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With Reformers Sidelined, Iranian Elections Looking Like Hard-Liners Vs. Conservatives

rferl.org – With Iranian parliamentary elections just a month away, there are increasing signs that the vote will be a case of the conservatives battling hard-liners, in what analysts describe as an attempt by the clerical establishment to consolidate power. The hard-line Guardians Council, which vets all election candidates, has disqualified some 9,000 of the 14,000 who registered to run …

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Britain’s Prince Charles Expresses Hopes Of Visiting Iran

rferl.org – Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, said in a newspaper interview that he would like to make an official visit to Iran, calling it “such an important part of the world.” “Yes, obviously I would like to [go to Iran],” The Sunday Times quoted him as saying in an interview to be published on January 26. …

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Families Of Downed Plane Victims In Canada Suing Iran’s Leader And Military

radiofarda – The uncle of a passenger onboard the Ukrainian airliner shot down by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says he and other families of victims are launching court cases in Ontario, Canada. Ali-Asghar Gorji, uncle of Puneh Gorji, said in a Facebook post January 24 families are suing the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps …

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Burning Medical Book By Advocate of ‘Islamic Medicine’ Causes Outrage In Iran

radiofarda – In a statement on Saturday, the Management Center of Iranian Seminaries condemned a cleric who was shown in a video burning Harrison’s Manual of Medicine claiming that “Islamic medicine” has made such books “irrelevant”. The video of the book-burning went viral on Thursday and many outraged social media users strongly reacted to it. Since then several prominent clerics, …

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EU’s Extends Timeline For Dispute Mechanism On Iran Deal

radiofarda – The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell on Friday extended the time available to discuss ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran under a dispute mechanism triggered by France, Germany and Britain. Britain, France and Germany formally accused Iran on Jan. 14 of violating the terms of its 2015 agreement to curb its nuclear program, which eventually …

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