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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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Politician censures barring MPs from next year’s election

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An Iranian politician and journalist has harshly criticized the recent move by the Guardian Council to bar a few lawmakers from filing for candidacy in the next year’s parliamentarian elections.
Local

Iran’s ex-president Rouhani: All citizens should enjoy civil rights

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Iran’s former president Hassan Rouhani says all citizens should equally enjoy civil rights without any discrimination.
Local

Iran’s ex-FM Zarif: Russia benefiting most from Gaza war

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Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammadjavad Zarif says Russia has gained the most benefits from the recent conflict in Gaza.
Local

Iranian daily: Govt. ‘paying ransom’ in face of ‘bullying’ Taliban

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A newspaper has come down heavily on the Iranian government for its “paradoxical policies” of not recognizing the caretaker administration in neighboring Afghanistan and yet hosting a top-level Taliban delegation.
Local

Israel’s war against Hamas amounts to war on democracy: Iran’s president

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted the role played by Hamas in the Gaza Strip as the enclave’s legitimate government. He also stated that the war against the Palestinian resistance movement is tantamount to waging a war on democracy.
Transportation

Former president Rouhani denies claiming credit for inauguration of airport in Kurdistan

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Former Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has denied a claim by Minister of Roads Mehrdad Bazrpash that he had claimed credit for the inauguration of an airport in the northwestern city of Saqez during his tenure.
Local

Iran rejects reports it plans to house Afghan asylum-seekers expelled from Pakistan

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An Iranian official has denied reports that a UN authority had announced Afghan asylum-seekers expelled from Pakistan would be housed in Iran.
Local

Iranians hold nationwide rallies to mark U.S. Embassy takeover anniversary

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Cities across Iran are witnessing rallies to mark National Student’s Day, which is the anniversary of the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, also known as the National Day of Fight against Global Arrogance.
Local

President Raisi likens Gaza war to Western-backed Iraq war on Iran

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The Iranian president has drawn a parallel between the war crimes committed by the now-executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in western Iran during the imposed war of 1980s, and the massive Israeli strikes against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Local

Iranian migration observatory: Iran tops global immigration rates

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In a groundbreaking revelation, Bahram Salvati, Director of the Iranian Migration Observatory, uncovered Iran's unprecedented status as the world's leading source of immigrants.
Local

Iranian MP under fire for ‘detestable’ behavior before teachers

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An Iranian member of parliament has been the target of sharp rebukes for his ‘arrogant’ behavior in a meeting with some teachers who were complaining about their living and work conditions.
Local

‘Stop purifying the Taliban’, Iranian daily warns of refugees influx.

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Although Iranian officials are scrambling to allay public concerns over the massive influx of Afghan refugees to Iran and also the government’s recent moves to approach the Taliban administration in neighboring Afghanistan, calls are growing that the trend has to stop.
Local

Funeral ceremony held for Armita Geravand amid disruptions, controversy

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Today marked the somber funeral ceremony for Armita Geravand, a young student whose tragic accident sparked controversy and media scrutiny.
Local

Iranian mothers, children stage massive rally in support of Gaza kids

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Large gatherings were held by mothers and children earlier on Friday in many Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran to denounce the ongoing mass killing of children in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli regime.
Local

Over 4.7 million Iranians express willingness to go to Gaza to fight Israel

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In a striking show of solidarity with Palestine, over 4.7 million Iranians have come forward, announcing their readiness to go to the Gaza Strip to fight Israel that has intensified steikes against the Gazans, according to recent statistics.
Local

Iranians protest outside French, UK embassies after Gaza hospital carnage

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Thousands of Iranian demonstrators have gathered in front of the French and British embassies in the capital Tehran to voice their outrage over the Israeli regime's massacre of hundreds of civilians in an attack on a hospital in Gaza City.
Local

Iran’s Ahmadinejad draws ire for silence on Israeli aggression on Gaza

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Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who used to make headlines for his anti-Israel remarks has once again grabbed media attention, but this time for his silence over the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza.
Middle East

Ayatollah Khamenei says Palestinian movement headed for complete victory

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the movement that has begun in Palestine will continue and lead to the complete victory of the Palestinian people.
Local

IRGC chief: Hamas military operation heavy defeat for Israel

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Addressing Friday Prayers in Tehran, chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami described the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation against Israel as the "biggest failure of the Zionist regime since 1948 and the greatest victory for the Palestinian movement."
Local

Iranians hold rallies nationwide to support Palestinians, condemn Israeli bombardment of Gaza

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Millions of Iranians held protest rallies across the country on Friday to condemn Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians as the Tel Aviv regime keeps bombarding the Gaza Strip and imposing a complete siege on the coastal enclave.
Africa

Nigeria’s prominent Shia cleric arrives in Iran

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Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky has arrived in Tehran as part of his second foreign visit after the termination of his home arrest by the Nigerian government.
Local

Iran sends search, rescue teams to quake-hit regions in Afghanistan

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Iran has dispatched search and rescue teams to earthquake-stricken areas in neighboring Afghanistan.
Local

Iranians celebrate Palestinians victory against Israel

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A group of Iranians held a ceremony in Terran's Palestine Square to celebrate the victory of Palestinian resistance fighters against Israel.
Local

Ayatollah Khamenei: Israel is a goner

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The leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution's website has posted remarks by Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in which he makes a thinly veiled reference to the blitz by the Palestinian resistance fighters against Israel.
Local

Ex-president Ahmadinejad makes it to Guatemala after briefly barred from leaving Iran

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Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boarded a flight on Thursday to Guatemala after he was briefly banned from leaving the country reportedly over ‘security concerns’.
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