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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  International

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 Tehran’s Fars News Agency uploaded a video that shows Iranian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia chanting “Death to America.” The video bears the logo of State TV Channel One and a caption reading “Chanting ‘Death to America’ in Arafat Desert.”…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  International

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Deputy chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee (NSFPC) Mansur Haqiqatpur said that the Majlis is ready to approve a bill for expansion of ties with theUK. Haqiqatpur stated that “since the British government has urged expansion of ties (with Iran) and has…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  International

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Key points The enemy cannot tolerate Islamic Awakening (Arab Spring)  and the dignity of Muslims has entered the arena with all its power and it is using all kinds of psychological, military, security, economic and propaganda tools to suppress Muslims, make them inactive and busy them…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  International

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In an interview, central member of the Islamic Motalefeh Party Asadollah Badamchian said that on 13 Bahman this year (the day of the takeover of the US embassy), the foundations of the White House will tremble with chants of “Death to the US” by Iranian citizens,…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Military

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Foreign Minister and Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he believes that the nuclear issue can be resolved within a year adding that Rouhani has set a timeline for resolution of the dispute with Western governments over the nuclear program. Zarif stated that…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Military

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In his book, Mohamed El-Baradei wrote that “In September 2004, when I went to Washington for a meeting with (former)  President George Bush, I carried a written message from Hasan Rouhani, on behalf of the Iranian regime, saying that Iran was ready to enter into dialogue…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Military

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Economy

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Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee member Avaz Heidarpour said, ahead of the new round of nuclear talks in Geneva, “We as the nation’s representatives in the Majlis demand that (Foreign Minister) Zarif and his accompanying team try to lift the sanctions on Iran’s financial…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Economy

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The Customs Office  announced that China, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and India were the five main destinations for Iranian commodities over the past six months of the current Iranian year (started March 21).Iran  exported $3.085 billion worth of commodities to China, $ 2.868 billion…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Human Rights

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This figure represents a 9% increase in the number of hangings over the same period last year. The most controversial site of an execution was Shahid (martyr) Mazhari sports stadium in Sabzevar, where a 23-year-old man, convicted of rape, was hanged. Officials have not placed any…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Human Rights

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Four other political prisoners - who were serving the last months of their prison terms - were released from Evin Prison. The freed prisoners were: Isa Khan-Hatami, , Mehdi Tajik, Vahid Ruhbakhsh and Peyman Samadi….

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Domestic

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Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie announced the arrest of a man by Iranian authorities accused of opening phony Facebook accounts in the names of some cabinet ministers. In recent weeks, reports suggested some ministers were active on Facebook but the ministers denied having any such social…

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Tuesday, 15 October 2013  /  Domestic

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Former president and current Head of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani had to cut short his speech in Kermanshah Province when a group in the audience started chanting “Death to America”. Earlier, Rafsanjani’s website published an anecdote suggesting the Ayatollah Khomeini was in favor of…

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