India, facing U.S. pressure, says it will cut purchases of Iranian oil by 11 percent.
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Authorities ease restrictions on captive leader
Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest for close to 15 months, has been given “permission to open his windows to get fresh air, to stroll in the building’s parking area and to lock his apartment door,” reports from Iran indicate.
Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes And Their Defender Lawyers Did Not Participate In Court Session
The managers and staffs of Majzooban Noor website and Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyers, who have been confined in Evin prison for more than eight months, did not participate in their court trial on 26 Ordibehesht 1391 (15 May 2012).
Baba Tahir Oryan of Hamadan
Baba Tahir, (var. Baba Taher, in Persian: بابا طاهر) was an 11th century poet in Persian literature/Kurdish literature and mystic.[1][2][3] In Kurdish literature, he is the first poet who has a collection of poems.[4]
The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi : Chapter 5 – Rustem
This is the translation of one of the world’s greatest masterpieces The Epic of Shahnameh Ferdowsi (The Epic of Kings: Hero Tales of Ancient Persia) created by Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi Toosi (940-1020) World famous Persian (Iranian) poet Chapter 5 Rustem
Iran resumes talks with UN nuclear watchdog in Vienna
Officials from Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear agency have begun a new round of talks in Vienna about Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Iran Tries to Neuter Foreign Media and International Press Freedoms
Iranian authorities should end their undue restrictions on and intimidation of foreign-based journalists and media outlets, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Scientist Dr. Omid Kokabi Is Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Refusing To Cooperate With IRGC
After fifteen months in temporary detention, University of Texas post-doctoral student in nuclear physics, Omid Kokabi was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of cooperation with an enemy state, by Judge Salavati in a show trial labeled “Trial of those accused of cooperation with Mossad in Israel”.
Iran Bans Banks From Sending Statements To ‘Foreign’ E-Mail Addresses
Iran’s minister of communications and information technology, Reza Taghipour, has sent a letter to the head of the country’s Central Bank, Mahmud Bahmani, asking him to instruct banks to refrain from sending bank statements to e-mail addresses administered by foreign providers.
Iranian Lawmaker Withdraws Complaint Against Cartoonist
An Iranian lawmaker who had sued a cartoonist resulting in a lashing sentence, has withdrawn his complaints.