Salehi said, “Those (Majlis members) who have suggested this (blocking the strait of Hormuz) idea probably have in mind a situation where Iran is denied access to the Persian Gulf for whatever reason… in which case Iran will probably react appropriately… But I don’t think such…
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Fars News Agency maintained that the visit, which signals Iran’s key role in resolving the Syrian crisis, comes on the heels of talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Ali Akbar Salehi said Iran still supports the envoy’s six-point peace plan and said Annan should be given…
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Salehi “discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations” and “matters of bilateral interest” with Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansur bin Zayed al-Nahayan. …
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Salehi said, “For some reason, whenever there is a light at the end of the tunnel, somebody tries to cover up even that dim light… The continuation of this (deadlock)… is not in the interest of the international community, not in the interest of my country…
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Alephwebsite conducted an online discussion with senior analyst and senior lecturer of political science at Tehran University (strong supporter of Rafsanjani), Sadeq Zibakalam, during which guests asked Zibakalam questions. In response to one question on why the round of nuclear talks ended without results, Zibakalem replied,…
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Fars News reports on Iran’s newest weapon, the Dehlavie armor-piercing missile, which Fars says puts an end to the myth of the Merkava and Abrams tanks. Defense Minister Ahmed Varhidi participated in the opening ceremony of the missile’s production line. The missile is capable of penetrating…
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Hasan Khosrowjerdi, Head of Exporters of Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products’ Syndicate, referred to the private sector’s role in Iran’s oil exports following an earlier announcement that 20% of Iran’s total oil exports would now be carried out by the private sector as a way to…
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Director of Technical Affairs at the National Iranian Tanker Company, Jamal Miahi, discussed the new preparations of Iran’s oil tankers to cope with sanctions, adding that 13 new oil tankers would be deployed in the Persian Gulf as part of the measures to change the navy’s…
Read More →Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company, Ahmad Qalebani, discussed the European ban of Iranian oil, emphasizing that in recent months the NIOC has successfully replaced the Europeans with new customers from around the world. According to Qalebani, the oil company…
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First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi claims that two countries have withdrawn their intention to stop purchasing Iranian oil following an Iranian threat to terminate all economic ties with them. One of the countries neighbors Iran. Its relations with Iran have grown stronger, and it has…
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The Head of Trade Development in the Ministry of Industry, Hassan Radmard, announced that measures to store 24 staple products through imports and local manufacturing have been completed. According to Radmard, once the strategic storage in Iran has been completed, 24 staple products will be supplied…
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In a speech at the Challenges in National Production and Support of Iranian Labor and Capital seminar, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Mines, Mohammad Nahavandian, emphasized that the best way to cope with the sanctions is to now allow the plot of…
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Along with the worsening sanctions, the President of the National Iranian Oil Company, Ahmad Qalabani, ousted the Managing Director of International Affairs, Mohsen Qamsari, and replaced him with Mohammad Ali Hatibi, Iran’s OPEC representative. Qamsari was appointed to this position only 15 months ago, and Iranian…
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Internal security forces have arrested over twenty activists in thetownship ofSarab. The detainees were transferred to solitary confinement in the intelligence headquarters inTabriz. According to reports, some of the arrests were carried out violently. Most of those arrested are lecturers and students, and the reason for…
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24-year old student and Christian convert, Ahsan Behrouz, was released after eight months of temporary detention, 105 days of which were spent in solitary confinement in the Intelligence Department in the city of Mashhad. During his imprisonment, Behrouz was denied all rights such as contact with…
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Wahid Jafari, a blogger who criticized the regime and a student at the Open University in Karaj, and Saeed Jafari, a student activist at University Alama were released from Evin Prison on bail. Wahid Jafari, who manages the Green Rageblog, was arrested in February2012 inhis home…
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Iran’s Ministry of Education and Culture outlined policies that include 31 measures to implement to promote the goals of Year of National Production, including: Creation of a district-level review committee to plan practical measures Ban on the introduction of any Western-made writing implements and study material….
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The Deputy Prosecutor General of Ahvaz announced that by law, failure to comply with the Islamic dress code is considered a crime, and any woman found to be in violation of the modesty dress code will be sentenced to anywhere between ten days and two months…
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The Head of the Culture Division at Tehran University, Reza Sayif, announced the expulsion of several female students from the university for failing to comply with the Islamic dress code. Sayif emphasized that in the nextacademic year, measures against students who fail to keep the dress…
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Dr. Mustafa Moeen, formerly the Minister of Science (and also a former presidential candidate) was sentenced to a year in prison, which was converted to a fine of 20 million tomans. He was accused of anti-regime propaganda following content published on his personal blog during the…
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