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Iranian labor minister resigns amid protests against soaring living costs

Al-Arabia – Iran’s labor minister resigned on Tuesday amid daily nationwide protests by pensioners, merchants and workers against soaring living costs. While it was not clear if Hojatollah Abdolmaleki’s resignation was directly related to the month-long protests, a senior MP blamed his “incompetence” for the unrest. The semi-official Tasnim news site said his resignation followed “mounting criticism for his handling …

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Israel calls for US-led regional force buildup against Iran

Al-Arabia – Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up a joint force under a US aegis, the Israeli defense minister said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to the region by US President Joe Biden. The Iranian nuclear program, and so-far fruitless international negotiations to revive a 2015 deal capping it, are among issues …

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Iranian Oil, Gas Exports Fall Sharply As Asia Turns Toward Russian Energy

RFL/RE – Oil-tanker-tracking companies estimate that Iran’s oil and natural gas exports have halved due to competition with Russia in Asian markets, as most countries in the West shun Moscow over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The data company Kepler, which also provides tanker tracking services, told Radio Farda on June 13 that preliminary estimates showed that Iran’s crude oil and gas …

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Iranian Merchants Take To The Streets As Currency Woes Worsen

RFL/RE – Merchants and shopkeepers at bazaars in some Iranian cities have protested a tax increase as the economy reels from U.S. sanctions and the rial weakens to historic lows against the dollar. A day after the rial fell to 33,200 per dollar and rallies were held in Tehran’s bazaars, merchants in Kazerun in Fars Province closed their market on June 13 …

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Conflicting Reports of Fatalities in Chemical Factory Explosion

Iranwire – A leak from an ammonium tank in a Fars province chemical factory on Monday night caused a massive explosion that led to scores of injuries, according to state TV. The blast yesterday night took place in the southern city of Firouzabad. According to the IRIB, 133 people, mostly workers at the plant, were taken to local hospitals. The …

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