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Remember the dead candle: Mirza Jahangir Khan Sur-e Esrafil
It was a Wednesday and the beginning of the summer of 1908. A 34-year-old journalist was dragged in chains to the “King’s Garden” in…
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Reformists outnumber conservatives in next Parliament
The final vote count in Iran reveals 83 reformists, 78 conservatives, 60 independents and five minority representatives have won their seats in parliament. ISNA…
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Early results: at least five women win their ridings
While the final results of the vote count remain unannounced in Tehran reports indicate that at least five women from other cities have managed…
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Teachers arrested as forces bust protest at Parliament
Teachers’ efforts to stage demonstrations on Wednesday July 22 were unsuccessful; however, it appears that their protests have reached the ears of MPs, who…
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Attempt to impeach minister ends in his endorsement
The impeachment proceedings against Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani ended with the minister receiving Parliament’s vote of confidence. The session convened on Wednesday June…
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MPs want fact sheet on content of nuclear consensus
The Fars News Agency reports that 212 MPs have called for a fact sheet detailing the outcome of the nuclear talks in Lausanne earlier…
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Zarif to explain nuclear accord to Parliament
Two days after the announcement of consensus among nuclear negotiators in Lausanne, a spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran’s…