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Rights group objects to young Iranian’s imminent execution
Amnesty International has expressed concern regarding the imminent execution of 22-year-old Rasoul Holoumi, who was convicted of murder five years ago in Iran. Amnesty…
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Jailed tycoon’s debts to Iran exceed his assets
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namadar says the assets of jailed tycoon Babak Zanjani will only cover 40 percent of his debts to the ministry.…
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Program to distribute nutritious food begins in Iran
The Iranian Minister of Labour says the government’s nutrition-support program has begun to distribute food baskets to 8.5 million citizens through public health offices.…
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Suspicious forest fires give poachers cover
A number of suspicious fires have burned hundreds of acres of Iran’s Golestan National Park in recent days. The last of these incidents occurred…
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Fatal explosion kills two miners
An explosion in a red granite mine in Northeastern Ardakan has killed two miners and injured three others. ILNA reports that Yazd Province labour…
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Expediency Council head says Iran, U.S. can cooperate in Iraq
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, says Iran has shared interests with the U.S. in Iraq and there is no reason…
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Powerful Iranian figure linked to executions dies from illness
Ayatollah Mohammadi Gilani, one of the first judges of Iran’s Revolutionary courts and a former member of the Guardian Council, died on Wednesday July…
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Journalists call for release of jailed colleague
Eighty-two Iranian journalists have spoken out against the continued detention of Serajeddin Mirdamadi, an Iranian journalist who has been in custody since May 10.…
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Rohani team gets show of support from Supreme Leader
Iran’s leader Ayatollah Khamenei said on Monday that he trusts the Hassan Rohani administration and its nuclear negotiating team. The statement from Iran’s leader…
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Journalist summoned to court to serve sentence
Marzieh Rasouli Iranian journalist Marzieh Rasouli says on her Twitter page that she has been summoned to serve out her sentence of imprisonment and…
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MPs end call for removal of science minister
A group of MPs withdrew their call to impeach the Minister of Science and Technology after Minister Reza Farajidana promised to address their concerns…
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Jailed journalist speaks to family after weeks
Saba Azarpeyk, the Iranian journalist who has been under arrest since late May, has contacted her mother for the first time in more than…

