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Category: Latest News
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Council reassures reformists of fairness in vetting candidates
Reformist members of the Iranian clergy met with senior members of the Guardian Council to discuss the parliamentary elections set for March. Reformist MP…
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Headline about commander’s death draws press board’s ire
Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Guidance has criticized the headline of an Iranian daily reporting on the death of IRGC commander Brigadier General Hossein…
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Prominent IRGC commander killed by ISIS in Syria
Commander Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani, an advisor to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Chief and former commander of the Mohammad Rasoul-allah Guards in Tehran, was…
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Trial of human rights activist Mohammadi suddenly canceled
The court proceedings to hear charges against jailed human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi were canceled with no advance notice given to the defendant and…
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Shooting in Iranshahr reportedly claims two lives
A teacher and a police officer were killed in an armed attack on Monday night October 5 in Iranshahr, Sistan-Baluchistan. The Fars News Agency…
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Iran’s widespread water crisis fuels rural depopulation
The Governor of Tabas says many residents of rural areas in Southern Khorasan are migrating due to the “rapid fall in the level of…
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Activist rearrested after search and seizure at his home
Amin Anvari, an activist and student at Amir Kabir University, was arrested by Islamic Republic police on Sunday October 4. The Human Rights Activists…
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Major port expansions ruins large portion of coral reefs
Department of the Environment says 35 percent of the coral reefs in the Chabahar section of the Persian Gulf in Sistan-Baluchistan Province have been…
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Poachers accused of starting Golestan forest fire
The head of Golestan Province’s Department of the Environment reports that the recent fires that have already destroyed 50 hectares of the Golestan National…
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Iran denies talking to U.S. about Syria, Russia
Marzieh Afkham, the spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry, announced that no discussions about Syria have taken place between Iran and the United States. Iran’s…
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Trial starts for businessman accused of keeping oil proceeds
Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani went on trial on Saturday for embezzlement charges involving the sale of oil. ISNA reports that Zanjani was brought to…
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Heart attack claims Persepolis football captain
Hadi Noroozi, the captain of one of Iran’s top football clubs, Persepolis, has died following a cardiac arrest. ISNA reports that the 30-year-old football…