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Radiofarda – The Islamic Republic Cyber Police have blocked several accounts owned by Iranian street musicians on Instagram, local reports say. Two female musicians, Naghmeh Moradabadi and Aso Kohzadi, along with Mehrdad Ahmadi, are among the buskers whose pages on Instagram have been blocked, allegedly for publishing “criminal contents.” Iranian cyber police, known by its Persian acronym as “FATA” in …

Radiofarda – The Ruhani administration in Iran has appointed former Labor Minister Ali Rabiei as its spokesman, semi-official news agency ISNA reported on May 24. The new spokesman has been appointed nearly a year after former spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht stepped down. During this period the Rouhani administration was criticized by the press several times for not having a point …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said once again that he did not agree with the way the nuclear deal with the West was implemented. “I have repeatedly warned the president and the foreign minister about it,” he said during a May 22 meeting with students. This is not the first time Khamenei evades his responsibility about …

Al-Arabia – Oman is trying “with other parties” to ease tensions between the United States and Iran, the Omani Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday. The tweet cited Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, the sultanate’s minister responsible for foreign affairs, who met on Monday in Tehran with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.“There is a danger that a war breaks out, …

AL-Arabia – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting Iran as early as mid-June, NHK national television said on Friday. The news comes during a tense standoff between Iran and the United States and follows a visit to Japan last week by Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif. Abe is likely to discuss the possible Iran visit with US President …