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Authorities agree over transfer of water to Lake Oroumiyeh
An Iranian parliamentary commission and the Ministry of Energy have approved a plan to transfer water from the Aras River to the rapidly drying…
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Iran’s treasury didn’t get oil revenue from India
While Iran’s Ministry of Oil and Central Bank have announced on several occasions that India’s oil payments are up to date, the National Audit…
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Iranian opposition leaders under full quarantine
MirHosei Mousavi with Zahra Rahnavard All contact has been cut off with MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, the Iranian opposition leaders held under house…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader opposes division of Palestine
Ayatollah Khamenei At the fifth International Conference in Support of Palestinian Intifada today in Tehran, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said any plan that…
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Officials say charges against Iranian pastor security related
Yousef Nadarkhani The attorney for detained Christian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani denies that the charges against his client are related to security. Mohammadali Dadkhah told…
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Iran blames U.S. for rising pollution
Iran’s Meteorological Organization has pointed to the occupying forces in Iraq as the cause of the rise in Arabian dust haze floating into Iran…
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Satellite ban enforced by Iranian police
Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam Iran’s top police official has slammed the effects of satellite TV programming on Iranian society and says police have intensified efforts…
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Iran’s Central Bank tries to stop rising exchange rates
The Iranian Central Bank is allowing private and public banks to sell foreign currency in an attempt to control the falling rial. The Central…
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PEN demands release of Iranian writer, activist
Faranak Farid More than 100 writers, poets and women’s rights activists are speaking out against the arrest of Faranak Farid, the Iranian journalist, poet…
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Role of clergy to expand in Iranian schools
Educators are to undergo extra training by the clergy, the Iranian Ministry of Education has announced. ILNA reports that Mohammad Bonyadi, a ministry advisor,…
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Resignation imminent for Iranian banking official
Hamid Pour-Mohammadi The Deputy Head of Iran’s Central Bank, Hamid Pour-Mohammadi, has been told to resign in connection with the $3-billion bank fraud, Iranian…
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Iranian lawyer questioned over media appearance of U.S. clients
Massoud Shafii Massoud Shafii, who acted as defence attorney for three Americans detained in Iran, was briefly arrested and interrogated about the recent media…