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Iran Officials Threaten US As Tensions Mount In Region

'Scare the Enemy!' – Khamenei Tells Armed Forces

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Iran's armed forces to strengthen themselves in order to "scare the enemy."

Iran Resorts To Ill-Defined Packages, Rationing To Tackle Impact of Sanctions

Various Iranian officials scramble to come up with vaguely defined measures to deal with U.S. sanctions.

Iran Left With Less Than A Handful Of Friends, Says Ultraconservative Cleric

Leaders Of Russia, Iran, Turkey Meet Amid Fears Of More Syrian Bloodshed

The presidents of Russia, Turkey, and Iran meet on September 7 for a summit in Tehran amid hopes that they will be able to avert a bloody fight in the last opposition stronghold in Syria where forces have been amassing for battle.

Iran's Nuclear Program, Political Ambitions Endanger Region, Says Israeli Defense Chief

Interview: Israel Will Seek To 'Destroy' Any Iranian Military Presence In Syria

Outspoken MPs Demand Referendum To Counter Iran's Super-Challenges

Two reformist members of the Iranian Parliament have called for putting major domestic and foreign policy issues to a public vote. In their speeches on September 4, Parvaneh Salahshouri and Gholamreza Heidari called for a referendum to solve problems regarding foreign policy, state TV, the Guardian Council's intervention in elections, and the Assembly of Experts' supervision of the supreme leader's behavior.

Trump To Chair UN Council Meeting To Highlight Grievances With Iran

New Unemployment Figures 'Alarming,' Says Iranian Parliament

A study conducted by the Research Center of the Iranian Parliament says that the current unemployment figures in Iran are alarming. The results of the study were published on the parliament's website and indicate that the soaring unemployment over the past four years "may give rise to a crisis."

Iran Considers Rationing, Distributing Food Coupons, As Sanctions Bite Harder

Iran may be considering a plan to ration foodstuffs and other essential commodities, according to reports of developments at the Iranian Parliament.