Human Rights

Play to Explore Love Story between Afghan Migrant and Iranian Gypsy

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Director and actor Ayyub Aqakhani plans to stage a play about a love story between an Afghan migrant and an Iranian gypsy woman.
Middle East

Leader: Some Regional Governments Betraying Muslims

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The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, says certain Muslim governments have been betraying their people by helping the US implement its policies in the region.
IFP Exclusive

Families, Including Women, Should Be Allowed into Stadiums: Deputy Minister

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Robab Shahriyan, the Deputy Sport Minister for Women’s Sport Affairs, stressed the need for making it possible for Iranian women to attend sporting events along with their families.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 18

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Cinema

Iranian Director Wins Young Talent ‘Women in Motion’ Award at Cannes

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Iranian writer and director Ida Panahandeh, received this year's award for young talent jointly with two other young directors last night on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival.
Crisis

Iranian FM Meets US and British Counterparts in Vienna

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held meetings with a number of his counterparts, including US Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, on the sidelines of a meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) in Vienna.
Selected

Famous Artworks to Embellish Tehran for Second Year

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Copies of famous works of art, including many by prominent Western and Iranian artists, will appear next week on billboards and tableaus across the capital city of Tehran.
Crisis

ISIS Bulldozes Another Ancient Assyrian Site in Mosul

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ISIS (also known as Daesh and ISIL) militants began to destroy the historical sites in Iraq after they took control of vast swathes of the country, and have reportedly damaged the Assyrian ancient palace in Mosul in recent days.
IFP Exclusive

Hezbollah’s Mustafa Mughniyeh to Replace Badreddine

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The Lebanese Resistance Movement Hezbollah has reportedly appointed Mustafa Mughniyeh as the Movement’s new military commander following the recent killing of his uncle, Mustafa Badreddine, near Damascus airport.
Law

Iran’s SNSC Approves Taking Assets Seizure Case to ICJ

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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has approved a proposal to file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Washington over a US court ruling on the confiscation of the Central Bank of Iran's assets, the Iranian Justice Minister announced.
IFP Exclusive

Senior Clerics Condemn Rafsanjani’s Daughter for Meeting Baha’i Figure

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A recent meeting of Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, the daughter of ex-president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, with a Baha’i leader in Iran drew criticism from several clerics and officials in Iran, including Ayatollah Rafsanjani himself.
Cultural Heritage

May 17 – Omar Khayyam Day Celebrated in Iran

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To much of the world and certainly to English-speaking readers, he is the poet of beautiful Rubaiyat (quatrains), but Omar Khayyam is also known and loved by Iraniand as a great philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer.
Crisis

ISSG Meeting Highlights Need for Syria Truce: Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to the Tuesday May 17 meeting of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) in Vienna as an opportunity to emphasize the necessity for honouring the ceasefire in war-torn Syria.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 17

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Europe

Any Request for Banking Guarantees in Ties with Europe Is Nonsense: Official

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A senior Iranian official has dismissed a recent report that European banks had asked Iran to provide guarantees to compensate for possible future penalties imposed by the US for resuming banking activities with Iran. Text from IRNA, translated by IFP.
Europe

Javan: European Banks Demand $15bn from Iran

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On Friday May 13, US Secretary of State John Kerry met with heads of 10 European banks. According to a report by Javan newspaper,...
Nuclear

West Urged Not to Undermine JCPOA

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A senior Iranian judiciary official called on Western countries not to violate and undermine a recent deal between Iran and world powers on Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program.
Americas

Workgroup Recommends SNSC ‘Address US Seizure of CBI Assets’

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The government’s Special Workgroup on the US Seizure of Central Bank Assets has drafted a report of the developments on the US encroachments on the Central Bank assets.
Energy

Iran to Increase Oil Swap Capacity in Caspian Sea Region

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Iran plans to increase its oil swap capacity in the Caspian Sea and other regions, Deputy Petroleum Minister for International Affairs Amir Hossein Zamani Nia said. He made the remarks at the first international conference on “Rail-Ports and Rail-Oil” in Tehran.
Europe

UK Operator Launching Escorted Ski Trips to Iran

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Mountain Heaven, a tour operator which specializes in Alpine chalet holidays in France and Switzerland, is branching out to launch escorted ski trips to Iran next winter.
Environment

Iran Earnestly Seeking to Reduce Greenhouse Gases: Ebtekar

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The Head of Environmental Organization said on Sunday May 15 that the government has adopted a low-carbon economy, and is earnestly seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Asia

China Sets Sights on Buying 50% of Iran’s Oil Exports

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Deputy Administrator of China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) Zhang Yuqing said the country's firms are ready to purchase 50% of Iran’s oil exports.
Cinema

Green Film Official Hails DiCaprio’s Reaction to Lake Urmia Crisis

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The director of an ongoing Iranian international film festival about the environment has appreciated the mention made by the Oscar-winning star Leonardo DiCaprio of Iran’s Lake Urmia.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian MPs Express Support for Hezbollah in Letter to Nasrallah

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In a letter to the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement, 251 Iranian lawmakers extended both their congratulations and condolences over the recent martyrdom of a senior Hezbollah commander, and voiced Iran’s full support for the Movement.
Environment

Cheetah Killed in Accident, Cub Escaped

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On Wednesday night, May 11, a female cheetah unfortunately died in a collision with passing vehicles on a road between Semnan and Mashhad, near...
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