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Iran Completes Conceptual Design Phase of Manned Spacecraft

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Iranian space scientists have concluded research on the conceptual design of a home-grown manned spacecraft together with its carrier rocket, or launch vehicle.
Media Wire

Lending Rate Cuts Imminent

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Banks will lower lending rates in the coming days, said Central Bank of Iran governor, Valiollah Seif on Sunday June 19. The announcement comes after private lenders’ recent move to voluntarily lower their one-year deposit rates from 18% to 15%.
Media Wire

Iranian MPs Propose Motion to Fight Dust Pollution

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A group of Iranian lawmakers put forward a motion to oblige President Hassan Rouhani’s administration to address the issue of dust pollution in the country’s western provinces, a parliamentarian said.
Media Wire

Mahan Air’s First Flight to Paris

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After the implementation of the JCPOA, European airports have one again granted access to EU airspace for Iranian airplanes.
Science and Technology

ISA to Put Geosynchronous Satellite into Orbit by 2025

Emad Askarieh -
The deputy director of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has announced Iran’s ultimate goal as building indigenous satellites parallel to foreign models and placing them into geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO) within ten years.
Healthcare

Growing Trend of Abortions in Iran

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Statistics indicate that the number of people who visit medical centres for abortions has tripled within the past 10 years. Here’s IFP’s translation of a recent report on the subject by Khabar Online:
Media Wire

Iran and Afghanistan Stress Anti-Narcotic Collaboration

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Iranian and Afghan officials underlined the need for cooperation in fighting drug trafficking.
Europe

Tehran and Kiev Want Closer Trade Links

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Deputy Industry Minister, at a meeting with Ukraine’s ambassador to Iran, called for an expansion of trade exchange between Tehran and Kiev.
Environment

Street-Cleaning Canine in Khalkhal

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A trained dog in the city of Khalkhal, north-western Iran, cleans the streets by collecting trash bags left by the side of the road. The...
Media Wire

Iran’s LPG Exports Soar

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An official has announced that exports volume of Iranian Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) hit 80,000 tons in the first two months of the current Iranian year (began March 20).
Europe

Iran Settles €500m Debt to Germany’s Hermes Firm: Envoy

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Iranian Ambassador to Berlin Ali Majedi said the Islamic Republic has cleared its debt to Germany’s Hermes insurance company.
Media Wire

Indian Journalist: Iran’s SCO Membership Will Enhance Regional Security

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A senior Indian journalist believes that Iran’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will enhance the security and stability in the region.
Media Wire

MP Calls for Strong Sentences against Saudi Embassy Attackers

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An MP has said he hopes that severe sentences will be given out to attackers on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, which would help prevent a repetition of such unacceptable incidents in the future. Heshmatollah Falahatpishe, a principalist legislator, made the statement referring to a recent announcement by the judiciary that the case of the January attack on the Saudi Embassy in Tehran will be heard in court next month.
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Iran Registers Original Pomegranates, Dates, and Carpets at WIPO

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran has registered a number of its strategic domestic products at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Media Wire

IIASA Approves Iran as 24th Member State

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The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has ratified Researchers’ Fund of Iran’s Deputy-Ministry for Science and Technology as Iran’s official representative body.
Media Wire

Iran-EU Banking Issues Resolved in Mining Sector

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The Deputy Industry Minister announced that Iran’s banking issues with European countries have been fully resolved in terms of financing Iranian mining projects.
Media Wire

Official Urges Universities to Enhance Ties With Global Science Bodies

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Chairman of University of Sciences and Technology Mohammad Akhbari urged universities to improve their ties with outstanding world scientific circles in a bid to further improve themselves.
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 20

Golrokh Askarieh -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 27 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Media Wire

Rain and Hail in Tabriz

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Heavy rainfall and hail in Tabriz in the last hot days of spring shocked and surprised local citizens. Some of the hailstones were as...
Media Wire

Iran Basketball Team Crowned Atlas Challenge Cup Champions

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Iran defeated Lithuania 85-70 to win the 2016 International Basketball Challenge on Sunday June 19.
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Intelligence Ministry: Takfiri Terrorists Planned Attacks in Several Iranian Provinces

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Iran’s Intelligence Ministry announced in a statement on Monday, June 20, that Takfiri [Islamic extremist] elements had planned a series of bombings in different parts of Iran, including Tehran and some other provinces, but Iranian security forces thwarted the plot. This was one of the biggest attacks planned so far by Wahhabi terrorists.
Media Wire

Rouhani Praises Iranian Sports Stars

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Iran’s President Rouhani said that the victory of Iranian sporting representatives in many arenas is a great virtue for the nation, while addressing a gathering of Iranian athletes during an Iftar ceremony on Sunday evening, June 19.
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“Let’s Adorn Footbridges with Flowers”

Golrokh Askarieh -
Suicide has become a new concern in many modern cities, as more people are resorting to killing themselves to end the misery of their lives. Psychologists and sociologists look at suicide from different angles, but none deny the costs it imposes on the mental and psychological security of city-dwellers.
Security

Suicide Attack Foiled in Tehran during Ramadan: Security Official

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Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani announced on Sunday, June 19, that Iranian security forces have recently captured a group who wanted to launch a suicide attack in the capital city of Tehran during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan.
Foreign Policy

Paris, the First Leg of Zarif’s Third European Tour

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He will pay an official visit to France and the Netherlands and is to confer with senior officials of the two countries on bilateral and regional developments and to explain Iran’s atmosphere in post-JCPOA era, according to an IRNA report.
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