Iranian state media says authorities have sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing an officer affiliated with Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard …
Iran protesters call for strike, prosecutor says morality police shut down
DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention …
Iran protesters call for strike, prosecutor says morality police shut down
There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry which is in charge of the morality police, and Iranian state media said Public Prosecutor Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was not …
Iran protests: regime challenged by push for change
Almost three months of protests in Iran have left the clerical regime facing an existential challenge by shattering taboos and shaking its ideological pillars in a push for change that shows no sign …
Iran protests: regime challenged by push for change
Almost three months of protests in Iran have left the clerical regime facing an existential challenge by shattering taboos and shaking its ideological pillars in a push for change that shows no sign …
Iran’s attorney general signals that morality police could be ‘abolished’
“The morality police had nothing to do with the Judiciary and the same institution that established it, has now abolished it,” Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was quoted as saying. Iran ‘s Attorney General …
Iran’s state media denies abolition of ‘morality police’ as three-day strike begins
The news – an interpretation of a comment by an Iranian official during a press conference – turned out to be anything but clear cut. The country’s state media has since denied it. Many Iranian …
Iran judiciary seals businesses of football legend Daei: media
Tehran – Iran has sealed a jewellery shop and restaurant belonging to football legend Ali Daei, after he backed protesters’ calls for strikes this week, local media reported on Monday. Daei’s 109 …
Iran produces pickup truck in compliance with EU emission standards
The Iran Khodro Diesel Company produced the Foton Tunland pickup truck in Iran. The vehicle has automatic transmission, 235 horsepower and is the first Iranian vehicle to meet the European Union’s …
Confusion in Iran as rumours swirl about future of morality police and the regime
One Western diplomat told Sky News that Iran’s rulers have lost credibility and all popular support and will be unable to sustain their grip on power indefinitely but there is no way of knowing how …