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Iran responds to Saudi shutdown of diplomatic relations
Following the announcement by Saudi Arabia that it has severed all diplomatic ties with Iran over the attack on its embassy in Tehran, Iranian…
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Iran arrests protesters who attacked Saudi embassy
The Tehran Prosecutor announced today the arrest of 40 people involved in storming the Saudi Arabia embassy in Tehran last night. ISNA reported on…
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Call to turn down temperature aimed at fighting air pollution
The head of Iran’s Department of the Environment has called on all Iranians and government bodies to reduce the temperature in their homes and…
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Judiciary head calls for strict oversight of election candidates
Judiciary head calls for strict oversight of election candidates The head of Iran’s judiciary has urged the Guardian Council to prevent ineligible candidates from…
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Government admits lack of revenue means unbalanced budget
Despite repeated optimistic forecasts about the economy, the Iranian government has failed to balance the budget and says it is facing a shortage of…
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Detained writers released on bail after three weeks
Rouzbeh Gilasian and Elaheh Sorooshnia, the two Iranian writers arrested three weeks ago, have been released on bail from Amirabad Prison in Gorgan. They…
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Stubborn air pollution forces emergency meeting, traffic reductions
With the persistence of severe air pollution in Tehran, the Department of the Environment called for an emergency meeting with the governor’s office in…
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Top U.S. diplomat praises removal of enriched uranium from Iran
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has welcomed news of the transference of Iran’s enriched uranium to Russia, describing it as a “significant step”…
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Jailed activist gets break from serving prison sentence
Said Madani, the jailed Iranian scholar and member of the National-Religious Coalition, has been given a furlough after four years. The Kalemen website reports…
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Official again raises possibility of reducing drug-related executions
Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Headquarters of the Judiciary, has once again said that reform of the country’s death penalty…
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Ministry blocks album release; composer banned from working
The latest album of music by Majid Derakhshani, titled Khoroosh (roar), has been denied distribution, with the security department of the Ministry of Guidance…
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Heart problems cause transfer to hospital for jailed poet
Jailed Iranian poet Mohammadreza AliPayam was transferred to hospital from Rejai Shahr Prison due to heart complication. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)…