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Iran to reopen its embassy in Riyadh on Tuesday - Fars news

Iran will reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Tuesday, Iranian sources told semi-official Fars news agency, months after Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end years of hostility.

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Iran Arrests Firm Managers for Backing Labor Strikes

Iranian authorities have arrested managers at companies for backing workers' strikes in an energy-producing region in the south, Iranian media reported Wednesday. "A number of managers" were arrested for "having supported the acts of counter-revolutionary elements" and "organized strikes" at South Pars projects, AFP quoted Fars news agency as saying.…

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Former Representative of Iran's Khamenei Killed

A former representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the northern city of Babolsar, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. Abbasali Soleimani's killer has been detained, Fars said. Khamenei's representatives are clerics who officiate on behalf of the supreme leader at a provincial level.

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Member of Iran's powerful clerical body assassinated - Fars

A member of Iran's influential clerical body was assassinated in the country's northern province of Mazandaran on Wednesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, adding that the suspected killer had been detained.

Reuters

Over 100 Schoolgirls Hospitalized In Iran over Gas Poisoning

More than 100 students were hospitalized in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls’ schools Wednesday, media outlets in Iran reported. Hundreds of cases of respiratory distress have been reported in the past three months among schoolgirls across Iran, in what one government official has said…

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Hundreds of schoolgirls ‘targeted’ in mass poisoning

Iran's president has ordered an investigation after more than 1000 school girls were apparently targeted in mass poisoning attacks.

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More schoolgirls poisoned in Iran

More than 100 students were hospitalised in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls’ schools on Wednesday, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.

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Iranian Parliament Discusses a Record Drop in Local Currency

The Iranian parliament held a closed session on the record decline of the Iranian riyal against foreign currencies as the dollar continues its record-breaking high. The parliament held an extraordinary session with Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi, and Central Bank Governor Mohammadreza Farzin. A spokesman for the…

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Iran warned off spy plane near Iranian war games in the Gulf - report

Iran's military launched a drone to warn off a reconnaissance plane trying to approach Iranian war games on the Gulf coast, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Saturday.

Reuters

‘A major breach’: How Iran is trying to use the World Cup to stifle protests

Leaked documents suggest Iran is receiving help from the World Cup host nation in suppressing anti-regime protests. Doha refutes the claims.

The Independent UK

IRGC-Affiliated News Agency Hit by Cyberattack

A news agency affiliated with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was hacked late Friday in line with protests over Mahsa Amini’s death, local media reported. The IRGC’s Tasnim news agency said on Friday evening that hackers have disrupted the work of Iran’s Fars news agency for few minutes.

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First Thing: Musk offers general amnesty to suspended Twitter accounts

Fears ‘superspreaders of hate’ will return to social media platform after move. Plus, Biden renews call for assault weapon ban

The Guardian - UK

Iran arrests a soccer player for criticizing government and insulting the soccer team

Voria Ghafouri, a prominent player who wasn't chosen to go to the World Cup, is an outspoken critic of Iran's authorities. Reports of his arrest came ahead of Friday's Iran-Wales World Cup match.

WEKU

Iran arrests ex-international footballer who backed protests

Paris (AFP) - Iran on Thursday arrested a former international football player of Kurdish origin who has strongly supported the protests that have rocked the country since September, news agencies said.

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Iran Arrests Outspoken Player amid World Cup Scrutiny

Iran has arrested a prominent former member of its national football team over his criticism of the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests that have cast a shadow over the team as it competes in the World Cup before a global audience. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies…

Daily Mirror

Ex-Iran star arrested over anti-regime "propaganda" amid fears for Carlos Queiroz's squad

Voria Ghafouri, who made 28 appearances for Iran, was detained after a training session with his club today - four days after current players made a remarkable silent protest that prompted concerns around their safety

Reuters

Iran targets dissident sites in Iraqi Kurdistan with missiles, drones - Fars

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted the headquarters of "dissident groups" in Iraqi Kurdistan in the early hours of Monday with drones and missiles, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Reuters

Iran targets "terrorist groups" in Iraq's Kurdistan - Fars

Iran's Revolutionary Guards targeted on Monday what the semi-official Fars news agency reported as "terrorist groups" in Iraq's Kurdistan region with missile and drone strikes.

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Iran Hypersonic Missile Claim Raises Nuclear Watchdog Concern

An Iranian general claimed Thursday that the Iranian republic had developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defense systems, raising concerns from the UN nuclear watchdog. Hypersonic missiles, which like traditional ballistic missiles can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly at more than five times the speed of sound. "This…

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Iran arrests woman accused of links to UK-based TV channel

Elham Afkari was arrested as she tried to flee the country, according to semi-official Iranian news agency Fars.

Reuters

Iran arrests woman on charges she is linked to London-based TV channel

A woman arrested on Thursday by Iran's security forces has been formally charged with communicating with and transmitting information to a London-based television broadcaster, which Iran's clerical rulers have accused of fomenting unrest.

Reuters

Iran warns Saudi Arabia 'our strategic patience' may run out - Fars

Iran's intelligence minister told its regional rival Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that there is no guarantee of Tehran continuing its "strategic patience," according to semi-official Fars news agency.

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'Minor' Fire Breaks Out at Oil Facility In Southern Iran

A fire that broke out at an oil export facility in southern Iran was brought under control without causing any damage, according to local media. "A fire has occurred in an open oil channel leading to the export port in the city of Mahshahr," Fars news agency reported after the…

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Gunman Who Attacked Shrine in Iran Dies from Injuries

The gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran earlier this week died on Saturday, Iranian media reported. The attack was claimed by the militant ISIS group but Iran's government has sought to blame it on the protests roiling the country. Iranian authorities have…

AFP

Thirteen dead in Iran attack on Shiite shrine

Tehran (AFP) - At least 13 people were killed Wednesday by armed "terrorists" who attacked a Shiite Muslim shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, state television said.

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