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MPs ask to meet with jailed tycoon about other fraud suspects
Forty Iranian MPs have called on the judiciary to arrange for them to meet with Babak Zanjani, the Iranian tycoon reportedly being held in…
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Iran claims success in talks with Russia over missile system
Iran’s deputy foreign minister, who travelled to Moscow to discuss the delivery of an S-300 missile defence system to Iran, has announced that the…
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Detained Washington Post reporter has first court session
Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American Washington Post reporter, made his first court appearance in Tehran on Tuesday May 26 along with the other two accused…
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Yarn factory closure throws 100 more women out of work
One hundred workers have been laid off from the Acryl Top Factory in Behshahr and every one of them was a woman. ILNA reports…
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Army commander warns of “terrorist” forces near Iranian border
The commander of the Iranian Army warned on Sunday that “terrorist and heretical forces” are near Iran’s borders and he called for a strengthening…
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Iran raises penalties for hunting endangered species
Iran’s Department of the Environment reports that new changes to wildlife protection laws include significantly higher fines for hunting protected species. The head of…
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Iranian aid to Yemen unloaded in Djibouti under UN watch
An Iranian ship carrying humanitarian aid has unloaded its cargo in Djibouti, allowing the United Nations to deliver the goods to Yemen. The Fars…
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Female activists meet to protest Mohammadi’s arrest, women’s problems
In an initiative by the Association of Women Citizens, a group of Iranian women calling themselves the “Friends of Nargess Mohammadi” gathered at the…
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Journalist banished to exile after completing prison term
Ahmad Zeidabadi, a jailed Iranian journalist who reached the end of his prison term on Thursday May 21, was immediately transferred to Gonabad to…
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Iranian Leader rejects military inspections in any nuclear deal
Iran’s Supreme Leader has announced that Iran will not allow any form of inspection of its military bases by the 5+1. Ayatollah Khamenei said…
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“Hooligans” and other young offenders arrested in Tehran sweep
Tehran police force reports that they have arrested more than 100 people in the past 24 hours in a widespread operation to arrest young…
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Gonabadi Dervish issues message of faith after gaining freedom
Mostafa Daneshjoo, a Gonabadi dervish, was released on Monday May 19 after four years in jail. The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that Daneshjoo’s release…