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Iran Claims To Have Arrested 14 Individuals For Working For Israel

The hit squad was allegedly planning to carry out assassinations in the country.

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Iran supreme leader says he'd 'welcome' full diplomatic ties with Egypt; presidency websites hacked

Iran’s supreme leader says he’d “welcome” the restoration of full diplomatic ties between Egypt and the Islamic Republic

The Independent UK

Erdogan set for run-off: Who are the world’s longest-serving leaders?

You have to go back to the 1960s to find the world’s longest-serving ruler

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Iran Arrests Firm Managers for Backing Labor Strikes

Iranian authorities have arrested managers at companies for backing workers' strikes in an energy-producing region in the south, Iranian media reported Wednesday. "A number of managers" were arrested for "having supported the acts of counter-revolutionary elements" and "organized strikes" at South Pars projects, AFP quoted Fars news agency as saying.…

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Iran Arrests Participants of a Conference Calling for Referendum

The Iranian security services continue to arrest activists who participated in a conference last weekend, which discussed the chances of a referendum for a peaceful political transition to a secular regime. Activists reported on Twitter that the security services arrested civil and political activist Abdollah Momeni in his home days…

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Former Representative of Iran's Khamenei Killed

A former representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the northern city of Babolsar, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. Abbasali Soleimani's killer has been detained, Fars said. Khamenei's representatives are clerics who officiate on behalf of the supreme leader at a provincial level.

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Khamenei Urges Iranian Officials to Unite, Cooperate

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged senior Iranian officials in the three authorities to unite, cooperate, collaborate, and distance themselves from marginal issues to devote themselves to solving the country's major problems. During Eid el-Fitr prayer sermon, Khamenei asserted that cooperation and solidarity are the essential and basic strategies for…

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Iran’s Top Leader Rules Out Referendums on Divisive Issues

Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday ruled out the holding of popular referendums on state policies. Iran faced calls for a referendum on the Islamic Republic itself during anti-government protests last year, and a moderate former president recently suggested such votes should be held to decide major policies as a way…

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Khamenei to Iran's Armed Forces: Don’t Settle for Any Level of Power

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on the armed forces commanders to move forward in deterring the enemies and not to settle for any level of power. Hinting at the protests taking place in the country since September, Khamenei stressed that the armed forces should be prepared and vigilant against…

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Iran Releases Minister Convicted of Murder under Khamenei Pardon

Former Iranian Minister of Education and Tehran Mayor Mohammed Ali Najafi was released after four years in prison, following clemency from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to release thousands of prisoners last month. In 2019, Najafi admitted to killing his wife, Mitra Ostad, after a family dispute. He was initially sentenced…

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US Welcomes Saudi-Iranian Dialogue if it Curbs Tehran’s ‘Destabilizing Activities’

US President Joe Biden's Administration has described the meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in Beijing as “an expected step” as part of the agreement between the Kingdom and Iran. “A meeting of Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers is an expected…

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Rouhani Calls for Referendum on Economy, Foreign, Domestic Policies

Former Iranian President Hasan Rouhani on Thursday called for free elections and a general referendum on foreign, domestic, and economic policies 332 days before the scheduled legislative elections. During his meeting with the ministers and senior officials of his former cabinet, Rouhani said that this year would be a test…

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Fears of ‘Poisoning’ Attacks Haunt Schools in Iran amid Hijab Controversy

Fears of chemical attacks targeting female students resurfaced in Iran as schools resumed after a three-week Nowruz holiday. Iranian parliament and top religious figures are pressuring the government to enforce hijab laws following a rebellion by Iranian women against wearing headscarves. Twenty female students were transported to the hospital after…

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Iranian Police Seek Doubling its Forces

Iran Special Police Commander Hassan Karami called on Saturday for doubling the number of security forces in anticipation of possible protests in 400 locations in the country. Karami said that confronting the protests would be part of the agenda of the military institution during the new Iranian year. State-owned Mehr…

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Khamenei Blames Protests on West, Refuses Changing Constitution

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Tuesday blamed the US and its European allies for stoking popular protests that rocked Iran for months. In his Nowruz New Year message to the nation, Khamenei shut down calls for change at home, stressing that the economy is the most important issue facing…

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Iran’s Khamenei says US wants to keep Ukraine war going

The supreme leader accuses Washington of starting the war, saying it benefits US weapons manufacturers.

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Amirabdollahian Denies Differences Over Iran's Foreign Policy

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian denied on Saturday any local differences over Iran’s novel foreign policy, stressing that all parties were in coordination under "the supervision of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi." Amirabdollahian confirmed that the Supreme National Security Council Secretary, Ali Shamkhani, would soon visit Iraq. Earlier, observers questioned the…

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Iranian Officials: Khamenei Pushed for Speeding Up Talks with Saudi Arabia

Eager to end its political and economic isolation, Iran had been trying for two years to restore ties with Saudi Arabia, the Arab heavyweight and oil powerhouse. Last September, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei lost patience with the slow pace of bilateral talks and summoned his team to discuss ways…

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Iran Rearrests Female Activist Hours After her Release

Iranian security forces rearrested prominent activist and journalist Sepideh Gholian hours after she walked free from jail chanting slogans against supreme leader Ali Khamenei, activists said Thursday. Gholian, 28, was freed Wednesday from Tehran's Evin prison after spending over four years behind bars following a conviction related to her reporting…

The Independent UK

Red Wednesday: Anti-government protests erupt across Iran during celebration of fire festival

Activists have called on Iranians to use the annual nighttime pre-New Year celebrations to stage demonstrations

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Iranian Govt Blames Protest Leaders for 'Poisoning Attacks'

The Iranian government accused the protest leaders of the mystery poisoning incidents in schools, affecting thousands of female students. Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi blamed the protesters for creating tensions in girls' schools and a tense atmosphere, but they failed. Asked about the investigation of the follow-up committee ordered…

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Khamenei Urges Belarusian President to Confront US Sanctions

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to confront US sanctions, noting that countries subject to Western sanctions must counter the scheme through cooperation and by setting up a joint assembly. The two countries signed a roadmap to boost political, economic, and cultural cooperation. Lukashenko arrived in…

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Iran Has Pardoned 22,000 Arrested During Protests, Says Judiciary Chief

Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency. State media reported early last month that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners including some arrested in…

The Conversation

Iran: poisoning of thousands of schoolgirls piles more pressure on Islamic Republic struggling for survival

The Iranian government has announced several arrests in connection with the reported poisoning of more than 7,000 schoolgirls in more than 100 schools around the country. Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, has condemned the poisonings, saying perpetrators should be “severely punished”.

The Independent UK

Iran announces arrests over schoolgirl poisonings – but provides few answers as mystery remains

Officials provide vague and contradictory statements over suspected poisonings that have sparked outrage across the country

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