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Al-Arabia – An opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper on Sunday suggested Iran should attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of a scientist linked to its disbanded military nuclear program. Though the hard-line Kayhan newspaper has long argued for aggressive retaliation for operations targeting Iran, Sunday’s opinion piece went further, suggesting any assault be …

iranwire.com – Starting on Saturday, November 21, extensive restrictions and lockdowns were imposed in numerous cities across Iran. The restrictions went into effect on November 25 in 43 cities and gradually, from November 25, 46 other cities were added to the list. Restrictions were also extended to larger parts of Iran that were under a red state of alert. It …

Al-Arabia – British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday he was concerned about the situation in Iran and wider region after the killing of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. Read more: Trump retweets Israeli journalist saying nuclear scientist killing a ‘blow for Iran’ “We are concerned about the situation in Iran and the wider region we do want to see …

Radiofarda – The hardline former Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, says that the hijab law in Iran must be compatible with most people’s wishes. Speaking to Mehdi Nasiri, the former editor-in-chief of an ultraconservative daily close to Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ahmadinejad posed the question, “If the parliament has passed a law, but the majority of the people rejected it, can one …

RFL/RE – Iran has said it will not recognize any verdict in a trial in Belgium against an Iranian diplomat who is charged with plotting to bomb an exiled opposition group’s rally two years ago.The diplomat, Assadolah Assadi, and three other Iranians went on trial in Antwerp on November 27 accused of planning to bomb the rally in France in …