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Senate Committee Demands Release Of Detainees In Iran

Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a resolution on October 6 to demand the release of American citizens and U.S. permanent residents detained in Iran.

Iranian Authorities Arrest Vice President's Brother

An Iranian news website has reported the arrest of the brother of the country's vice president over various finance-related matters.

Activists Demand Death Sentence Of Spiritual Healer To Be Overturned

Reports Say New Restrictions Imposed On Former President Khatami

Reports about new restrictions imposed on former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami are circulating on Iranian websites and social media.

Iranian Teachers Demand Fair Salaries, Independent Associations

On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, hundreds of Iranian teachers gathered on October 5 in cities across the country demanding fair salaries and the right to form independent associations.

About Half A Million Road Accident Deaths In Iran In Two Decades

Iran’s police chief announced that 459,000 lost their lives in traffic accidents in Iran within less than two decades since 1998.

Pressure Increases On Iraq's Kurds As Erdogan Threatens Oil Boycott

Half Of Iran Banks Should Close Or Merge, Top Banker Says

At least half of banks in Iran should either be closed or merged over the next six years, according to one of the country’s top bankers.

Larijani’s Daughter Espionage Links Denied

Iran’s intelligence minister has personally stepped in to deny a widely circulated unsourced news item on the Internet linking the head of the judiciary’s daughter to espionage.

Ghasemi Says Regional Conditions Draw Turkey And Iran Closer

The spokesman of Iran’s foreign ministry, Bahram Ghasemi has said on Wednesday that Iran and Turkey are drawing ever closer in the wake of the Iraqi Kurdish referendum on independence.

Khamenei: Hajj Provides A Platform To Counter Anti-Iran ‘Propaganda’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Hajj ceremony provides the best platform for countering “propaganda” being waged against Iran.

Expelled Iranian Chess Player Switches To U.S. Team

Zarif Visits Qatar Amid Ongoing Diplomatic Crisis

Iran's foreign minister met with Qatar's ruling emir on October 3 as four Arab states continue their boycott of the energy-rich nation, in part over relations Doha maintains with Tehran.

Iranian Reformist Leaders Sentenced To Prison, Political Ban

A court in Iran has sentenced seven reformist politicians, including a brother of former pro-reform President Mohammad Khatami, to one-year prison terms and barred them from political and media activity for two years, a lawyer says.

Mossad Says Iran is 'Our Primary Objective'

The head of Israel’s spy organization, Mossad expressed deep concern about Iran’s actions and intentions in the region and against Israel, declaring that the Islamic Republic is at the top of Mossad’s list for operations.

Is Khamenei Aiming To Replace The Presidntial System?

Some members of the Islamic Republic parliament are contemplating to write a letter to the Supreme Leader, ayatollah Ali Khamenei, proposing to amend the country’s constitution from a presidential to a parliamentary system of government.

Good Sanctions, Bad Sanctions, Iranian Style

After declaring a blockade against the Iraq Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Iran has been accused of a “double standard” by many Twitter users.

Iran Reports Seizure Of Ten Tons Of Drugs And 7,725 Arrests In One Week

An anti-drug official in Iran announced on October 2 that a total of ten metric tons of narcotics and psychedelic drugs have been confiscated during the last of week of September and 7,725 suspects related to these seizures have been arrested.

The Prosecutor’s Authority ‘One Phalanx Less Than God’s’

Turkey's Chief Of General Staff Holds Talks In Tehran

Turkey’s Chief of the General Staff, Hulusi Akar arrived in Tehran around midnight on Sunday, in a visit tied to the Kurdish independence referendum, which has rattled both Tehran and Ankara.