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31 Young Guests Arrested at a Birthday Party in Tabriz
Iranian security forces raided a birthday party held at a traditional café in Tabriz and arrested 31 young men and women.
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Iran arrests 65 people on spy charges
Fifty such people have been summoned to appear before magistrates courts in Tehran and other major cities, accused of helping the BBC to produce a series of films that the intelligence services believe to be ‘harmful to national security’.
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The Addiction Treatment Camps Are Promoting Moral Corruption in Iran
Based on a report by semiofficial Fars News Agency related to the addiction treatment camps; despite claims by the relevant agencies to oversee the health camps in Iran, moral corruption and drug abuse in the camps continues.
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Ahmadinejad admits impact of sanctions on Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad acknowledged Tuesday that U.S.-designed financial sanctions are causing serious problems for Iran’s banking sector, as he appealed to lawmakers to keep his government together despite a massive…
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Bam Citadel may be removed from UNESCO list
The Bam Citadel in central Iran may be removed from the UNESCO list of Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites because of non-compliance with the standards related to its reconstruction.
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Iranian Firebrand Cleric is a U.S. Green Card Holder
Controversy is brewing in Tehran after it was exposed recently that cleric Morteza Agha-Tehrani, an avid Ahmadinejad supporter and Resistance Front Secretary-General, is a U.S. Green Card holder. Morteza Agha-Tehrani is a hard-line Iranian…
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Iranian MP Zohre Elahian wants Revolutionary Guards to Suppress Iranian opposition, but United Nations to protect Wall Street Occupiers!
Iranian MP Zohre Elahian on Wednesday called on the United Nations to take appropriate action to prevent the U.S. government from putting down the Wall Street protesters. Elahian, who is the chairperson of the Majlis Human Rights Committee,…
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Iran creates unit to defend against cyber attacks
A senior Iranian official says the country has created a special unit to defend the Islamic Republic against cyber attacks. The Mehr news agency quotes the head of Iran's Civil Defense agency, Gen. Gholamreza Jalali, as saying Monday the…
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Single-gender hospitals coming to Iranian provinces
Iranian Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi has declared that every Iranian province must establish at least one single-gender hospital. ISNA reports that Dastjerdi said: "Many provinces and universities have begun establishing…
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Iranian Cleric Blames Women Opposing Polygamy
In his weekly televised lessons aired on IRIB Channel 1, Iranian cleric Mohsen Ghara'ati blamed women for opposing polygamy and standing in the way of their husbands who wish to get a second wife. Hojat-ol-Islam Mohsen Ghara'ati is the head…