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Police forces gathering near Khajou Bridge in the city of Isfahan, where farmers protested over water issues on Saturday April 07, 2018.

January 19, 1397

Enraged Farmers Again Invade Isfahan To Protest

Farmers from eastern part of Isfahan have staged a protest rally near historic pol-i Khaju (Khaju Bridge) in the heart of the province’s capital, Isfahan on April 7.

A picture posted by Iran's ICT minister regarding the attack on some Iranian databases, showing the U.S. flag being in the background and a sentence that reads “Don’t mess with our (US) elections."

January 18, 1397

Minister Reveals Cyber Attack On Iranian Data Centers, Blames Foreign Hackers

A graphic by Behnam Mohammadi for Radio Farda depicting attacks on social media app, Telegram, April 2017

January 18, 1397

Hardline Cleric: Government Wants To Blame Khamenei For Filtering Telegram

A hardline Iranian cleric claims that President Rouhani’s government intends to filter the messaging app Telegram and put the blame on the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Deputy of Iran's president, Eshagh Jahangiri, visits Urmia lake on Sunday April 01, 2018.

January 18, 1397

Drought And Mismanagement Continue To Deplete Iran's Lake Urmia

The imperiled Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran has shrunk further, losing another 23 square kilometers (roughly nine square miles) of its surface area within a year, local media reported.

Abolfazl Qadiani, a senior member of the Islamic Revolution’s Mojahedeen Organization (IRMO)

January 17, 1397

Khamenei Under Attack From Across Iran’s Political Spectrum

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears to have come under attack from both ends of Iran’s political spectrum: The far right and the far left. Abolfazl Qadiani, a senior member of the Islamic Revolution’s Mojahedeen Organization (IRMO), a leftist Islamic group, and 300 ultraconservative supporters of former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad harshly criticized Khamenei in open letters that reached the press on April 4.

Iran -- Iranian Arabs protesting in front of local TV office in city of Ahvaz, undated.

January 17, 1397

Iranian Arabs Incensed Over Omission Of Their Ethnic Dress In TV Show

Protests in the mainly Arab-populated regions of southwestern Iran entered their second week April 5, with at least 160 people detained in the oil-rich Khuzestan province. According to local reports, anger flared after a TV show aired on state-run media showing a child fixing dolls dressed in different traditional garments onto a map of Iran without a doll representing Arab dress.

Iran's Chabahar Port on the Arabian Sea. India is investing in the port to facilitate shipping of its good to the region.

January 16, 1397

Iran’s Non-Oil Export Revenue $6 Billion Less Than Projected

Iran’s non-oil export between March 2017 and March 2018 has had a growth of 6.5 percent compared to previous year, but still non-oil export revenues lag behind the projected figure by $6 billion.

Iranian Gonabadi Dervish, Mohammad Salas who has been accused of killing police officers by bus, during his hearing session in a court in Tehran on Sunday March 11, 2018.

January 16, 1397

Dervish Protester Convicted Of Running Over Police Sentenced To Death

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

January 16, 1397

Khamenei Lashes Out After Saudi Prince Signals Thaw With Israel

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it would be an "unforgivable mistake" to negotiate with Israel, days after Saudi Arabia's crown prince for the first time said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land.

Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi has tendered his resignation claiming poor health, but many say it is the result of political pressure by Iran's conservatives.

January 15, 1397

As Tehran Mayor Insists On Resignation, Many Attribute It To Political Pressure

Despite calls from city council members to rescind his resignation, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi is resolved to leave his post for medical reasons, city Budget Committee Chairman Majid Farahani announced April 3.