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Crocodile Bites Off Kid’s Arm in Iran

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A huge mugger crocodile has bitten off the arm of a 10-year-old Iranian village girl who was washing clothes in a river in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
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Iranian Cop Saves Lady Intending to Commit Suicide

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An Iranian police officer has saved the life of a woman who intended to commit suicide in the middle of the highway.
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22 Killed, Wounded after Minibus Falls into Gorge in Iran

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At least 13 people have been killed and 9 others wounded after a minibus fell into a gorge near the city of Khansar in Isfahan province, central Iran.
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Casualties Reported after 5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits SW Iran

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A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has struck Khuzestan province in south-western Iran, causing severe damages and leaving several people killed and wounded.
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Iran Expresses Regret over Russia Submarine Fire

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed regret over the lethal fire that broke out on a Russian submarine, killing several crew members.
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Suspicious Tanker Attacks ‘Not Funny, But Alarming’: Iran to Pompeo

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has rejected US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's anti-Iran accusations, saying the suspicious nature of the recent attacks on two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman is not funny or ridiculous but alarming.
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Iran Says None of Oil Tankers Drowned in Sea of Oman

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A senior Iranian official has rejected media reports that an oil tanker has drowned in the Sea of Oman after being hit on Thursday morning.
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Iran Concerned about ‘Suspicious’ Vessel Incidents in Sea of Oman

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has expressed concern over the “suspicious” incidents that happened for commercial oil tankers related to Japan at the same time as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was meeting with Iran’s Leader.
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Iran Rescues Oil Tankers’ Crew, Transfers Them to Jask Island

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Iranian Search and Rescue vessel NAJI has managed to rescue 44 crew members of two oil tankers which had been targeted in the Sea of Oman, transferring them to the Iranian Island of Jask.
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Two Supertankers Carrying Crude Oil Targeted in Sea of Oman

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Two super oil tankers carrying crude from the Persian Gulf region have reportedly been targeted in the Sea of Oman.
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Iran Contains Fire at South Pars Gas Field

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Iranian firefighters have managed to contain a fire that engulfed the 9th platform of South Pars Gas Field, the world's biggest natural gas field, located in the Persian Gulf.
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Organs of Brain-Dead Iranian Girl Donated to 57 Patients

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The organs of a 22-year-old Iranian girl have been donated to at 57 patients after her brain death.
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Fire in Grand Bazaar of Tabriz Wounds 16, Burns 100 Stores

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Firefighters have managed to contain a fire that engulfed the grand bazaar of Tabriz, a world heritage site and the world’s largest covered bazaar, on Wednesday night.
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Iran Sympathizes with Niger over Tanker Explosion

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed regret over the explosion of a fuel tanker in the Nigerien capital of Niamey, which killed and wounded dozens of people.
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Iran Expresses Deep Regret over Russia Plane Fire

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed deep regret over a Russian plane fire which killed and wounded dozens of passengers.
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At Least 3 Dead in Iran Tunnel Blaze, Collapse

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A tunnel on a freeway linking the Iranian capital, Tehran, to the north of the country has collapsed after a blaze, killing at least three constructions workers and wounding a number of others.
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‘Bakers Battalion’ Making Bread for Flood-Hit Iranians

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A group of Iranian female bakers from the city of Khanuk in Kerman Province, southern Iran, have baked 3,000 local breads to send to flood-stricken areas of the country.
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‘EU’s €1.5m Cash Aid Insult to Flood-Hit Iranians’

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Head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (IKRF), the main relief organization of Iran, says the country’s government should have rejected the European Union’s offer to send €1.5 million in cash aid to Iranian flood-stricken people, as the amount was extremely small.
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Iran Develops Drill to Clean Up Mud after Recent Floods

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A group of Iranian researchers managed to develop a horizontal drill used to suck up mud, after they realized flood-hit provinces need the drill but the country cannot import it due to the US sanctions.
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Iran Uses Video Games to Boost Flood-Hit Children’s Morale

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Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation has dispatched a video game van to a flood-hit area in the north to raise the morale of children in the makeshift camps.
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Iran President Pays Visit to Flood-Hit Areas

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has visited flood-hit areas in Lorestan and Khuzestan provinces in western and south-western Iran, vowing to compensate for the damages as soon as possible.
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Couple Ties the Knot on Flood Waters in Southern Iran

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An Iranian couple in Khuzestan province, south-west of the country, has held their marriage ceremony on flood waters.
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Qazvin Gardens Play Significant Role in Containing Flood

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The gardens of Qazvin province in north-west of Tehran have played a major role in containing the recent devastating floods that hit almost all parts of Iran, leaving over 76 people dead.
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Deployment of Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi in Iran for ‘Flood Relief’ Sparks Controversy

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The deployment of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi, in Iran to contribute to relief operations in western flood-hit areas has sparked controversy.
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Devastating Floods Reinforced Shiite-Sunni Unity in Iran

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A Sunni clergyman says the devastating floods that hit much of Iran recently was also a blessing as it strengthened unity between Shiites and Sunnis.
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