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Tourists to Participate in Rally between Iran’s Mashhad, Iraq’s Karbala

IFP Editorial Staff - January 1, 2018

A tourist rally is slated to be held in late February, 2018, along a 2,000-km route between two holy cities in Iran and Iraq.

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Iranian Papers Continue to Cover Iran Protests on January 1

IFP Editorial Staff - January 1, 2018

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, January 1, and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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Death Toll from Iran Protests Rises to 12: State TV

IFP Editorial Staff - January 1, 2018

Iranian officials have so far confirmed the deaths of six people and injuries of several others during the recent protest rallies and riots across the country. The state TV has also declared the deaths of six others.

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Iran President Calls for Enhanced Relations with Cuba

IFP Editorial Staff - January 1, 2018

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Cuba on the anniversary of its revolution, and called for further enhancement of relations between Tehran and Havana.

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Iran President Congratulates Christians on New Year

IFP Editorial Staff - January 1, 2018

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has extended his felicitations to the country’s Christians on the beginning of 2018.

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Trump in No Position to Sympathize with Iranian People: Rouhani

IFP Editorial Staff - January 1, 2018

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has strongly criticized the US president for trying to show sympathy for the Iranian protesters, saying that Trump has forgotten that he himself called Iran a ‘terrorist nation’ a few months ago.

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Iran Urges Interpol to Hunt Man behind Recent Riots

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

A top Iranian official says the country has called on the Interpol to hunt for the individual who, from abroad, encouraged people to violence during the ongoing protests in Iran.

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IRGC Releases Iranian Hostage in Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Quds Force has managed to release an Iranian engineer who had been taken hostage and transferred to Afghanistan.

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People Looking for More Resistant Homes after Tehran Quake

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

Following the recent earthquake in Tehran, some real estate agencies in the Iranian capital are boasting of offering houses that are resistant to magnitude-9 quakes.

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Iran Dismisses Canada’s “Meddlesome” Statement

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned Canada’s interference in internal affairs of Iran, saying that the meddlesome positions of the Canadian government on the recent developments in Iran are in contravention of its legal and international obligations.

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Iranian Papers Widely Cover Iran Protests on December 31

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, December 31, and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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No Plan for President Rouhani’s Speech on Iran Protests

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

A source has dismissed an earlier report that claimed President Hassan Rouhani will address the Iranian nation about the recent protest rallies on Sunday, saying he will only speak during a regular cabinet session today.

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“US, Israel Trying to Take Advantage of Iran Protests”

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

A former conservative lawmaker says the US and the Israeli regime are trying to change the direction of recent protest rallies in Iran and use them for their own interests.

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Official Confirms 2 People Killed in Iran Protests

IFP Editorial Staff - December 31, 2017

An Iranian security official confirmed earlier reports of the deaths of two people in the recent protest gatherings in Lorestan province, but stressed that the Iranian police forces did not fire a single bullet, and foreign agents and Takfiri elements were behind the incident.

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