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Local News and Views from Iran – The “Local” section is dedicated to political news stories from Iran that do not fall under any of the other main categories, including municipal issues, special interests groups, party politics, and statements from religious figures.

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Former VP hopeful President Pezeshkian will negotiate with Trump administration, tackle foreign policy issues

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Iran’s former vice president for women and family affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar has expressed confidence in the Pezeshkian administration's ability to tackle a myriad of domestic and foreign policy challenges, including to negotiate with a Republican government in the US under Donald Trump.
Views

Iran and the US: Hope for de-escalation through new diplomacy?

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In a surprising turn of events, unofficial reports have surfaced about a meeting between Elon Musk, a prominent figure close to US President-elect Donald Trump, and Iran's permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani.
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Iran minister slightly injured in road accident

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A car carrying Iran’s minister of industry, mine and trade was involved in an accident on Thursday morning near Karaj, leading to the cancellation of his trip.
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Iranian president orders review of internet filtering, warns public dissatisfaction will backfire

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Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has instructed the country’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace to form a working group to review the lifting of internet filtering, citing public dissatisfaction as a key factor in the decision.
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Aide to Iranian pres.: Filtering of social media has no benefits 

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An aide to the Iranian president has criticized the filtering of some social media in the country.
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Iranian daily lays into President Pezeshkian’s Information Council head for “overreliance on U.S.”

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The Iranian principlist newspaper Kayhan has launched a strong critique against Elias Hazrati, head of the Government's Information Council, over his stance on relations with the United States.
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Iranian president’s aide hails ‘breaking taboos’ with consensus

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The Iranian president’s aide in social affairs highlighted on Monday significant strides in breaking long-standing taboos in various areas, including appointment of minorities as governors.
Local

Nationwide rallies in Iran mark National Day of Fight Against Global Arrogance

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Large demonstrations are being held across Iran to condemn oppressive US policies across the globe as Iranians mark the National Day of Fight Against Global Arrogance.
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Renowned Iranian Sunni cleric attends introduction ceremony of new governor

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The Sunni Friday prayers leader of Iran’s southeastern provincial capital Zahedan, who was previously critical of the Iranian government's handling of the 2022-2023 unrest in the country, attended the introduction ceremony of the first Sunni governor of Sistan and Baluchestan province in the Shia majority country.
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Official: Lifting internet filtering will save billions for Iranian households, businesses

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The lifting of internet filtering  in Iran could return several trillion tomans to household and business budgets, the president of the Tehran Electronic Commerce Association was quoted as saying by ILNA news agency.
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Iran’s minister of communications announces iPhone registry issue resolved

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Iran's Minister of Communications Sattar Hashemi announced on Wednesday that the restriction on registering iPhone cellphones has been removed.
Local

Hezbollah’s Sheikh Qassem will ‘strengthen’ resistance: Iran’s Pezeshkian

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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the appointment of Sheikh Naim Qassem to succeed Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah leader would “strengthen” the resistance.
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Judiciary spokesman clueless if Mousavi and Karroubi’s house arrest has ended   

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A spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary says it has no information about whether the house arrest of former presidential candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi and the latter’s wife Zahra Rahnavard has come to an end. 
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Iranians bid farewell to Army servicemen killed in Israeli attacks

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Iranians have attended mass funeral processions for four Army officers who were killed in Israel’s strikes against the country.
Local

President Pezeshkian condoles deaths of 4 Iranian soldiers killed in Israeli attacks

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian offered his condolences to the families of soldiers killed in Israeli attacks, saying they sacrificed their lives to defend their homeland. He added that Tehran would retaliate fearlessly and wisely against any act of folly targeting their country.
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Tehran bids farewell to Iranian Dr. Ali Heydari, victim of Israeli regime’s drone strike

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Thousands of people gathered in the Iranian capital city of Tehran to hold a ceremony for Iranian martyr, Dr. Ali Heydari recently killed in Israel's air strike in southern Lebanon.
Judiciary

Female Iranian journalists ordered to turn themselves in for prison sentence

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Lawyers for two Iranian journalists say they have received notices to report to prison within five days to begin serving their five-year sentence despite having been pardoned by the Leader.
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Iran’s Guardian Council spokesperson dismisses disqualification claims against President Pezeshkian

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The Spokesperson for Iran’s Guardian Council Hadi Tahan Nazif, in a press conference on Saturday, stated that claims regarding the disqualification of President Massoud Pezeshkian are baseless and irrelevant.
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Sinwar’s picture with Ayatollah Khamenei released

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A new picture has surfaced in social media showing Yahya Sinwar, the assassinated leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in a meeting with the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei over 12 years ago.
Local

Mass funeral held in Tehran for Iranian commander killed by Israel in Lebanon

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Iranians attended a funeral ceremony in Tehran for Major General Abbas Nilforoushan, a senior Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander who was assassinated last month along with Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Media

‘Complaint against journalists, media banned’, Iran issues new directive to streamline gov’t communications

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The Iranian government has issued a new directive to standardize and enhance the effectiveness of communication activities within executive bodies.
Local

Calls grow on Iranian gov’t for transparency in internet filtering policies

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The ongoing wait in Iran for high-quality internet access without restrictions continues, despite being a key promise made by President Massoud Pezeshkian during the election campaign.
Local

Iranian gov’t: Immediate lifting of internet filtering unlikely

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The Iranian government has clarified that lifting internet filtering in the country is not an immediate possibility, emphasizing the complexity and time required for such a change.
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Ayatollah Khamenei awards IRGC top commander with Fath Medal following missile attacks on Israel

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In a formal ceremony, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, awarded the prestigious Fath Medal to Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC)’s Aerospace Force.
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Massive crowd participating in Tehran Friday Prayers

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A huge number of worshippers from across Iran have attended this weeks’ Friday Prayers in the capital Tehran led by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
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