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Radiofarda – An outspoken lawmaker in Iran says two days after the gasoline price hike of November 15 that led to bloody protests, the country’s Supreme Leader intervened to stop parliament from opposing the controversial move. In a “note” to Iran’s Parliament (Majles) Speaker Ali Larijani, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dissuaded deputies from opposing the price hike, Mahmoud Sadeqi, a …

Radiofarda – The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representative Nancy Pelosi has voiced concern at the death of more 100 protesters in Iran, joining other Democrats and Democratic presidential candidates who had already condemned the killings. Earlier, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, several Democratic presidential candidates and lawmakers had spoken out on violent suppression of protests and the Internet blackout …

Radiofarda – Amid a harsh crackdown on protesters that has killed more than a hundred people since November 15, Iran has asked Russia to provide an additional $2 billion loan. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Saturday that Tehran is asking the loan for projects including the construction of thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, railroads and subway carriages. …

Radiofarda – In a statement released on Friday Iran International Television, a London-based Persian-language news channel, said it will lodge a complaint against Iran with OFCOM, the UK’s communications regulator, for blocking its signals since Tuesday on Hotbird Satellite by uplink (orbital) jamming. On November 16, following protests throughout the country against the three-fold increase in the price of gasoline …

Radiofarda – Prominent Iranian intellectual Abdolkarim Soroush has said frustrated protesters in Iran may take up arms if the government refuses to meet their demands. Speaking on the anti-government protests that have rocked Iran for longer than a week now, Soroush said: “Things like that can happen when the people cannot find any other outlet” to vent their frustration. However, …