Iran Daily: Tehran Prayer Leader Welcomes Sanctions and “Blessing” of Floods
The Tehran Friday Prayer leader has welcomed US sanctions as “a test from God” and said devastating floods across Iran are a “blessing”.
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Iran Daily: Khamenei — Let’s Make the Enemy Angry
Responding to US sanctions and designation of Revolutionary Guards as “terrorist”, Iran’s Supreme Leader issues a vague statement about retaliation.
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Iran Daily: Tehran Looks to Turkey for Economic Lifeline
Amid US sanctions and failure to establish links with Europe, Iran is looking to Turkey for a lifeline for its troubled economy.
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Syria Daily: What Did Iran’s Foreign Minister Tell Turkey?
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a day after seeing Syria’s leader Bashir al-Assad, visits Turkish leaders — but little is revealed.
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Iran Daily: Revolutionary Guards Strike Poses Over US Sanctions
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commanders have struck more poses over the Trump Administration’s designation of the military organization as a “foreign terrorist group”.
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Syria Daily: Assad Hosts Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif
Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad hosts Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Damascus, but no detail is offered over country’s 8-year conflict.
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Iran Daily: The Mother and Daughter Arrested for Handing Out Flowers
In the Iran regime’s latest crackdown on protests over compulsory hijab, a mother and daughter are arrested for handing out flowers on the Tehran metro.
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Iran Daily: Zarif Assails Europe Over Economic Link
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif assails the European Union over the failure to establish a financial link vital for Tehran’s troubled economy.
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Iran Daily: Trump Administration Split Over Sanctions
Trump Administration split over comprehensive sanctions against Iran, with some high-level officials opposing extension of waivers on Tehran’s top customers.
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Iran Daily: Revolutionary Guards Threaten American Forces After US Sanctions
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards threaten US forces “around the world” after Trump Administration designates the Guards as a “foreign terrorist organization”.
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Iran Daily: Student Given 3-Year Sentence for Sharing Video on Twitter
University student Mojtaba Dadashi has been given a three-year prison sentence in Iran for sharing a video on Twitter and the messaging app Telegram.
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Iran Daily: Rouhani Threatens to Break Nuclear Agreement Amid US Sanctions
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani threatens to step up production of nuclear centrifuges, after US sanctions Revolutionary Guards as “terrorist organization”.
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Iran Daily: “Trickery and Deceit” — Supreme Leader Reacts to US Sanctions on Revolutionary Guards
Iran’s Supreme Leader reacts to Trump Administration’s designation of Revolutionary Guards as “terrorist”, denouncing “trickery, deceit, and maliciousness”.
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Iran Daily: Currency Falls After US Sanctions Revolutionary Guards
Iran’s currency falls 8% after Trump Administration sanctions Revolutionary Guards. Tehran retaliates by declaring US forces “terrorist organization”.
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Iran Daily: Commander Threatens US — Don’t Designate Revolutionary Guards as “Terrorist”
The commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps warns of retaliation v. US forces if Washington labels IRGC as “terrorist organization”.
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Iran Daily: Tehran Woos Iraqi Prime Minister
Competing for influence in Iraq, Iran hosts Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, with Supreme Leader calling for the expulsion of US forces from the country.
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Iran Daily: Soleimani to the Rescue in the Floods
Facing widespread criticism over response to destructive floods, Iran’s regime has deployed high-profile General Soleimani for month to west of the country.
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Iran Daily: Larijani — New Revenue Needed to Cope with Flood Damage
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says new source of revenue needed for Iran to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars of damage from floods across country.
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Iran Daily: Supreme Leader Tries to Ease In-Fighting Over Flood Response
Supreme Leader tries to ease in-fighting over response to destructive floods across Iran, declaring national unity despite President-Guards quarrel.
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Iran Daily: Revolutionary Guards — “People Are in Rebellious Mood” Amid Floods
Revolutionary Guards commander declares “people are in rebellious mood” amid floods across Iran killing at least 47 people and damaging 60,000 homes.
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Iran Daily: 60,000 Houses Damaged By Floods as New Emergency Alerts Issued
More than 60,000 houses are damaged by floods across Iran, and authorities issue new emergency alerts with the expectation of continued heavy rain.
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Iran Daily: Amid Flooding, Rouhani Jabs at “Racist Lawbreaking Warmongers” in White House
President Hassan Rouhani uses disaster management meeting, amid flooding across Iran, to deride racist, lawbreaking, & war-mongering group in White House”.
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Iran Daily: Rouhani and Revolutionary Guards Quarrel Over Handling of Floods
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Ali Jafari quarrel publicly over handling of destructive floods across country.
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Iran Daily: Supreme Leader Praises Afghans Killed in Tehran’s Syria Campaign
Supreme Leader praises more than 2,000 Afghan immigrants, killed in Iran’s military mission to prop up Assad regime, as privileged to die in “double exile”
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Iran Daily: Another Labor Activist Handed 8 1/2-Year Prison Sentence
Iran’s regime has imposed a lengthy prison sentence on another labor activist, as it hopes to deter protests over working conditions and unpaid wages.
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Iran Daily: New US Sanctions Target Revolutionary Guards’ Money
The US imposes new sanctions on Iran, targeting the funds of the Revolutionary Guards: “We are exposing extensive network established by the Iranian regime”
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Iran Daily: Revolutionary Guards Blame Iranians for Electing Rouhani
Revolutionary Guards leaders blame Iran’s economic issues on Iranians who voted for President Rouhani in 2013 & 2017: “They need to act with watchfulness”
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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani urges officials to act over floods which kill at least 26 people in north of country, as Government criticized for inaction.
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Iran Daily: Tehran Assails Special Rapporteur for Human Rights
Iran’s regime has denounced renewed mandate of Special Rapporteur for Human Rights as “unjustified and illegal action and a result of political trickery”.
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Iran Daily: 10-Minute Trial, 6-Year Sentence for Labor Activist
Amid regime crackdown on labor activists, As’ad Behnam Ebrahimzadeh given 6-year sentence after 10-minute trial over social media posts & attending protests
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