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Cleric rising to lead Iran’s new wave of hard-liners

Al-Monitor – In Iran, when the fall months of Muharram and Safar arrive, people hold ceremonies to pay homage to the decedents of the Prophet Muhammad, especially his grandson Imam Hussein ibn Ali and a number of other Shiite imams. These months, which roughly correspond with September and October, are sacred for Shiites. But the mourning ceremonies have become opportunities for …

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Iran: Acting to Make Trump a One-Term President

gatestoneinstitute.org – The second initiative in which the Iranian government is engaged is to increase tensions in the region, destabilize the region, target the global energy market, cause oil and gas prices to increase, and then blame all these problems on the Trump administration. The threat Iran poses to US presidential elections is real and urgent — for Iran to …

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Rouhani Urges Less Restrictive Vetting In Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic President Hassan Rouhani has warned the country’s powerful Guardian Council (GC) to avoid stricter vetting of candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections next February. “We should not believe that the tighter the filter is the better the results will be”, Rouhani asserted during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. As a control mechanism to prevent independent …

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Three Young Women Arrested In Iran For Publishing Their Dance Videos

Radiofarda – Three young women who posted their own dance videos on Instagram were arrested in Iran on October 8 and will be tried in court. Screen grab from one of the young women who posted their dance videos on Instagram. Dancing in public is strictly forbidden in the Islamic Republic of Iran but uploading footage of one’s dancing on …

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Thirty Percent Of Iranian Youth Neither Study Nor Work

Radiofarda -Thirty percent of Iranian youth between the ages of 15-24 neither work nor study, according to figures published by the Labor Ministry and quoted by ILNA news website. The figures are based on an international statistical model called NEET, an acronym for “Not in Education, Employment, or Training”. NEET is commonly employed as a socio-economic measurement in many developed …

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