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Iranian engineer’s death at military site due to ‘industrial sabotage’: Agency

Al-Arabia – The death of an Iranian Defense Ministry engineer in May 2021 was the result of “industrial sabotage” at a military site in Parchin near the capital Tehran, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted on Monday as saying. In his comments to the semi-official Entekhab news agency, the commander, Hassani Ahangar, did not say who was believed to be behind the sabotage.“The …

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Five Months Before the World Cup, is it Game Over for Dragan Skočić?

Dragan Skočić, the manager of Iran’s national football team, and Mirshad Majedi, acting president of the Iranian Football Federation, reportedly had a shouting match last week that lasted for more than 90 minutes. Mere months before Team Melli is due to compete in Group B at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, consultations are taking place at President Raisi’s office …

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Curing Jaundice and Other Tall Tales About Khamenei

Iranwire – Last week General Rahim Safavi, a former chief commander of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), claimed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has cured his grandchild of jaundice. In a video released on June 16, Safavi told an audience at the Iranian army’s AJA University of Command that the youngster was yellow down to his belly and, in a panic, he had …

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Iran Hangs Man Convicted in Cleric Attack

VOA – Iran on Monday hanged a man convicted of killing two clerics and wounding another in an April stabbing attack. Iranian state television identified the man as Abdollatif Moradi. The attack happened at the Iman Reza shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad, a major pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims. One of the clerics died instantly, while another died …

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Elderly political prisoner deprived of medical care in NE Iran prison

Iran-HRM – A political activist who is serving his prison sentence in Mashhad’s Vakil Abad Prison in northeastern Iran has been deprived of medical care. Prison officials have banned Hashem Khastar, who is also a teacher from receiving medical care outside of prison because he refuses to be transferred to the hospital with shackles on his hand and feet. According …

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