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Longtime Iranian television producer gets jail sentence
Mostafa Azizi, the Iranian television producer who has been jailed in Iran since February, has been sentenced to eight years in jail. News of…
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Former Ahmadinejad aide arrested on unknown charges
Iran’s judiciary has announced that Hamid Baghai, who was the executive assistant to former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was arrested on Monday June 8. Gholamhossein…
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Erratic water supply harms Kermanshah farmers
The water crisis in Kermanshah Province is taking a serious toll on farmers as a number of towns deal with repeated interruptions in the…
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Construction worker killed at refinery site in Bandar Abbas
An on-the-job accident claimed the life of a worker at the construction site of the Persian Gulf Star Refinery on June 4, 2015. ILNA…
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Israel, Saudi Arabia holding diplomatic meetings about Iran
Bloomberg reports that Israel and Saudi Arabia have been meeting in secret to discuss Iran. In a report on June 4, 2015, Bloomberg writes…
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Ninety percent of Iranian households hooked on satellite programs
Penetration of satellite programs likened to American invasion Iran’s Association of Psychologists reports that over 90 percent of Iranians now watch satellite programming, which…
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Literacy official sizes up dropout problem in Iranian elementary schools
The head of the education ministry’s Literacy Movement says 67,000 Iranian students are leaving the school system at the elementary level. ISNA reports that…
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Activist Atena Farghdani handed heavy jail term
The lawyer for Iranian artist and children’s rights activist Atena Farghdani reports that his client, who faced three charges, has been sentenced to 12…
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Iran defends regional role in wake of Saudi statement
Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Iran plays a constructive role in the region and supports the countries in the region against terrorism. In a…
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ISIS calls on Saudi youth to rise up and kill Shias
ISIS forces in Saudi Arabia are calling for the ethnic cleansing of Shias from the Arabian Peninsula. A report from Rueters quotes a U.S.…
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Security official says he’s among Iranians sought for interviews
Ali Shamkhani, the head of Iran’s Supreme Security Council, says he is the first person on the list of Iranian figures with whom Western…
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World powers agree on sanctions “snapback” if Iran stumbles
The world powers have reached agreement on the mechanism to restore UN sanctions on Iran in case it violates any the terms of the…