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Monthly Archives: June 2019

Twitter Deletes Accounts Linked To Iran, Russia

Radiofarda – Twitter says it has deleted nearly 4,800 suspect accounts linked to Iran that the company says secretly pushed that government’s agenda. Twitter is adding those accounts and their tweets to a public database it launched last year to track its battle against government-linked misinformation. It is also adding a smaller number of deleted accounts linked to Russia, Venezuela …

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US says Iran removed unexploded mine from oil tanker

Al-Arabia – The US military on Friday released a video it said showed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting the Islamic Republic sought to remove evidence of its involvement from the scene. The US Navy rushed to assist the stricken vessels in the Gulf of Oman off …

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How Iran’s startup sector can realize its potential

Al-Monitor – Experts agree that the promotion of knowledge-based startups would be a suitable remedy to address the intensifying unemployment in Iran. In fact, with youth unemployment at 27.5%, the Iranian authorities need to look for opportunities to create jobs for the country’s young, educated and tech-savvy population. While in recent years a considerable growth has been recorded in information technology (IT) …

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Iranians boycott ride-hailing app after hijab controversy

aljazeera – After a driver asked a passenger to put on her headscarf, some Iranians began boycotting popular ride-hailing app Snapp.by Saeed Jalili 12 Jun 2019 Iran’s law requires women to cover their hair and wear loose garment to hide their body and skin [Majid Saeedi/Getty Images] A move to boycott a popular Iranian ride-hailing application has gained momentumamong social …

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Japan Says Abe’s Iran Trip Not Meant To Mediate Row With US

Radiofarda – Japan’s top government spokesman says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s high-stakes trip to Iran is intended to help de-escalate tensions in the Mideast — and not specifically mediate between Tehran and Washington. The remarks by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga to reporters were apparently meant to downplay and lower expectations amid uncertain prospects for Abe’s mission. Abe was to …

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Saudi Warns Iran Over Yemeni Rebel Airport Attack

Radiofarda – Riyadh accused its arch-foe Tehran on Thursday of ordering a Yemeni rebel missile strike which wounded 26 people at a Saudi airport and warned of “grave consequences”. “The continuation of the Iranian regime’s aggression and reckless escalation, whether directly or through its militias, will result in grave consequences,” deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Salman tweeted. Yemen’s Huthi …

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Iran Activists Call On Khamenei To Step Down

Radiofarda – Fourteen civil rights and political activists in Iran have called for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to step down. In a statement addressed to the “thoughtful, intellectual, and considerate people in Iran,” the signatories have urged their compatriots to leave any “tendency toward discreetness” aside, audaciously step in, and call for Khamenei’s resignation and fundamentally amending the country’s …

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UAE, Germany call on Iran to refrain from escalating tension

Al-Arabia – The United Arab Emirates and Germany expressed concern over growing tensions in the Gulf region, calling on Iran to refrain from steps that escalate the tension, a joint statement on UAE’s state news agency (WAM) said on Wednesday. The statement comes after Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan official visit to Germany where he …

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