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Leader ends debate over council’s role in elections
Following efforts by President Hassan Rohani to limit the role of the Guardian Council in the elections, Iran’s Supreme Leader sided with the conservatives,…
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Abadan air quality “severely dangerous” due to dust
The head of the Abadan Department of the Environment says the concentration of dust particles in the city’s air has reached 10,000 micrograms per…
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Brother of jailed, ill activist warns judiciary
The brother of jailed human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has written to the head of Iran’s judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, urging him to issue…
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Leader’s advisor blames West for Syrian migrants
Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s advisor on international affairs, says Western countries and Israel are responsible for the displacement of Syrian migrants.…
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Explanations demanded for football players’ tattoos
Ashkan Dejagah and Sardar Azmoon, two strikers on Iran’s National Football team, have been summoned by the Ethics Committee of the Iranian Football Federation…
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Major corruption case alleged at fuel agency
The head of Iranian Parliament’s Energy Commission is calling for an investigation into an 8-billion-touman corruption file in Transportation and Fuel Management Agency. The…
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Thousands of frustrated teachers threaten to leave job
Seven thousand teachers are threatening to walk off the job because of the ministry’s failure to address their demands for better wages and work…
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Leader’s appointments revive plan to control cyberspace
Iran’s Supreme Leader has appointed the members of the Supreme Council of Virtual Space for a four-year period. The council’s duties include guarding against…
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Parliament to weigh in on nuclear pact by fall
Iran’s parliamentary speaker says Parliament will announce its decision in the fall regarding the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 as drafted in…
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Father bringing bodies of drowned sons, wife back to Syria
The father of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi, who drowned with his brother and mother and several other migrants in a boat trying to reach…
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Desperate Syrian migrants seek Europe, meet tragedy
The tragic deaths of migrants fleeing by boat from Syria continue to make headlines every day. On Wednesday September 2, more migrants were reportedly…
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Leader endorses parliamentary review of nuclear deal
Iran’s Supreme Leader has finally expressed his view on how to handle the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1, saying it is best…