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IRAN -- Security guards with their sniffer dogs patrol in front of a cargo ship during the inauguration ceremony of the newly built extension in the port of Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman, southeastern Iran, near the Pakistani border, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017

October 18, 1397

India Takes Over Operation At Iran's Strategic Chabahar Port

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, January 8, 2019

October 18, 1397

Erdogan Rebukes Bolton Over Kurdish Militia Comments

The general view of Vakilabad prison in the city of Mashhad, undated.

October 18, 1397

Reports Say Another American Is Being Held In Iran

Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen speaks during a news conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, October 30, 2018.

October 18, 1397

EU Agrees Sanctions Against Iran Intelligence Service

The European Union has agreed sanctions against an Iranian intelligence service for planning assassinations in Europe, Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said on Tuesday.

Iranian labor leader and activist Esmail Bakhshi who was arrested in November says he was badly tortured. His complaint has put Iran's hardliners on the defensive. File photo.

October 18, 1397

Iran's Judiciary Pushed To Act On Labor Activist's Torture Case

Swindled depositors camping out at a branch of Caspian Bank, demading their money. October 2017.

October 18, 1397

Illegal Banks In Iran Swindled Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars

In next Iranian budget $800 million has been set aside to deal with the mess created by unlicensed credit institutions; a considerable burden for a country in the throes of an economic crisis.

A money changer poses for the camera with a $100 bill and the a wad of Iranian currency to show loss of value. File photo

October 17, 1397

Iranian Media Skeptical About Slashing Zeros Off Banknotes

Iranian newspapers on Monday January 7 gave extensive coverage to the Central Bank's suggestion for knocking off four zeros from the country's banknotes. The papers generally agreed that the measure will not be helpful for Iran's economy unless it is combined with monetary reforms.

Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, seated at center, talks with a group of lawmakers in a session of parliament in Tehran, Iran, on Dec 02, 2018. File photo

October 17, 1397

All Impeachment Efforts In Iran's Parliament End

All parliamentary motions for impeaching President Hassan Rouhani's ministers have been shelved, a member of Majles (Islamic parliament) presidium has announced.

General view of Parviz Khan border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq January 2, 2018. File photo

October 17, 1397

Iraq Has Stopped Issuing Work Visas For Iranians

Bahram Ghasemi, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman. File photo

October 17, 1397

Iran Says Trump's Statement About Talks Is 'False'

Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai (R), head of the Taliban’s political council in Qatar, takes part in the multilateral peace talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, November 9, 2018. File photo

October 17, 1397

Taliban Say Negotiations With Iran 'Necessary'

A spokesman for the Afghan Taliban says that negotiations between the militant group and Iran are “necessary.”

October 17, 1397

Iran Arrests 25 Currency Traders For 'Disturbing Forex Market'

Media in Iran reported on Monday that 25 people have been arrested for “disturbing the forex system of the country” and “smuggling foreign currencies by illegal trading”.

President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House as he walks from Marine One, January 6, 2019, in Washington

October 17, 1397

Trump Says Iran 'Is Doing Very Poorly' And Wants To Talk

President Donald Trump on January 6 on his way to Camp David told reporters that Iran is facing difficulties and "they want to talk".

Iran-- Parliament member, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, 2018. File photo

October 17, 1397

Iran MP In Unprecedented Speech Calls For Major Change In Foreign Policy

A member of Iran’s parliament says the country’s foreign policy has “a lot of unneeded costs” and these can “leave us paralyzed on Tehran streets”.

Iran - Haft Tapeh - Esmail Bakhshi (sitting C)after his release from prison among friends and coworkers. File photo

October 16, 1397

Activist's Torture Complaint Raises Sensitivity, Mobilizes Some Politicians In Iran

Outspoken MP and deputy speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Motahari has called on Iran's intelligence Minister to order an investigation into the allegations of ministry agents torturing a labor activist.