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Sporadic protests in Iran against staple food price hikes

Sporadic protests happened on Thursday evening in a few cities in Iran against price hikes of subsidized staple food.

Raisi: Foreign interference undermines regional security

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says any foreign interference in the region would be detrimental to its security.

Iran’s leader calls for officials to pay more attention to livelihoods of teachers

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed Iranian teachers for their efforts, especially during the Covid pandemic and called for improvement of their livelihoods.

President Raisi: Govt. seeking to materialize 8% economic growth

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the government is seeking an eight percent economic growth and management of the so-called preferential foreign currency rate, allocated to some basic goods to prevent a rise in their prices.

Iranians rally outside the Swedish embassy in Tehran

The families of some of the victims of attacks by the Mojahedin-e-Khalq terrorist group and a group of students have held a protest outside the Swedish embassy in Tehran.

Iran’s leader: Knowledge-based companies must keep job opportunities alive

The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has once again underlined the role of knowledge-based companies in increasing job opportunities.

President Raisi says his administration ‘doesn’t seek to remove subsidies’ for essential goods

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his administration seeks to reform the allocation of subsidies for essential goods but does not aim to eliminate them.

Iranian daily attacks decision to allow UN special rapporteur to visit Iran

An Iranian daily known for its conservative viewpoints has harshly attacked a decision by Iran’s Judiciary to allow UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan to visit the country.

Iranian daily seems to suggest Russian envoy to Tehran be declared persona non grata

An Iranian daily has lashed out at Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan for his “bleak record” of interference in Iran’s affairs and disrespect for the country’s values.

Majority of Iranians say they want Iran deal revived: Poll

A majority of Iranians say they want the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi administration to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Official: 527k foreign children study in Iranian schools

At least 527,000 foreign children, mostly Afghans, study in Iranian schools. According to a senior Education Ministry official, others include school children from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iraq, and a few other countries.

Iran’s VP: Govt. seeking fair distribution of subsidies

Iran’s first vice president says the administration is determined to enable a fair distribution of subsidies among the people, urging the public “not to worry” over purchases of essential items, amid a rise in prices of certain flour-based goods in the country.

Sources: Iran labor minister not quitting

Informed sources say Iran's Labor Minister Hojatollah Abdolmaleki is not stepping down amid rumors about his possible resignation.

Iranian interior minister: Ongoing census mandatory for all Afghans

The Iranian interior minister says it’s mandatory for Afghan nationals living in Iran to take part in an ongoing census in the country.

Teachers hold peaceful rallies in Iran

A number of Iranian teachers on Sunday held peaceful rallies in some provinces across Iran to demand higher salaries and better working conditions. The protesters said they will not retreat from their rights.

Removal of sanctions not sole solution to Iran’s economic woes: President Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his administration does not view the removal of the sanctions on Iran as the sole solution to the country’s economic woes.

Iran’s Leader condoles over death of media figure Nader Talebzadeh

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences over the passing of Iranian media figure Nader Talebzadeh.

Ayatollah Khamenei pardons many prisoners on occasion of Eid ul-Fitr

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted prison terms of over 1,500 convicts on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Iran marks National Persian Gulf Day

Iranians are marking the National Persian Gulf Day on Saturday to honor the historical and strategic significance of the gulf, which lies to Iran’s south and takes its name from the country.

Iran demonstrators: Normalization with Israel ‘unforgiveable betrayal’

Iranian demonstrators marking the International Quds Day have condemned any “compromise or normalization” with Israel as an “unforgivable betrayal” of the Palestinian cause and a “sinister plot” aimed at undermining the resistance front against the regime’s decades-long occupation.

Iranians mark Intl. Quds Day with mass demonstrations

Marking the International Quds Day, Millions of Iranians have flooded the streets countrywide to show their solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian nation in their cause against decades of Israeli occupation and apartheid.

Raisi: Quds Day heralds liberation of Palestine

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the International Quds Day heralds the liberation of al-Quds and the collapse of the fake Israeli regime for all oppressed people of the world.

Senior Hamas leaders in Iran’s capital ahead of Intl. Quds Day

Senior officials of Palestine’s Hamas resistance movement are in Tehran as Iranians prepare to mark the International Quds Day to show support for the Palestinians in their decades-long struggles against Israeli occupation.

Three Mossad spies arrested in Iran’s southeast

Iranian security forces have arrested three people who they say had been spying for the Israeli Mossad agency.

‘Lavish trip’ to Turkey by family of Iran’s parliament chief raises controversy

Images and videos recently went viral on social media showing members of the Iranian parliament speaker’s family returning from what appeared to be a costly trip to the Turkish city of Istanbul, setting off a wave of criticism inside the country.

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