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Media ban on Khatami thrown into doubt by broadcast
Iranian state television aired an image of former president Mohammad Khatami on Tuesday, raising speculation that the media ban on the reformist figure, which…
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Rohani, Pope exchange gifts during meeting at Vatican
Iranian President Hassan Rohani, who is currently in Italy, met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday January 26. At the meeting, which…
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Iranian official says door open to diplomacy with Saudi Arabia
Iran’s parliamentary speaker, visiting Iraq to attend the Inter-parliamentary Summit of Islamic Countries, said the door is still open for diplomacy with Saudi Arabia.…
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Iran’s Central Bank on the lookout for “tainted” election funds
The head of Iran’s Central Bank says it will make every effort to prevent “tainted money from entering the elections”. IRNA reports that on…
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Rohani comments on wave of disqualified reformist candidates
The Iranian president has reacted to the widespread disqualification of Parliamentary candidates by the Guardian Council, saying you cannot bar a political group that…
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Nursing rep reveals challenging statistics for profession in Iran
Ebrahim Mohammadi, the head of International Relations for Iran’s Council of Nursing, reports that 7,000 nurses in the country are unemployed. Mohammadi told ISNA…
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Appeals court drops one charge against Tabriz activists
The appeals court has approved two-year jail sentences for Tabriz activists Taha Kermani and Hossein Ali Mohammadi for burning public property. The Human Rights…
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Yazd miners go to court over protest charges
The first court session for the labour protesters of Bafgh Iron Ore Mine was held on Saturday January 1 in Yazd. ILNA reported on…
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Resignation by council official sparks election intrigue
Nejatollah Ebrahimian, the spokesman for the Guardian Council, Iran’s constitutional watchdog, has reportedly handed in his resignation. ISNA reported on Saturday January 16 that…
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Diplomats gather in Vienna to carry out nuclear pact
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his delegation have arrived in Vienna to announce the implementation of the nuclear deal reached between Iran…
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Reformists to ask national broadcaster for fair depiction
A group of prominent Iranian reformists is to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (Seda va Sima) to call on the organization to…
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Dance portion of live Tehran show latest target of censors
Authorities prevented the Araz Azari Music Ensemble from performing the dance segment of their show during their latest live show in Tehran. The Human…