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Candidates for Parliament start entering race
Registration for the parliamentary elections slated for March began on Saturday December 19 in cities across Iran. Registration will continue for seven days, and…
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Jailed activist Mohammadi subject of guards’ complaint
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has announced that a new charge is being filed against her by the judiciary. Mohammadi published a…
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Air pollution forcing Tehran schools to close for two days
The Tehran Board of Education has announced that all Tehran schools will be closed on Sunday and Monday due to air pollution. INSA reports…
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Ayatollah Khomeini’s grandson runs for Assembly of Experts
Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of the late leader of Iran’s Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, has registered his name for the Assembly of Experts election. Registration…
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Professor makes history as first woman to aim for Assembly of Experts
For the first time, a woman has registered to run for the Assembly of Experts. ISNA reported on Thursday December 17 that Esmat Savadi,…
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Rohani says sanctions to be lifted next month
Iranian President Hassan Rohani announced that international sanctions against Iran will be lifted in January following the closure of the IAEA dossier on Possible…
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Protest by locals at construction site leaves one dead
Iranian media report that protests over jobs at a construction site in Behbahan became violent and left one protester dead. Protesters were complaining about…
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Guardian Council contradicts judiciary over supervision of Leader
One day after the head of Iran’s judiciary denied there was any constitutional basis to argue that the Assembly of Experts has supervisory authority…
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IAEA closes file on Iran, clears nuclear program of suspicion
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency has voted unanimously to close Iran’s nuclear investigations dossier and to rescind all its…
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Judiciary head denies Assembly of Experts can oversee Supreme Leader
The head of Iran’s judiciary says there is no such thing in the constitution as the “supervision of the Supreme Leader and his subsidiary…
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Government efforts to retake stolen public land attract threats
The head of Iran’s Department of the Environment says her organization is being threatened for its efforts to combat the illegal appropriation of public…
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Economist slams Iran’s rampant corruption, calls for concerted efforts
Expert economist Farshad Momeni says Iran’s ranking in terms of transparency is cause for concern, as it indicates the Iranian system is plagued with…