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Iran attack: 19 killed, including 4 IRGC forces
Tehran: An attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city killed 19 people, including four members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported…
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Nine foreigners arrested over anti-hijab protests: Iran govt
Tehran: Iran’s intelligence ministry says it has arrested nine foreigners over recent anti-hijab protests sweeping the country. In a statement carried by the state-run news agency IRNA, the ministry said Friday that…
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Protests in Iran: Arrest of Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter
Tehran: Iranian security forces have arrested the daughter of former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on charges of inciting riots, following protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Faezeh Hashemi was…
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Iran’s anti-veil protests draw on long history of resistance
A young woman climbs to the top of a car in the middle of Mashhad, a conservative Iranian city famed for its Islamic shrines. She takes off her headscarf and starts chanting,…
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UN calls on Iran to avoid unecessary force on protesters
Dubai: The United Nations Secretary-General called on Iran early on Wednesday to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force against protesters as unrest over a young woman’s death in police custody spread…
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Mahsa Amini’s custodial death ‘unfortunate’, says Iranian police
Tehran: Iranian police described the death of Mahsa Amini in custody as an “unfortunate accident” that they hope is not repeated, the Iranian Fars news agency reported. 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, fell into a coma…
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Iran says ready to swap prisoners with United States
Tehran: Iran renews readiness for prisoners’ exchange with the US, said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani. “We have already announced our readiness to exchange prisoners, and we still have this readiness,”…
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Video: Tehran university students join protests against ‘murder’ of Mahsa Amini
Tehran: On Sunday, Tehran university students joined the protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, following her detention by Iran’s morality police. A series of protests are taking place…
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Iranian woman dies after being beaten into coma by cops over ‘improper hijab’
Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian woman who fell into a coma shortly after being arrested for not complying with the country’s mandatory hijab rules, died on Friday, Iranian media reported. Mahsa Amini who…
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UAE ambassador to Iran resume duties, 6 years after relations severed
Tehran: Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ambassador to Iran, has resumed duties six years after ties between the two nations downgraded, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran said on…
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Israeli strikes attack Iranian positions in Syria: Monitor
Airstrikes struck Iranian-aligned militia strongholds in Syria’s Hamas province on Thursday, according to a war monitor, who blamed Israel for the attacks and claimed “many dead”. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
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Iran unveils 1st multi-purpose gamma radiation system
Tehran: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) unveiled the country’s first multi-purpose gamma radiation system in the northwestern city of Bonab. The project of designing and building a portable gamma system for…
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Negotiations inch forward on deal to restore Iran nuke deal
Tehran: Negotiations on a deal to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran are reportedly inching forwards, with Tehran saying on Thursday that it was examining the latest proposal. Iran received a…
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UAE ambassador to Iran to resume duties in coming few days
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday, that the UAE’s ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will resume his duties at the embassy in Tehran in the coming days,…
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Iran to raise pensions by 38%
Tehran: Iran is planning to increase pensions by 38% to help offset rising prices and high inflation. The change is due to take effect at the end of August, according to the…
