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.
Iranians have attended a ceremony at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in their thousands to sign en masse a famous anthem dubbed “Salute Commandant” that has also gone viral on media platforms.
People in Abadan have held a touching mourning ceremony on the streets for the victims of a tragic building collapse in the southeastern Iranian city, which has claimed at least 18 lives so far, while several others remain trapped under the rubble.
People have held a funeral in Tehran for a member of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps who was assassinated on Sunday by two attackers in the Iranian capital.
Iran’s government spokesman has dismissed reports that the president is considering a rise in gasoline prices, after Ebrahim Raisi’s comments on “difficult economic decisions” triggered panic about further economic woes, amid raging inflation.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh paid a visit to the Embassy of Palestine in Tehran, where he signed a commemorative notebook in memory of martyred Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has underlined the significance of unity of Shias and Sunnis in Iran stressing that Sunni compatriots and scholars have a significant place in the history of the country.
An Iranian lawmaker for the city of Dezfoul in Iran’s Khouzestan Province says a man who was killed during recent protests in the city was not a local.
A group of Iranian people and media workers have held a gathering in Tehran against the Israeli military’s cold-blooded murder of a veteran Al Jazeera reporter who long covered the regime’s atrocities in the occupied territories.
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.
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.
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.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his administration seeks to reform the allocation of subsidies for essential goods but does not aim to eliminate them.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
