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Radiofarda – A decade has passed since Iran held its most bitterly contested elections ever, the aftermath of which shook the Islamic republic to its core over allegations of mass electoral fraud. Massive demonstrations and counter demonstrations by protesters and state supporters raged across major cities for 19 months, nowhere more so than in the capital Tehran, in what was …

Radiofarda – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has ordered an investigation into mixed-gender parties held by foreign embassies in Tehran. In a parliamentary notice on June 10, eight conservative MPs asked the ministers of Foreign Affairs and Culture and Islamic Guidance to elaborate on recent mixed-gender parties attended by ambassadors to Iran. The representative of the city of Mahallat, Alireza …

Al-Arabia – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani on a visit to Tehran this week, in a bid to ease tension between Washington and Iran that experts called a bold move for a Japanese leader. Tension has escalated a year after Washington pulled out of a deal between Iran and …

AL-Arabia – Concern over the fate of The New York Times bureau chief in Tehran, Thomas Erdbrink, has continued after months of him not contributing to the publication or posting to his Twitter account, with some questioning his safety. Al Arabiya English got in touch with The New York Times enquiring about Erdbrink’s safety, following which the newspaper issued a statement. Erdbrink, a …

VOA – Iran has agreed to hand over a U.S. permanent resident imprisoned for years in Tehran to Lebanese officials, an Iranian judiciary official said Tuesday, providing the first official confirmation that Nizar Zakka would be sent back to his native Lebanon. The comment by Gholamhossein Esmaili comes as a top Lebanese security official is in Tehran to secure Zakka’s …