Iran

Rouhani's election promise: We will withdraw the labor law bill

Hassan Rouhani promised to withdraw the labor law reform bill from the parliament. Union activists are disrupting the bill…

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Massive fire breaks out in Mahestan Passage/Firefighting continues

The head of the NAJA Traffic Police Traffic Control Center announced a massive fire in the Mahestan Passage in Enghelab Square…

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Rouhani's letter to Pakistani Prime Minister protesting the killing of ten border guards

Following the death of ten Iranian border guards in Sistan and Baluchestan, the Foreign Ministry summoned the Pakistani ambassador to condemn the attack…

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Restrictions on women's futsal national team players; not wearing the hijab abroad, permanent exclusion from the national team

Shiva Amini, Iran's national women's futsal player, says she was fired for publishing photos of herself without a hijab abroad.

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10 Iranian border guards killed in Sistan and Baluchistan; Jaish al-Adl claims responsibility for statement

Iran's Judiciary News Agency reported the killing of nine Iranian border guards on the Iranian-Pakistani border. The clash took place in…

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Israeli airstrike on "Iranian weapons and ammunition depot" near Damascus

In the early hours of Thursday, May 27, the Israeli army struck a weapons and ammunition depot near Damascus airport, the Syrian capital,…

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Congressional Representatives Ask Trump Administration to Sanction Iran for Violating Human Rights and the Baha'i Minority

Six U.S. Congressmen from both major Republican and Democratic political parties have introduced similar resolutions to…

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"Tense encounter" between US destroyer and IRGC boat in Persian Gulf

The US Navy has reported a "tense" encounter between one of its destroyers and an IRGC vessel in the Persian Gulf.

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