sea.
“Abdulmalik al-Houthi,” the leader of Ansarallah in Yemen, declared on Wednesday night that the…
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Iranian American journalist ends hunger strike
Reza Valizadeh, a dual-citizen Iranian American journalist imprisoned in Iran, ended his hunger strike after six days on Thursday out of concern for his mother, who went on the hunger strike with him. Valizadeh said family members asked him to…
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China, Iran, Russia Demand End To US Sanctions On Tehran
Amid an attempt by US President Donald Trump’s administration to halt congressionally allocated funding from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), the broadcaster’s audiences in the countries it covers are voicing support and admiration…
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Imam Khamenei’s response to U.S. threats: We will respond decisively if anyone takes action / Washington seeks to deceive global public opinion
Pars Today – Ayatollah Khamenei, referring to the unrelenting struggle and conspiracies of the world’s bullies against the Islamic Revolution, stated: “They say ‘first us,’ meaning the whole world must prioritize our interests over their…
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Al-Jolani forces striving to hide carnage in northwest Syria concurrent with Israeli aggression on south
Pars Today- The warplanes of the Zionist regime, concurrent with the ground invasion of the regime’s army, carried out more than 20 attacks on Tuesday morning against the neighborhood of Daraa, south of Syria and Qatna, southwest of…
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VOA Persian: Prisoner dies in Iranian jail after medical care denied
VOA has learned that a prisoner with cancer who was denied medical care by the authorities of Ghezel Hesar Prison on the pretext of “lack of funds” has died after being transferred to the hospital late.
Click here for the full story in Persian.
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Kurdistan opposition parties remain divided after elections
In the sixth round of parliamentary elections in the Kurdistan Region, some political parties announced they would stay in opposition and not join the new government. However, these parties have not been able to work together or form a united…
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Iran arrests 4 female Kurdish activists after Women’s Day events
Iranian security forces have arrested four female Kurdish activists in Kurdistan province following International Women’s Day celebrations on March 8. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network confirmed the arrests. Rights groups and activists…
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Iran ignoring international concerns about its nuclear program
united nations —The United States warned Wednesday that it will continue to exert “maximum pressure” on Iran in order to prevent it from achieving a nuclear weapon, as Tehran rejected its offer for new nuclear talks amid growing…
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