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Three parties press Iran to release American-Iranian journalist
One hundred days into the arrest of Jason Rezaian, there have been new separate appeals by the US government and his family to release the…
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Iran advised to cut expectations for oil revenue
The National Oil Company of Iran says the Iranian government should abandon scenarios based on oil selling for $100 a barrel and instead base…
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Iranian official blames Western media for woman’s execution
Iranian Human Rights Commissioner Mohammad Javad Larijani named Western media campaigns as one of the chief reasons that the Iranian judiciary failed to obtain…
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Sweden recognizes Palestine as a state
Sweden recognized the Palestinian state on October 30, 2014, becoming the largest European country to do so. Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem announced the…
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U.S. firms eager to sell to Iranians after sanctions lifted
Apple, Boeing and General Electric are prepared to officially enter the Iranian market as soon as international sanctions against the country are lifted. According…
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Journalists rally around detained colleague who covered protests
Arya Jafari A letter signed by 129 journalists calls for the release of Arya Jafari, the ISNA photojournalist who has been in custody in…
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Gas project workers protest to demand back wages
One hundred workers at the Phase 17 and 18 Southern Pars Oil and Gas projects stopped work on Wednesday October 29 to protest for…
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Restrictions adopted to protect Iranian water supply
Utilizing water from 300 fields of the 500 fields across the country containing water resources is now banned, according to the deputy head of…
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Rafsanjani set to run again as leader of Assembly of Experts
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has announced that he is prepared to declare his candidacy for the top seat in…
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Mashhad women, girls instructed on hijab, relationships
The head of the Leisure and Cultural Organization of the City of Mashhad has announced the implementation of the “Hijab Discourse Project” to teach…
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Media ban eased for opposition couple under house arrest
Opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard are no longer completely restricted from accessing information in the media, according to opposition sources. The Kaleme…
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Suspects arrested after mass poisoning
Authorities in Sistan-Baluchistan announced on Tuesday October 28 that they have arrested suspects accused in the illegal disposal of agricultural chemical toxins in the…