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IRGC chief praises slain commander for quashing 2009 protests
The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said that without Hossein Hamedani, the IRGC commander who was recently killed in Syria, it…
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MPs approve nuclear pact after fiery session, threats
The Iranian Parliament approved the nuclear agreement drafted in Vienna between Iran and the 5+1 in a highly contentious session on Sunday October 11.…
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Iranian family’s plight in Czech “camp” shines light on refugee incarceration
Ali Asghar Faridi, an independent Iranian journalist who had been held with his family in a refugee camp in the Czech Republic, was issued…
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PKK offers temporary ceasefire to let Turks vote in peace
The Kurdish group PKK announced that it will observe a temporary ceasefire in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkey set for November…
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Iranian filmmaker wins festival prize, high praise for Immortal
Iranian director Hadi Mohaghegh and Kazakhstan’s Yerlan Nurmukhambetov won the New Currents award for first- and second-time filmmakers at the 20th Busan International Film…
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MP warns of two million palm trees at risk in Abadan
The Abadan representative in Iranian Parliament says two million palm trees in Abadan are on the verge of destruction due to the rise in…
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Russia, Iran deny report of Russian missiles striking Iran
After U.S. officials alleged that four of the Russian cruise missiles targeting Syria had crashed in Iran, the news was denied by Russian and…
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Second-largest city suffers unprecedented air pollution
The sudden increase in the volume of air pollutants in the city of Mashhad on Thursday October 8 put the country’s second-largest city on…
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Judiciary chief warns of Western thought in universities
The head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, has once again attacked the teaching of the humanities in the country’s universities, warning against the…
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Supreme Leader rules out further diplomacy with U.S.
Iran’s Supreme Leader says: “Holding talks with the United States is prohibited because it yields no benefits and is highly detrimental.” In a speech…
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Parvaz Homay musical group finally performs in Tehran
The Parvaz Homay group, including Iranian singer and composer Saeed Jafarzadeh, finally performed a concert in Iran after eight years. ISNA reports that the…
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Questions grow around missing Iranian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Iran’s Minister of Health says some of the missing Iranian pilgrims involved in the Mena incident in Saudi Arabia may be under arrest by…