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Monthly Archives: April 2019

Rouhani Admin Aims To Change Discriminatory Citizenship Law

Radiofarda – Iran’s first vice president has announced that the government has sent a draft bill to parliament to allow children born to Iranian mothers to obtain citizenship. Currently, children of Iranian fathers can obtain citizenship, while the offspring of women married to non-Iranians cannot receive Iranian passports. Vice president Es’haq Jahangiri in announcing the government’s proposal mentioned Maryam Mirzakhani, …

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Floods Continue To Disrupt Road And Railway Traffic In Iran

Radiofarda – Following one month of floods in many parts of Iran, a new wave of torrents hit the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, while the southwestern oil region continues to struggle with flood disruptions. The news website of the monopolized state-run national Radio and TV reported that flash flood waters from Afghanistan have entered Iran and diverted to Lake …

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Iran, Pakistan Agree To Set Up Joint Border ‘Reaction Force’

RFL/RE – Iranian President Hassan Rohani and visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan have agreed to set up a joint border “reaction force” to counter terrorism, Iranian state media reported. Iranian President Hassan Rohani (left) and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reviewing an honor guard in Tehran on April 22 “We agreed to create a joint rapid reaction force at …

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Appoints New Chief Of Revolutionary Guards

RFL/RE – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has appointed a new chief commander of the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), just days after the United States designated the paramilitary force as a foreign terrorist organization. Iranian state media reported on April 21 that Khamenei appointed General Hossein Salami as the new head of the IRGC, replacing Mohammad Ali …

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US to End Sanctions Waivers for Iranian Oil Importers

VOA — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to announce Monday the Trump administration is ending sanctions waivers for those importing Iranian oil. President Donald Trump reimposed sanctions on Iran last year after he abandoned the 2015 international agreement that gave Iran sanctions relief in exchange for it limiting its nuclear activity. The sanctions are meant to pressure …

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Monir Farmanfarmaian, Prominent Iranian Artist, Dies At 97

VOA – Prominent Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian has died in her home in Tehran at the age of 97, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported Sunday.Farmanfarmaian, known for her mirror mosaics and reverse glass paintings, had her first solo exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2015.The Monir Museum, devoted to her life and work, opened in the …

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US Carves Out Exceptions for Foreigners Dealing With IRGC

VOA – The United States has largely carved out exceptions so that foreign governments, firms and NGOs do not automatically face U.S. sanctions for dealing with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards after the group’s designation by Washington as a foreign terrorist group, according to three current and three former U.S. officials.The exemptions, granted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and described by …

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Pakistani Prime Minister Begins First Official Visit to Iran

VOA – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has begun his first official visit to neighboring Iran for talks set to focus on strengthening bilateral ties, “fighting terrorism, and safeguarding borders,” Iranian state media reported. The two-day trip started on Sunday with a stopover in the holy city of Mashhad, where Khan was expected to visit the shrine of Imam Reza, …

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Fatemiyoun’s Future Home: Syria, Iran or Afghanistan?

Radiozamaneh – The United States has designated Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization. The IRGC is a wing of the military and is currently the most powerful security organization in Iran. “Iran is not only a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but the IRGC actively participates in, finances, and promotes terrorism as a tool of statecraft,” US …

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