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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.

Parties

Analyst responds to Principlist figure: Polarization of Iran society nothing new

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An Iranian Reformist political analyst reacts to remarks by veteran Principlist politician Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel about the growing “polarization” in the Iranian society, saying the trend is in fact nothing new and should have been noted earlier.
Security

Iran’s interior minister: Recent unrest orchestrated from abroad

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Iran’s interior minister says foreign enemies targeted the country's peace and security amid the recent deadly upheaval in southeast of the country, but added this time too they will fail to achieve their goals.
Local

US-Iranian citizen Baquer Namazi leaves Iran for Oman after release

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Mohammad Baquer Namazi, a dual US-Iranian citizen who had been jailed in Iran over espionage for Washington since 2016, leaves the country after authorities in Tehran agreed to release him due to his health complications.
Local

Iranian soccer player Mahini released on bail

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Iranian soccer player Hosseini Mahini, who had been arrested for ‘instigating unrest’ following the death of a young woman in police custody, was released on Tuesday evening after posting bail.
Local

Iranian newspaper: Authorities should address root cause of dissent in Iran

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Iran’s Jomhuri-e-Eslami Newspaper has said in an editorial that ending the unrest in Iran does not mean eradicating its root cause.
Local

Zarif: It would be wrong to think we can force people into following us

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Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iranian authorities are definitely mistaken if they think they can ignore people.
Local

President Raisi: Million-man rallies in Iran failed enemies’ plots

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi says the massive rallies across the country in support of the government and the establishment amid the recent unrest in the country dashed the enemies’ hopes to achieve their goals.
Local

Students in Tehran’s Amir Kabair University hold gathering, demand release of detainees

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Dozens of students reportedly gathered Monday on the campus of Tehran’s prestigious Amir Kabir University to call for the release of fellow students who have been detained in recent protests.
Local

Mahsa Amini’s family: We’ve chosen legal path

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The family of the young Iranian woman, whose death in police custody over two weeks ago sparked deadly protests in several cities, have announced that they want to pursue the case through legal channels.
Local

Iranian dailies spar over ways to tackle unrest

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Principlist Iranian newspaper Kayhan says the security forces who deal with protests over the death of an Irabian woman in police custody have to be decorated with medals of gratitude.
Local

Dean: Calm restored to Iran’s Sharif University

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The situation is calm on the campus and in dormitories of the Sharif University of Technology in the Iranian capital Tehran after unrest on Sunday evening amid protests in several cities that ensued the death of a young woman in police custody over two weeks ago, the president of the university Rasoul Jalili was quoted by Tasnim News Agency as saying.
Local

Iranian MPs urge protesters to distance from rioters, thank police

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Iranian lawmakers have defended the country's security forces for dealing with the “riots” over the death of 22-year-old girl Mahsa Amini at the police headquarters in Tehran.
Local

Lawyer: Mahsa Amini’s family wants fact-finding committee to probe her death

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The lawyer for the family of 22-year-old Iranian girl Mahsa Amini who died in police custody over two weeks ago told Etemad Daily that her relatives want an independent fact-finding committee to probe Ms. Amini’s death.
Local

Iranian parl. speaker: Culprits in Mahsa Amini’s death should be immediately dealt with

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The Iranian parliament speaker says a clear light should be shed on the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who died in police custody two weeks ago, stressing those who are responsible for her demise should be confronted.
Local

Iranian daily: Tolerance key to ending riots forever

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Iran’s Etala’at daily has called on the establishment to be tolerant and talk to the people to prevent sudden outpours of public anger, amid ongoing protests and riots over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in morality police custody two weeks ago.
Local

Report: Protests erupt at some Iranian universities

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With the reopening of the Iranian universities, students have held protests in some universities across Iran.
Local

Iranian daily urges Raisi to act on pledge to establish center for protests

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An Iranian daily pointed to President Ebrahim Raisi’s statement that protests “are absolutely okay” in Iran, urging the chief executive to make good on the pledge of paving the way for anti-government gatherings.
Local

Iran’s stealth drones capable of striking MKO base in Albania: Iranian Paper

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A state-run Iranian newspaper says the country is in possession of radar-evading unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which it can use to strike the base of the anti-Iran Mojahedeen Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group in Albania.
Local

Eminent Iranian movie director’s passport seized upon arrival in Tehran

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Renowned Iranian movie director and actor Mehran Modiri, who had left the country a few days ago, has had his passport confiscated upon arrival in Iran.
Local

Iranian daily warns officials against rejoicing over waning protests

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An Iranian newspaper has cautioned officials against looking at the dying protests in Iran through the prism of optimism, warning the smoldering fire can turn into raging flames next time and cause a bigger chaos.
Local

Iranian police killed in riots laid to rest in Khorramabad

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Iranians join a funeral procession in the western city of Khorramabad for a member of the country’s law enforcement force who lost his life during recent violent riots near the capital, Tehran.
Local

Former Iranian TV host arrested over ‘ties to unrest’

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A former Iranian television host has been arrested by security agents on charges of ‘inciting riots and sympathizing with the enemy’ following the deadly protests in several Iranian cities after the death of a woman in police custody, according to Mehr News Agency.
Local

Iran president: Mahsa Amini’s death tragic but chaos should be avoided

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President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran says the death of a young Iranian woman in police custody two weeks ago was a tragic incident that saddened the nation, but warned against opportunistic behaviors to cause upheaval in the country.
Local

Family of Mahsa Amini files lawsuit against police who arrested Iranian girl

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A lawyer for the family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian girl who died in morality police custody in Iran, says her family has filed a lawsuit against those who arrested her, that's according to national Iranian TV.
Local

President Raisi: Enemies’ attempt to sow sedition stems from fear for establishment’s clout

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said during his meeting with foreign officials, they admitted Iran’s progress in various fields and said their countries need to enjoy the Islamic Republic’s achievements.
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