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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.
Police in Sistan and Baluchestan to be indigenized: Commander
Sistan provincial police chief said recruitment of Baluchi, Sunni locals is on the agenda of the law enforcement force.
Street in Tehran named after Nelson Mandela
Africa Street in Tehran has been renamed after Nelson Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary leader.
Change is needed in approach to preserving the establishment: MP
Ali Motahari, a Tehran MP, made a speech at Tehran University in a ceremony marking national Student Day.
Never ever will Iran roll out the red carpet for the US
Gholamali Haddad Adel says that the US will never get the red-carpet treatment in Iran, citing the loss of countless Iranian lives in their quest of freedom.
Former VP urges students to be tolerant of opposing views
Mohammad-Reza Aref, vice-president under reformist President Mohammad Khatami, says universities will not enjoy an open atmosphere if students fail to tolerantly accept the views of others.
How principlist daily reacts to President Rouhani’s Student Day speech
Kayhan criticizes the president for his failure to denounce the US in his Student Day speech.
Mohammad Khatami’s message to mark University Student Day
In a Student Day message former President Mohammad Khatami has urged students to institutionalize morality in society.
What President Rouhani said in his University Student Day speech
In a speech marking University Student Day, President Rouhani weighed in on a wide range of issues his government has been dealing with.
The enemy uses hypocrisy rather than coercion
Saeed Jalili, a former chief nuclear negotiator, takes a swipe at the West in a speech to mark national Student Day.
Rouhani has changed the university atmosphere
Sadegh Zibakalam, a political analyst, says President Rouhani has made good on part of his campaign-trail promises, but he is not to blame for the unfulfilled parts since he is not the only decision maker.
An acid attack by a doctor on a doctor
A look into an acid attack in the capital during which a physician used acid to vent his pent-up anger at a colleague.
Whole region to benefit from Iran-Central Asia rail
President Hassan Rouhani says that the entire region will benefit from the Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan railway, adding it marks a new beginning for better interaction among regional nations.
Absence of powerful parties damages parliament’s efficacy: MP
Ahmad Tavakoli who represents Tehran in parliament challenges a lack of multiparty system in Iran’s legislature, saying this harms people’s interests.
Iran will settle nuclear issue: Rouhani
“In the path of constructive interaction with the world, we will get the nuclear issue to a conclusion,” said President Rouhani.
Velayati urges UN to identify countries backing terrorism
Ali Akbar Velayati, head of the Strategic Research Center of the Expediency Council, has said that the West has helped create terrorist groups, calling on the UN to identify the countries which support terrorism.
Ayatollah Khamenei urges Navy to bolster defense capabilities
The Iranian Navy should overcome its shortcomings and develop strategies to deal with enemy threats, urged the Supreme Leader.
Entire Iran to stand up to excessive demands: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the entire Iranian nation will stand up to excessive demands as the Islamic Republic engages in nuclear negotiations with six world powers.
Farhadi receives vote of confidence
Iranian MPs overwhelmingly support President Rouhani's fifth nominee to take charge of the Ministry of Science.
West cannot bring Iran to knees over N-issue: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US and its European allies joined hands to bring the Iranian nation to its knees over the nuclear issue, but failed to do so.
Nahavandian: Iran’s moderation has become globalized
Acceptance of President Rouhani's anti-violence proposal means moderation, the signature approach of the Iranian government, has gone global.
Moderation, the dire need of today’s world
President Rouhani has said that people all over the world have grown weary of extremist acts, adding what the world needs most now is moderation.
Iran’s Rouhani proposes fifth nominee for science minister
After Danesh-Ashtiani, President Rouhani’s fourth pick for the Ministry of Science, failed to secure the approval of parliament, he introduced Mohammad Farhadi to the chamber.
Iranian MPs reject Rouhani’s 4th nominee for minister of science
The top position at the Science Ministry stayed vacant after Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani failed to get approval from parliament.
A National Moderation Conference is to be held at Iran’s National Library
On November 19, the National Library of Iran will play host to the National Moderation Conference whose keynote speaker is Seyyed Hassan Khomeini.
Ayatollah Khamenei warns against Islamophobia
Islamic Revolution leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the enemy has created armed groups which kill civilians in the name of Islam only to promote Islamophobia.
