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Monthly Archives: December 2017

Iran moves to tax its frequent travelers

Al-Arabia – A threefold increase in the departure tax proposed by the government has prompted outrage among many Iranians. The proposed hike is part of the administration’s new budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year, starting March 21, 2018. President Hassan Rouhani submitted the draft budget to parliament Dec. 10, but the controversy surrounding the document may prevent its approval.

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Caspian Sea: Iran is getting ready to accept the realities

PayvandNews – For more than two decades Iran has been insisting on having an equal share of the Caspian Sea along with other littoral states (Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan).  Even when Iran was talking about the principle of equity in the international law, it was intended to be at least twenty percent of the Caspian Sea. 

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China eyeing take over of Iran gas project if France’s Total pulls out

PayvandNews – Speculations are rising that China’s leading oil and gas company CNPC could replace French energy giant Total in a key Iranian natural gas project if any new US sanctions against investments in Iran’s economic projects forces it to leave the country. Reuters in an exclusive report said CNPC had already started talks with Iran over a share of 30 percent …

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Judge Demands Political Prisoner Mohammad Ali Taheri Pick Lawyer from Judiciary’s List

CHRI – Judge Salavati Often Assigned to Issue Harsh Sentences in Political Cases The judge who will re-sentence imprisoned spiritual thinker Mohammad Ali Taheri for the charge of “corruption on earth” has demanded that Taheri use an attorney approved by the judiciary. “Unfortunately, the case has been referred to Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court presided by Judge [Abolqasem] Salavati, …

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The genesis of a new Iranian nationalism

Al-Monitor – It was a cold winter day in February 2011. Nineteen months had passed since the emergence of the Green Movement amid the disputed 2009 presidential election, and the leaders of the Islamic Republic’s media centers had gathered for a meeting. One prominent producer in the room, a captain in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), bluntly said to …

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