AVATODAY

Iranian police give zero attention to the alarming drug using and trafficking in its Kurdish region, sources inside the region talked to Avatoday on condition of anonymity.

The United States Department of the Treasury has reportedly warned Iraq over its foreign exchange transaction with Iran and violations of US sanctions, a confidential source from Baghdad told Avatoday on Friday.

The Omani Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday that they are trying “with other parties” to decrease the ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran, Reuters reported.

Iran shut down Instagram accounts of some of the country’s female music players on Thursday in an attempt to implement its strict Islamic laws, which outlaw women’s singing.

Iranian official has reportedly told German envoy that Tehran’s patience is over during a Thursday meeting aiming at negotiating recent US tensions and 2015 nuclear deal.  

Consumption of poisonous beverages killed 6 people and hospitalized 37 more in Iran’s central province of Isfahan, University of Medical Sciences reported on Thursday.

Keyvan Khosravi, Spokesman of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council said on Thursday that numerous foreign officials are visiting Tehran these days to mediate between Iran and the US.

The US Department of Defense is expected to present new plans to the White House on Thursday aiming at increasing American troops in the Middle East as tensions with Iran escalated, DW reported.

In a joint statement, two Iranian human rights organizations called for the release of political prisoner, Maryam Akbari Monfared, who has been jailed for nearly 10 years. 

Ankara is fully complied with Washington over Iran, despite its frequent criticism of US sanctions against Tehran, Reuters reported.