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Muhammad Ali joins call to free journalist Jason Rezaian
Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali lent his voice to those calling for the release of detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, as Rezaian’s…
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ISIS resisting as Iran helps Iraqi forces try to retake Tikrit
On Wednesday March 11, Iraqi government military forces and armed volunteer militia forces of Hashid Shaabi supported by Iran, entered Tikrit; however, reports indicate…
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Runaway girls in Iran as young as 12
An Iranian Public Health official says girls as young as 12 are now running away from home. Habibollah Massoudi Farid of Public Health told…
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Supreme Leader lashes out at letter from U.S. senators
Ayatollah Khamenei has spoken out against the letter addressed to him by 47 U.S. senators and urged his country’s nuclear negotiators to be wary…
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Artists call for return of music concerts to Mashhad
A group of artists and musicians has written to the Governor of Khorasan Razavi, calling on him to cancel the ban placed on all…
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New 5,000 touman bill drops atomic energy symbol
The launch of the new 5,000 touman bill has become highly controversial for having replaced the symbol of atomic energy with a view of…
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Fars governor calls for action after attack on MP
The Fars governor said on Tuesday March 10 that he will forward a report to the Supreme Council of National Security about the attack…
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Hilary Clinton criticizes U.S. senators’ letter
Former U.S. secretary of state Hilary Clinton has joined the chorus of criticism against the letter signed by 46 U.S. senators addressed to Iran’s…
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Rohani aims to tighten Iran’s border against smuggling
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has issued an order for the Task Force Against Smuggling Goods and Foreign Currency to start coordinated action to “shut…
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Iran lashes out over U.S. letter to Supreme Leader
Iranian foreign minister spoke out against the letter sent by 47 U.S. Senators to the Iranian leader, calling it an “unprecedented” and “undiplomatic” move,…
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Outspoken MP injured by assailants on motorcycles
Over fifty assailants attacked outspoken Iranian MP Ali Motahari in Shiraz with pepper spray, rotten tomatoes and bricks, causing injury to his face. ISNA…
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Obama notes “coalition” of U.S. senators, Iran’s hardliners
The U.S. president has criticized the letter by 47 Republican senators about the nuclear negotiations with Iran, saying the “unusual coalition” between members of…