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iranintl -This week, US President Joe Biden is confronted with a critical decision regarding a $10 billion sanctions waiver for Iran – and whether to renew it, or not. With the ongoing war in Gaza and continued attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, the deadline could not come at a worse moment for the administration. Last year, …

Iranwire – A video of a young woman protesting a cleric in a clinic in central Qom has recently sparked widespread debate on social media around newer tactics to enforce Iran’s mandatory Hijab law. In the video, the woman, seated in the corner of the Quran and Etrat Clinic in Qom, holds a child in her arms with her shawl draped around …

Iranwire – A member of Iran’s Supreme Council of the Medical System has warned that nurse migration is no longer a manageable problem but a full-blown crisis in the country. In an interview with Radio Salamat on March 11, Abolqasem Talebi highlighted that Iran falls far behind the global standard of three nurses per hospital bed. It has less than a third …

Iranwire – A local Iranian official has branded the clash between a cleric and a woman at a local clinic in Central Iran’s Qom as a “planned bid to divide society,” and said four suspects linked to the incident have been arrested.  According to Ruhollah Muslimkhani, the deputy prosecutor of Qom province, “The case has been forwarded to the Ministry of Intelligence.” …

Iranwire – March 10 is a significant date for the Kurdish community, as it marks the observance of “Kurdish Dress Day.”  On this day, a vibrant display of Kurdish tradition unfolds, with countless individuals proudly donning their traditional attire in workplaces and public spaces in the Kurdistan region. While the exact origins of this commemoration of traditional Kurdish clothing remain …