Iran

UN decides not to recognize representatives of Taliban and Myanmar military government

The United Nations General Assembly on Monday, December 5, postponed a decision on granting Afghanistan an official seat and…

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Disabled people gather to protest living conditions and budget cuts in several cities

A number of people with disabilities protested in Tehran and other cities on Saturday, December 4, against the living conditions and…

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The story of the ban on using non-Persian names in naming trade unions

According to a circular issued by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage to the Police, the use of non-Persian names for police units…

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A woman's self-immolation in Urmia resulted in her death.

On Friday, December 1, a woman in Urmia city committed self-immolation and ended her life. To…

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Aftershocks of the inconclusive Vienna talks; the value of the Iranian rial fell to "the lowest level in history"

With hopes for the outcome of the JCPOA revival talks in Vienna dwindling, the value of the Iranian rial has reached its lowest level.

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Student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh's five-year prison sentence confirmed

On Sunday, December 4, Amir Raisian, a lawyer, confirmed the five-year prison sentence of student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh in the…

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Khatibzadeh: If Israel had sabotaged Natanz, we would have told the people

Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, has said that if the recent events in Natanz were Israeli "sabotage," it "would have been reported to the public."

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Protest rallies by steel retirees continue in several cities; special guards surround Songun copper strikers

While rallies by steel retirees in the cities of Tehran, Ahvaz, and Isfahan protested the failure to implement their legal demands and…

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