Mansour Haqiqatpour, Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee member, said, “Both the Syrian government and opposition groups trust Iran. Therefore, its plan (to host a reconciliation meeting) can be an effective (solution to crisis).” He added that the meeting will help create a new Syria…
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Ruhollah Abbaspur, a Majlis representative, said that Iran has put forth several strategies to circumvent the sanctions. “If these strategies do not prove efficient, the option of closing the Strait of Hormuz will be studied by the Majlis and submitted to the government as a last…
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Hassan Mousavi, Director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization and Vice President, said, “I am suspicious of the drought in the southern parts of the country. Colonialists and the global arrogance (USA and the West) could be affecting Iran’s climate through (the use of)…
Read More →Alireza Ghazaveh, an Iranian poet identified with the conservative-religious stream, has written a poem in response to the slaughter of Muslims in Myanmar. In it, he attacks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Even now, imperialism The fire of this crime was ignited in Britain and…
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Press TV reported that the USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204 support ship) opened fire on a boat off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf, killing at least one person and injuring three others. The US Navy’s 5thFleet, based in Bahrain, said it is…
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Organized by Iran’s Farabi Cinematic Foundation (FCF), seven foreign films are slated to be screened at a number of movie theaters across Tehran and Isfahan from July 18 to August 17, 2012. Tree of Life by American director Terrence Malick, The Kid With a Bike by…
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Allaholverdi Dehghani, a member of the Majlis Industry Committee said, “Considering the sanctions the West has imposed on Iran, which also affect fuel for Iranian ships, Iran will replace the fuels it currently uses with nuclear fuels, in order circumvent the sanctions and so Iranian ships…
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Hassan Firouzabadi, Chief of the General Staff, said during the IRGCN seminar that “The IRGCN constitutes Iran’s first front line of the defense… Today all the American (naval) forces have gathered in Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE. Of course, this was not done to attack Iran. Such…
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Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said, “The likelihood of a confrontation (between Iran and the West) depends on the level of Western foolishness. He added that the US is presently focused on economic pressure and sanctions against Iran, while “We are ready to encounter any situation, including…
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Ghasem Soleymani, Commander of the IRGC Qods Force, said that the Islamic Revolution is, at its foundation, a revolution that generates other revolutions, deep waves and Islamic movements. Kohmeini’s resounding statement, “We are exporting the Revolution” means the establishment of bases for the struggle against evil…
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The majority of former members of the Majlis Energy Committee have joined the Oil Ministry as consultants after the end of their Majlis terms. Some of them were appointed as Deputies to the Oil Minister. The list includes Ali Adyani-Rad, Hassan Shabanpour, Abdollah Kabi, Assadollah Gharahkhani, Emad…
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Mohammad Hossein Yadegari, head of University Jihad Organization, commented on the contract signed last week by the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Oil and University Jihad for the construction of 14 onshore oil rigs. He stressed that the construction of the first rigs will be completed…
Read More →The Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Shamseddin Hosseini, announced that the requisite infrastructure for implementing the second stage of the subsidy reform law is currently being prepared, but actual implementation will not begin before fall. He stressed that this stage will indeed be implemented and…
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After Iran threatened to sever trade relations with South Korea if the latter stops buying Iranian oil, several investors and wealthy shareholders in Korean companies, including senior managers from technology giant Samsung, came to Iran last Sunday to hold talks and consultations with Iranian officials. The…
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Peyman Aref, an activist student and journalist, was suspended once again and not permitted to continue studying. In the past, Aref was sentenced to the 74 lashes after being convicted of insulting the President. He was released from Evin Prison last year and arrested again for…
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Over the last week, the International Baha’i Society reported that a new wave of arrests of members of the Baha’i minority in Iran had begun. According to a report, six members of the Baha’i community were arrested in Tehran during the week. Afif Naimi, a leader…
Read More →According to reports, over the past month at least 20 families in one city in Khuzestan province were summoned to the local intelligence headquarters, interrogated and warned to stop their relationship with members of the minority Baha’i community. They were told that if they continue the…
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Several actresses and female artists who have participated in ceremonies and festivals abroad with their heads uncovered will no longer be allowed to travel abroad, announced spokesman for the judiciary, Hojjatoleslam Mohseni Ezha’i. …
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Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani traveled to Qom, his election district, and met with the Islamic legal authorities known as “sources of emulation,” including Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi. In his meeting with Ayatollah Masaudi Khomeini, the Speaker stressed that the main problem currently faced by Iran is economic…
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Ali Ashraf Nuri, head of IRGC’s Political Division claimed that the enemies of the Islamic Revolution are trying to foment discontent in Iranian society and take advantage of it prior to the upcoming presidential elections. To this end, they are focusing their efforts on undermining the…
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