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In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 photo, the Zayandeh Roud river no longer runs under the 400-year-old Si-o-seh Pol bridge, named for its 33 arches, in Isfahan, Iran.

December 06, 1397

Iran Has Banned Publication Of News On Water Shortage

President Hassan Rouhani submits the budget bill to Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani, December 25, 2018.

December 06, 1397

Parliament Moves To Tax Khamenei’s Profitable Charities

Iran’s parliament has passed legislation requiring charitable organizations under the control of the Supreme Leader and other state entities engaging in commercial activities to pay taxes.

Saudi Arabia's King Salman attends a summit between Arab league and European Union member states, in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, February 24, 2019

December 06, 1397

King Salman Calls For An Alliance To Stop Iran's Regional Ambitions

Esmail Bakhshi, a representative of Haft Tapeh workers (R), and civil rights activist Sepideh Qolian, undated.

December 06, 1397

Detained Labor Leader Faints In Prison Meeting With Family

Syrians ride a motorcycle amid the destruction in a rebel-held neighborhood in Daraa, April 12, 2017

December 06, 1397

Iran Agrees To Build 200,000 Homes In Syria

Speaker of Parliament, Ali Larijani, in the impeachment of Iran's labor, Ali Rabiei, 2018.

December 06, 1397

Iran Lawmakers Not Allowed To Discuss $1.5 Billion Fund Withdrawal For Military

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announce sanctions against Iran during a news conference at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, November 5, 2018

December 05, 1397

Pro-Reform Group Condemns U.S. Sanctions As Iranian Opposition Becomes More Vocal

In a letter to political parties around the world, Iran’s Freedom Movement (Nehzate Azadi) has called for international condemnation of the United States’ withdrawal from the nuclear deal.

A currency exchange last year in Tehran, where no numbers are displayed as unexpected fluctuations make it risky to promise a definite rate of exchange.

December 05, 1397

U.S. Dollar Reaches New Highs Against Iran's Currency

An anti aircraft gun is seen at the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, February 26, 2018

December 05, 1397

Financial Future Of Iranian Nuclear Power Plant In Question

Beef prices have risen more than 90 percent in Iran in one year, according to official figures, but actual prices show a three-fold increase.

December 05, 1397

Iran Arrests Beef Traders As Prices Soar To Hyperinflation Levels

People are wondering how much their national currency has fallen, in downtown Tehran, October 2, 2018

December 04, 1397

Latest Official Stats In Iran Show Food Prices Reaching Dangerous Hyperinflation

Head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, 2nd left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, 2nd right, walk together during negotiations at an hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland, Sunday March 29, 2015.

December 04, 1397

Iran Nuclear Chief Cautiously Welcomes FATF Deadline Extension

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo listens during the news conference in Reykjavik, February 15, 2019

December 04, 1397

Pompeo Says U.S. Does Not Want New Sanctions To Harm Ordinary Iranians

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation declaring his intention to withdraw from the JCPOA or Iran nuclear agreement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 8, 2018.

December 03, 1397

Activists, Democratic Party Figures Call On Next U.S. President To Rejoin JCPOA

Esmail Bakhshi's family picketing in front of Shush Courthouse. February 17, 2019.

December 03, 1397

Jailed Labor Activists’ Relatives Threatened To Keep Quiet

Relatives of labor activists currently held incommunicado by Iran’s authorities, report they have been warned to keep quiet about their loved ones’ imprisonment.

File photo:Iranian students and members of Amnesty International NGO demonstrate in front of the Iranian Embassy in Rome on June 11, 2010 to protest against the arrest of political leaders during post-election demonstrations in Tehran on June 2009, where a young woman, Neda Agha,

December 03, 1397

Iran Among Countries ‘Bullying’ NGOs, Says New Report

Amnesty International (AI) has listed Iran among the fifty countries using "bullying techniques and repressive regulations" to prevent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from doing their work.