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Category: Latest News
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Iranian pilgrim bus attacked in Iraq
An attack on a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq on March 31 left at least one dead and several wounded. ISNA reports that…
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U.S. rejects claim its drones killed IRGC advisers
The U.S. has denied recent statements by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps that U.S. drones killed two IRGC military advisers in Iraq. On Monday March…
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Landmine explosions kill five border officials
Five border officials in Kermanshah were killed on Monday March 30 after triggering landmines left over from the Iran-Iraq War. ISNA reports that the…
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Ministry says MP’s attackers to appear in Shiraz court
A spokesman for Iran’s interior ministry announced that Ali Motahari’s assailants in Shiraz have been summoned to court. The Tasnim News Agency reports that…
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Oil company faces U.S. fines for dealing with Iran
The U.S. has fined Schlumberger, a French petroleum company, $232 million for dealing with Iran and Sudan. Reuters reports that the actual fine is…
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Shaheed reappointed as Iranian rights rapporteur
Ahmad Shaheed’s term as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran was renewed for another year on Friday March 27 by…
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Arrests follow funeral of self-immolating street vendor
At least eight people who took part in the funeral of Younes Asakereh, the street vendor who died following self-immolation in front of Khorramshahr…
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Media ban on former president Khatami under discussion
The Rohani administration is appealing to the judiciary to lift the media ban on former president Mohammad Khatami, vice president Eshagh Jahangiri told the…
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Surge of Norooz road traffic leads to fatal accidents
At least 58 people have been killed in road accidents since the beginning of the New Year on March 21 and more than 100…
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Jaras news site shutting down though goal still unmet
The Jaras website, which calls itself a media source for Iran’s Green Movement, has announced that after six years of journalistic activities, it has…
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Street vendor dies from self-immolation
Younes Asakereh, the street vendor who set himself on fire in front of Khorramshahr City Hall after his vending gear was confiscated by city…
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UN condemns deadly bombings of Norooz celebrations
Kurds in northeastern Syria. Two car bombs exploded near groups of Kurdish people in Hasakah, where citizens were celebrating the arrival of the New…