Sunday’s Iran Events – August 19, 2018
Iran Events Iran: 450,000 Automotive Industry Workers on the Verge of Unemployment The ongoing conflicts between the regime affiliated automobile makers and component manufacturers, is putting the employment of thousands of workers in great jeopardy. The Secretary of the Board of Directors (of component manufacturers), Mazyar Beiglou, has warned the Ministry of Labour and Social […]
Thursday’s Iran Events – August 16, 2018
Thursday’s Iran Events – August 15, 2018 Tehran Official: ‘Tsunami’ of Poverty Bearing Down on Iran A municipal leader in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has issued a stark warning about Iran’s economic problems, saying a “tsunami” of poverty is bearing down on society. Iranian state media said Tehran City Council Chairman Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani made […]
Wednesday’s Iran Events – August 15, 2018
Wednesday’s Iran Events – August 15, 2018 KEY MOVE TO FIGHT TERROR: US sanctions on Iran-based terrorist Manama: Bahrain has welcomed a US decision to impose sanctions on an Iran-based terrorist behind a spate of attacks in the country. Qassim Abdullah Ali Ahmed, known as Qassim Al Muamen, one of the leaders of Saraya Al […]
Monday’s Iran Events – August 13, 2018
Iran Iran Carrying Out Cyberattacks For Profit, Says Study A U.S.-based cybersecurity intelligence group says Iranian state institutions have perpetrated a growing number of international cyberattacks for profit in recent months. In a VOA Persian interview, Accenture Security growth and strategy leader Tom Parker said most cyberattacks attributed by his research team to Iran’s Islamic […]
Sunday’s Iran Events – August 12, 2018
Iran State-run media confess to major role of MEK in recent uprisings Dananews, a media outlet with ties to the Iranian regime’s Revolutionary Guards and security apparatus, published an op-ed, in which it warned against the escalating protests in Iran and the influence of the PMOI/MEK in shaping and organizing the uprising that started in […]
Saturday’s Iran Events – August 11, 2018
Iran Events Iran Protests: Clashes erupt between football fans & security units in Tehran As the anticipated football match between the two famous Esteghlal and Tabriz Tractor Company teams begun at the Azadi Football Stadium in Tehran, thousands of youth and football fans shouted Death to the Dictator. Protesters in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium took advantage […]
Friday’s Iran Events – August 10, 2018
Iran Events Amnesty International Calls on Iran Regime to Release All Protesters In a letter dated August 8th, 2018, Amnesty International calls upon the Iranian authorities to release any individual held solely for peacefully taking part in the protests. They also called for authorities to conduct a prompt, impartial, and independent investigation into the killing […]
Thursday’s Iran Events – August 9, 2018
Iran Events Iran Regime Admits Ordering Houthi Attack on Saudi Oil Tanker A commander in the Iranian Regime’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has admitted that the recent attack of two Saudi oil tankers in Bab al-Mandeb Strait by the Yemeni Houthis was carried out on the request of the IRGC. IRGC Commander Nasser Shabani told […]
Wednesday’s Iran Events – August 8, 2018
Iran Events Iranians blame Government for sanctions return AFP- Tehran: Many Iranians blame their own government for the return of US sanctions. Much of the damage was already done in the weeks preceding the return of sanctions, as US President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric spooked investors and triggered a run on the rial. That only […]
Tuesday’s Iran Events – August 7, 2018
Iran Events The Freefall of Purchasing Power and the Increase of Poverty in Iran Considering the ongoing increase of dollar value and product costs, people’s purchasing power is expected to keep going down, especially given the disproportion of their incomes with these increases. The continuous price increase of food products is beyond belief; so much […]
