Iran

Zarif: Thousands of billions of tomans are being laundered in the country

Iran's Foreign Minister says that "the Islamic Republic is free from money laundering," but at the same time announced that thousands of...

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Power outage in dozens of Iran's "sensitive centers" during a military exercise

Electricity was cut off for a few minutes at 11 "sensitive" centers in Tehran on Sunday, November 1, during the "eighth power outage drill."…

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The plan to ban recording and broadcasting confessions from the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation: Legal vacuum or failure to implement the law

A month after the presentation of the plan to “prohibit recording and broadcasting of confessions of individuals by the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation,” the fate of this plan is still uncertain…

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3 million Tehran residents at risk of land subsidence and collapse

The Secretary of the National Working Group on Natural Hazards said: "In Iran, we are facing two geological hazard phenomena that seriously threaten safety…

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Brian Hook: The Islamic Republic has spent $16 billion of Iranian people's money in Syria and Iraq

Brian Hook, the US State Department's special representative for Iran, announced in an interview that the Islamic Republic of Iran has paid $16 billion...

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UNESCO included the cities of Sanandaj and Bandar Abbas in the list of creative cities of the world

The city of Sanandaj, the capital of the Kurdistan Province of Iran, is one of 66 cities that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated as a World Heritage Site.

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Corruption in Iran's judiciary; at least 6 judges dismissed for "corruption"

Iran's Attorney General announced on Thursday, November 29, the dismissal of at least six judges on charges of what he called "corruption."

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Qom Seminary Teachers' Association Criticizes Women's Presence in Stadiums

The Qom Seminary Teachers' Association issued a statement criticizing the presence of women in Iranian stadiums and implicitly criticizing the Hassan Rouhani government.

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