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iranintl – Former presidential candidate and cleric Mehdi Karroubi is set to be released from house arrest after 14 years, his son said on Monday. Karroubi was detained for protesting the results of the 2009 election. “Security officers met my father and said his arrest would be lifted today on orders of the head of the judiciary,” Karroubi’s son Hossein …

iranintl – Veteran nuclear negotiator and top reformist Javad Zarif remains at his senior post despite resigning, a spokesperson said, signaling that the beleaguered president is loath to lose him. Government Spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Sunday that Zarif’s resignation, announced amid controversy over his children’s US citizenship, has not been officially accepted, emphasizing that his appointment has not been …

iranintl – Iran will respond privately to a letter received from US President Donald Trump and has no plans to make public its contents, the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson said on Monday. “We currently do not intend to release the contents of Trump’s message to the media,” said Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei during a press conference on Monday. Last week, an Emirati …

iranintl – Iran’s Supreme Labor Council approved a 45% increase in the minimum wage, setting the new base salary at 104.4 million rials ($110) per month, but the decision has drawn criticism from lawmakers and labor representatives who argue that it fails to match rising living costs. Despite the wage hike, workers’ representatives had demanded at least a 70% increase …

iranintl – An Iranian illegal immigrant in the UK, found to support Islamic State (ISIS) and pose a real and serious danger to the British public, will not face deportation for fear he will be tortured back in Iran, an investigation by The Telegraph has revealed. The 32-year-old Sunni Muslim, released from the detention center in June after judges ruled …