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Iran carries out second execution over ongoing anti-hijab protests
Tehran: The Iranian authorities on early Monday carried out the second execution in connection with the ongoing anti-hijab protests movement in the country for nearly three months, Mizan News Agency reported. 23-year-old…
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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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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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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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Prominent Iranian actress Mitra Hajjar arrested for supporting Anti Hijab protests
Tehran: Iranian security forces on Saturday arrested the prominent artist and actress, Mitra Hajjar, on charges of supporting the ongoing protests in the country. On Saturday, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANa)…
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Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies Iranian flag
Tehran: Iranian Football Federation has filed a complaint with the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) against the background of removing the word “Allah” from the Islamic Republic’s flag, in a post…
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Iranian parliament approves bill for Iran’s accession to SCO
Tehran: The Iranian parliament has approved a bill for Iran’s membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. The bill was approved by the overwhelming majority of…
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Iran will thwart US, its allies’ plots’: IRGC commander
Tehran: The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that the Iranian nation will confront the “attempts by the US and its allies seeking to sow discord…
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi’s life is in danger, claims family
Tehran: The family of an Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, detained for supporting protests against compulsory wearing of hijab which resulted in Mahsa Amini’s death said his life is at serious risk after…
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Iranian bank manager fired for serving unveiled woman
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have fired a bank manager in Qom province, because of his service to a woman who did not wear the compulsory headscarf imposed in the country This comes at a…
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Iran to draw up roadmap with Belarus to deepen ties
Tehran: Iran’s first Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has said that Tehran and Minsk will draw up a roadmap for expanding economic and trade relations. Mokhber made the remarks in an address to a…
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Iran football team refuses to sing national anthem before FIFA match
Doha: Iranian football team players on Monday refused to sing the national anthem before FIFA World Cup match against England, in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran, following the death of…
