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Iranwire – A fired employee of the Mostazafan Foundation went on a lethal shooting spree at his former workplace in Ilam, western Iran, on Wednesday. The unnamed assailant killed three of his fomer colleagues and then himself after taking the office hostage.   According to IRNA news agency, the man formerly worked in the Foundation’s property and real estate division. He …

After a two-year break due to coronavirus, 33rd Tehran International Book Fair got under way on Wednesday, May 11 and runs until this Saturday. Despite the long off-period and high anticipation, it has not been well received by many of those who attended. Publishers and exhibitors have criticized the lack of what they call a “serious” audience and an overall …

Iranwire – Families who lost loved ones in the downing of Flight 752 have demanded to know why visas were granted to the Iranian national football team for a World Cup friendly in Canada. Canada Soccer, the governing body of the sport in Canada, gave the green light to a men’s exhibition game in Vancouver currently set to take place on June …

Iranwire – On Sunday, May 15, the Iran Football League Organization announced that matches across the country would be held behind closed doors, without spectators, for the foreseeable future. The official reason given by president Heydar Baharvand was the Interior Ministry had flagged up a widespread failure to follow Covid-19 rules at sports venues. Pro League matches are set to continue for another …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Mr Biden’s hopes of pressing ahead with the nuclear talks suffered a significant setback the other week when a bipartisan super-majority of US Senators voted to endorse a Republican-led measure insisting that any future agreement with Tehran must address Iran’s support for terrorism in the region, and that Washington should not lift sanctions against the IRGC. Tehran is …