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Ayatollah Amoli Larijani Appointed Head of Iran’s Expediency Council

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, the current head of Iran's 4, as the new chairman of the Expediency Council and a jurist member of the Guardian Council.
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Iran to Defeat US Sanctions Like US-Backed 2009 Sedition: IRGC

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The lieutenant commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps says the Iranian nation would foil the US plot of bringing Iran to its knees through imposing severe sanctions in the same way they defeated the US-backed plot in 2009 to topple the Islamic system.
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Iranians Commemorate 2009 Rallies Ending Election Controversies

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A huge crowd of Iranians took to streets in Tehran and other major cities to commemorate the anniversary of the 2009 pro-government rallies, which put an end to months of political turmoil and street protests over allegations of electoral fraud in presidential votes earlier that year.
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Funeral Procession Held for Iranian Statesman

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A huge crowd on Wednesday attended the funeral ceremony held for Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, the 70-year-old chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council and former Judiciary chief who died in Tehran on Monday.
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Iran Leader Expresses Condolences over Bus Crash Tragedy in Tehran

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has expressed condolences on the death of a number of people in a bus crash in Tehran.
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Iran Leader Offers Condolences on Demise of Expediency Council Chief

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Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed condolences over the passing of Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, the 70-year-old late chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council and former Judiciary chief who died in Tehran on Monday.
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Iranian President Submits Budget Bill to Parliament

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has appeared before lawmakers on Tuesday to submit an annual budget of $47.5 billion for the next Iranian calendar year (to start on March 21).
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Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi Dies at 70

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Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, the head of Iran's Expediency Council and former Judiciary Chief, has passed away at the age of 70.
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Iran Leader Urges Artists to Beware of Enemy’s Soft War

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has urged Iranian artists to work harder in the face of a “pervasive soft war staged against the country by the enemies”.
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Thousands Attend Funeral for Victims of Iran Terror Attack

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A funeral procession was held on Monday for those martyred in the Saturday terrorist attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz in the southern Iran.
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“Iranians Always Sacrificing Lives to Defend Homeland”

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A city councilor says Iranians have, throughout history, put their lives on the line to defend their homeland.
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Public Campaign Raising Awareness about Iran’s National Heroes

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A group of young people in Iran have launched a campaign on social media networks to clean up and colour the tombstones of martyrs, raising the awareness of younger generations about the country’s national heroes.
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Self-Sacrifice Most Important Power of Iran: FM Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday met a group of former prisoners who had been jailed either by the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the war he imposed on Iran or by the regime of former despotic Shah of Iran before the 1979 Revolution.
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Calm Restored to Bazaar of Tehran after “Guild-Related” Protests

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The Secretary general of the Islamic Society of Tehran Guilds and Bazaar says calm has returned to the Grand Bazaar of Tehran after a few hours of guild-related protests earlier today.
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President Rouhani Stresses National Unity in Speech Boycotted by “Demagogues”

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Iran’s president says a united nation will finally emerge victorious in the face of problems and pressures.
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Iran Leader Warns against Attempts to Inject Despair into Society

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned those who instil despair and hopelessness into the society.
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Iran President Strikes Conciliatory Tone towards IRGC

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The Iranian president has admired the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps for its role in protecting the country’s security in a chaotic region, in remarks that were seen as an attempt to appease the IRGC following what was widely seen as President Rouhani’s attacks against the body last week.
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Street in Tehran Finally Named after Eminent PM Mosaddeq

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After long debates over the naming of an important part of Tehran after Iran’s most famous prime minister, the City Council finally changed Tehran’s Naft (oil) street to Mohammad Mosaddeq, the man who nationalized Iran’s oil industry.
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Iran Leader Calls on Nation to Support Iranian Products

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, has named the new Iranian calendar year as Year of Support for Iranian Products.
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Iran Leader Says People’s Economic Woes Resolvable

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says he is well aware of the country’s economic conundrums and believes they can be overcome in the near future.
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Bodies of 65 Iran-Iraq War Martyrs Recovered (+Video)

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A senior defence official says Iranian explorers have recovered the remnants of 65 unidentified martyrs of the Iraqi imposed war (1980-88), some 30 years after the end of the longest battle in the 20th century.
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Ayatollah Jannati Resigns as Leader of Tehran’s Friday Prayers

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The Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has agreed to the resignation of Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati from leading the Friday prayers of Tehran.
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Top Iranian Cleric Urges Officials to Stay Away from Aristocracy

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A representative of Iran’s Leader has urged authorities to distance themselves from aristocracy and lead a simple life, and remain open to criticism even if they are the Leader’s representative.
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“Iranians Have Always Fought for Peace throughout History”

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Mohammad Beheshti, a senior cultural analyst and Iranian official, says the art of Iranians is that they have always fought for peace throughout history while some countries have fought for domination.
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Iran Leader Regrets Justice Not Yet Realized in Islamic Republic

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says the country’s officials must apologize to people and God for failing to realize justice during the past four decades since the Islamic Establishment came to power.
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