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Al-Monitor – Considered a senior Reformist with a rich portfolio of top executive posts, Mohammad Ali Najafi has never been an ordinary politician in the Islamic Republic. During the years following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the prominent mathematician and MIT graduate moved among the ruling elites, serving in the Cabinets of Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi as well as former Presidents Akbar Hashemi …

Radiofarda – Police has banned night life in Tehran after a Tehran city Council member announced the designation of night-life areas in the Iranian capital in coordination with the Police, Iranian agencies reported on Monday June 10. Night life in Tehran simply means some restaurants, coffee shops and tea houses can remain open until 3 A.M. Tehran Police Chief Hassan …

Radiofarda – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says a treaty on disarmament and nuclear nonproliferation is in crisis. Maas, who is attending a one-day meeting on the subject Tuesday in Stockholm, after a trip to Iran for talks on the country’s nuclear program, says it is important that so many nations are coming together to work on strengthening and preserving the nuclear …

Radiofarda – U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has said that the only solution to tensions with Iran is “a new and better deal that addresses the full scope of Iran’s threats.” Speaking at her daily briefing, Ortagus referred to what she said were new threatening remarks by Iran’s Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and she quipped, “We aren’t impressed”. “It …

Radiofarda – Foreign-based Iranian opposition news website Kalemeh reported on Monday June 10 that Iran’s security officials have informed Zahra Rahnavard, a reformist Green Movement leader under house arrest that she may use cell phone and satellite TV at her home if she chooses to do so. IRAN — A new photo of two prominent Iranian opposition figures – Mir …