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Tehran councillor slams ex-military hired as city managers
Mohammadbagher Ghalibaf A member of Tehran city council has spoken out against the presence of more than 600 retired military and security officials in…
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U.S. seeks goodwill, lifts sanctions on Iranian broadcaster
The Obama administration says it has temporarily dropped sanctions on Iran’s state broadcaster in a move aimed at building confidence in the nuclear negotiations…
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Iran angered by U.S. making additions to blacklist
The Iranian foreign ministry has condemned Washington’s recent expansion of its blacklist of entities dealing with Iran, saying Iran is prepared to respond in…
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Last of detained miners in Ardkan released on bail
Bahram Hassaninejad, the last of the detained workers from Chadormalu Mine, was released on bail on Wednesday February 5. The mine workers’ association told…
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Rohani points to foreign investment as an economic cure
Iranian President Hassan Rohani spoke on live television about his government’s actions to attract foreign investment, describing the positive steps he has taken to…
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Imam fights to restore jobs for Chavar City petrochemical workers
Fifty workers at Chavar City in Ilam Province have been laid off from the petrochemical plant, the city’s Friday Mass Imam reported. Mohammadjavad Eliasi…
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Rohani sends ministers to provinces slammed by snow
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has dispatched his ministers of power and transportation and development to Gilan and Mazandaran provinces, where heavy snowfall and extreme…
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Minister reveals potential pardon for opposition leaders
Iranian Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi said if MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi declare that “we are committed to the rule of law and peace”,…
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Iranian universities shouldering massive debt
Reza Farajidana Iran’s minister of science and technology says the country’s universities have a collective debt exceeding 120 trillion rials. IRNA reports that Reza…
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Death sentence becomes life sentence for execution survivor
A condemned prisoner who survived his own hanging is now only sentenced to life imprisonment, according to the Northern Khorasan chief justice. ILNA reports…
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Patients die as snow blocks hospital access in Tonkabon
Four patients died in Tonkabon in Mazandaran Province after heavy snowfall kept them from reaching a hospital in time. Shargh Newspaper reports that three…
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Miners’ strike in Ardkan could end tomorrow with rep’s release
All but one of 28 detained miners from Chadormalu Mine were released on Monday February 3, but former union representative Bahram Hassaninejad, whose dismissal…