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Hacked CIA emails mark change in US policy toward Iran
CIA chief John Brennan once advised the U.S. president “to come to terms with whatever government holds power in Tehran”, says WikiLeaks, which revealed…
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Berlin museum to show contemporary art from Iran’s collection
On his latest trip to Iran, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and mediated a deal to exhibit…
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Parliamentary speaker to meet Putin at symposium in Russia
The head of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani, has travelled to Russia to attend the 12th annual discussion of international affairs in Sochi, this…
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Iran halts dam projects in bid to protect environment
Iran’s Department of the Environment says 10 dam projects have been halted across the country. In a statement on Tuesday September 20, the spokesman…
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First new trade deal to benefit Iran’s energy sector
Iranian Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri announced that the government has made its first international trade deal since the nuclear agreement between Iran and the…
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Landmine kills desperate villagers scrounging for iron scraps
Three people were killed by a landmine explosion in the border region of Khuzestan and Ilam province on Saturday October 17. The Fars News…
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Prominent conservative calls nuclear pact a closed subject
Islamic Republic hardliner Ahmad Jannati told worshippers on Friday that discussions around the nuclear agreement should be ended, adding that care and caution should…
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Fears intensify for waning Anzali Lagoon in Gilan
The governor of Gilan says the Anzali Lagoon is in serious danger of drying out, with its depth having decreased from 11 metres to…
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“High-income” construction workers lose insurance
Iran’s Social Security Fund is canceling the insurance provided to 14,263 construction workers, whom it considers high earners, to make up for a budget…
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Water usage puts Iran on track to soon become a desert
The Senior Advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency reports that 85 percent of the country’s water resources are currently being used up each year,…
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Two more casualties in Syria from IRGC senior ranks
Iranian media report that two more senior officers of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps have been killed in Syria. Tasnim reported on Tuesday October 13…
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Newspaper may face trial for its headlining of commander’s “martyrdom”
Iran’s Press Supervisory Board has issued a warning to the reformist newspaper Royesh Mellat and referred the file to the judiciary for the paper’s…