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IRNA: Explosion Near Iran’s Capital Kills 2, Damages Factory

VOA – Two people were killed in an explosion at a factory in the south of Tehran, state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday, in the latest in a series of fires and explosions, some of which have hit sensitive sites.    “Human error was the cause of the blast in a factory… Two people were killed and three others were …

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Atena Daemi Begins New Prison Sentence on Day She Was to Be Freed

CHRI – More New Cases Opened Against Daemi, Maryam Akbari Monfared, Leila Hosseinzadeh and other Prisoners Despite completing a five-year prison sentence for her peaceful activism, civil rights activist Atena Daemi continues to be held in prison following the enforcement of a new bogus conviction that would keep her behind bars for two more years, the Center for Human Rights in Iran …

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Iran cuts oil production and storage is nearly full amid pandemic, US sanctions

Al-Monitor – Iran has a glut of unused oil as it cuts production amid the COVID-19 pandemic and US sanctions. Crude oil production was at its lowest level in 40 years in June and storage facilities and vessels are nearly full in Iran, Reuters reported today. Iran had 63 million barrels of onshore oil in June. There was a surge in April at …

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Mount Damavand Day: The iconic mountain is grappling with environmental issues

PayvandNews – Mount Damavand, the highest peak in Iran, is located northeastern Tehran, but today, it is facing many environmental problems and challenges. Environmental enthusiasts believe that with the inclusion of Damavand National Day in the official calendar of the country, more attention should be paid to this unique natural phenomenon, while unfortunately no action has been taken so far. …

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Currency crisis impoverishes Iranians, strains economic defenses

Reuters – Desperate to afford her daughter’s overseas university fees, 58-year-old retired Iranian teacher Maryam Hosseini withdrew all her savings from the bank to buy U.S. dollars.People wear protective face masks as they look at the electronic currency board at Ferdowsi square in Tehran, Iran July 2, 2020. Picture taken July 2, 2020. Mohamadreza Nadimi/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via …

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