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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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Leader: Elites among most important human assets of Iran

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed that the elites are one of the most important human assets of the country for creating hope for the nation and standing up against arrogant powers.
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Iranian dailies argue over terminology of dissent: Legal protesters or paid rioters?

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One month into protests and deadly riots over the death of an Iranian woman in police custody, two Iranian dailies have differing views on the nature of the protestors, with one branding them as “rioters, murderers, and mercenaries” and the other saying they are disillusioned protesters with legitimate demands who deserve leniency.
Local

Report: VPN demand in Iran sees unprecedented 3,000% rise

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Demand for VPN software to bypass the internet blockage in Iran has witnessed a whopping 3,000-percent increase in recent weeks following the restrictions imposed by the government, a member of the Union of Computer Technicians says.
Local

Iranian paper: ‘National internet’ is like locking up whole nation

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An Iranian daily has some vitriolic words for proponents of a controversial ‘national internet’ project in Iran to limit citizens’ access to the worldwide web, saying the scheme is tantamount to incarcerating the entire nation.
Local

Iranian daily: Why don’t you show flexibility toward protesters?

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Iran’s Jomhouri Eslami daily, in an article, has called for flexibility toward protesters, amid unrest and riots that began in mid-September in Iran.
Politics

Iran parliament fact-finding committee: Mahsa Amini didn’t die of blows to body

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The Iranian parliament’s fact-finding committee has released a report on the death of Mahsa Amini, confirming the results of an earlier investigation by Iran’s forensic organization that the young Iranian woman did not die of blows to any part of her body by the police.
Politics

Iranian president proposes new pick for labor minister

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has proposed Solat Mortazavi as his new pick for Minister of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare to the parliament.
Local

Defense Ministry says ready to help meet needs of Iranian auto makers

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Iran’s defense minister says the organ under his watch sees itself duty-bound to help fulfill the needs of the country’s strategic and vital infrastructure, including those of auto makers, amid tough sanctions in place against the Islamic Republic.
Local

Iran Police say officials probing alleged sexual harassment of women by officer

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The Police Department of Tehran has responded to complaints about harrowing of a female protester by an officer in charge of restoring law and order in the streets in Tehran.
Local

Iranian daily proposes practical steps to end protests in Iran

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The Iranian people will stop the ongoing protests across Iran if their economic issues are addressed and their civil rights are granted, an Iranian daily says.
Local

Research center: Telegram app use doubled in Iran since recent protests, riots

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Iranian center for Data Review and Analysis (BETA research center) says the use of Telegram messaging application has more than doubled since September 6.
Politics

Iran Leader: Enemies reacted clumsily to Iranian nation’s progress by plotting riots

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei played down a wave of scattered riots in different Iranian cities as an enemy plot designed as a “clumsy and foolish” reaction to the Iranian nation’s progress and initiatives.
Middle East

President Raisi: Unity basic strategy for Islamic world

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed the significance of unity within the Islamic world, saying today unity is not a tactic, but a basic strategy for Muslims.
Media

IRIB chief: ‘Sabotage act’ that briefly disrupted TV news under investigation

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The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) says an apparent hacking attack that briefly disrupted a live TV news bulletin earlier this week was an “act of sabotage” which needs meticulous technological investigation.
Local

Iranian daily warns against ‘non-inclusive governance’

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An Iranian daily has warned against a propensity among Iran’s officials to disallow inclusiveness, blaming that mindset for the ongoing protests in the country.
Local

Iranian MP: internet outage cannot continue as virtual world acts like oxygen

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An Iranian MP has urged officials to admit that the virtual world is like oxygen and the continuation of the filtering will have dire consequences.
Local

Amini family’s lawyer admits Mahsa had brain surgery, was on medication

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The lawyer representing the family of Mahsa Amini admits that the 22-year-old Iranian woman, who recently died in police custody, had a history of surgery for brain tumor, despite her father’s earlier claims to the contrary.
Local

Iranian dailies: Hijab used as ploy to spark unrest in Iran

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An Iranian principalist newspaper argues that Iran’s enemies who instigated the recent deadly protests in the country are in fact fumed over the Islamic Republic’s achievements in introducing Islamic hijab as a successful role model that challenges the modern Western civilization.
Local

Iranian daily: Protests will only end with change in behavior of officials

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Iranian daily Ettela’at has warned that “suppression” can only end the riots but not the protests, as rallies over the death of 22-yeard-old woman Mahsa Amini continue in different cities across the country.
Local

Iranian daily: People on streets are rioters without leaders

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An Iranian daily says ‘intellectuals’ in Iran failed to take up their leadership position for the younger generation and help thwart the recent unrest on the streets in several cities across the country.
Local

Report: Iranian singer Shajarian, actress Dolatshai’s passports temporarily seized

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Passports of Iranian Homayoun Shajarian, a prominent singer, and Sahar Dolatshahi, an actress, were seized for a few hours after their return from a foreign concert late on Saturday, according to reports.
Economy

Iranian newspaper traces public discontent to reduced welfare

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Iranian daily Donyaye Eghtesad – a newspaper focused on the market and the economy – says the country is seeing public discontent because people’s livelihoods are under pressure.
Local

Two IRIB hosts step down

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Two famous Iranian radio and TV hosts have stepped down.
Local

CEO: Iran’s Post Company suffers income loss due to internet disruption

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Iran's Post Company has had its income decreased by one third following the internet restriction and filtering of applications like Instagram in Iran.
Local

Report: IRNN playout hack caused Saturday night disruption in Iran TV news bulletin

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Iran’s official IRNA news agency has quoted informed sources in the national radio and TV organization (IRIB) as saying that initial investigations show the Saturday night disruption in a live TV news bulletin was due to hacking of the News Network’s playout.
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