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Anti-Hijab protests: Niece of Iran’s supreme leader jailed for 3 years
Tehran: A niece of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Farideh Moradkhani, an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, was arrested in November after…
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Iran to uphold nuke commitments, if sanctions removed: Iranian atomic chief
Tehran: The Iranian nuclear chief has said that his country would uphold its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the anti-Iran sanctions are removed. Mohammad Eslami, Head of the Atomic Energy…
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Sunni cleric killed in Iran’s restive Sistan-Baluchestan
Tehran: A senior Sunni Muslim cleric was murdered in Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province while security forces said a similar attempt was foiled in Khorasan Razavi Province, Iranian media reported. Local cleric Molavi…
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Inaugural day of IFFK turns into venue for anti-hijab protest against Iran regime
Thiruvananthapuram: The inauguration of the much-awaited 27th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) on Friday turned out to be a venue for expressing solidarity with Iranian women’s anti-hijab protest. A…
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Iran, EAEU finalise talks on free trade of over 7,500 commodities: Iranian official
Tehran: Iran announced the finalisation of negotiations between the Islamic republic and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on bilateral free trade of over more than 7,500 commodity items, Tasnim news agency reported.…
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Iranian Prez says US acknowledges failure to stop Iran’s oil exports
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that the US anger at Iran is due to the fact that Washington has failed to stop Iran’s oil exports through sanctions, reported the official…
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Women of Iran named Time’s 2022 ‘Heroes of the Year’
American news magazine Time on Wednesday named Iranian women its 2022 “heroes of the year” for leading mass protests across the country over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The New York-based…
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Iran announces first execution amid ongoing anti-hijab protests
Tehran: Iran on Thursday announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest. Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guilty by a Revolutionary Court…
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Ukraine warns Iran of ‘consequences’ over arms supplies to Russia
Kiev: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has warned Iran of “consequences” over supplying arms to Russia. “Our signal to them (the Iranian side) was very clear: first, either you stop or you…
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Iranian state media, activists deny abolition of morality police
Iranian state-run al-Alam news channel and human rights activists on Sunday denied media reports claiming the abolition of the “morality police” in the country. On Sunday, several news outlets reported that the…
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Iranian man allegedly subjected to mock executions in prison
One of the accused held for the ongoing protest in Iran over the death of Mahasa Amini has reportedly been subjected to three mock executions in prison. The accused identified as 27-year-old…
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Iranian govt executed over 500 people in 2022, highest in 5 years: Report
Tehran: Iran has executed more than 500 people so far in 2022, the highest rate in five years. According to the Norway-based human rights Iran Human Rights report, “The number of people…
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US, Israel confrontation with Iran could escalate into unconventional warfare
Nicosia: While since last February the world’s attention has been mainly focussed on the war in Ukraine, the confrontation between Iran with the United States and Israel is escalating dangerously and could…
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Iran accuses US of ‘seeking to cause chaos’ to force concessions in nuke talks
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has accused the US, along with some other Western countries, of “seeking to cause chaos” in Iran to force its concessions in the talks on reviving…
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Iran accuses Western officials of ‘false human rights gestures’
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned officials of some Western countries for making “false human rights gestures” by “dividing terrorism into good and bad”. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks on…
