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Al-Arabia – As Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s health waivers, the central government’s control over the periphery appears increasingly weak, a news report has claimed.

Al-Arabia – Hossein Raqfar, an economy expert in Iran, has acknowledged the drastic financial situation facing the regime. Calculations are showing difficult periods ahead even despite what seems, at surface at least, a rebounding currency following the Iranian currency – the rial – plunging to 190,000 against the US dollar.

Iran-HRM – The Free Trade Union of Workers of Iran announced the arrest of dozens of workers from the National Iranian Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz.

Iran-HRM – Yekta Fahandej Saadi a member of Bahai community in Iran arrested was sentenced to 11 years prison. The verdict was issued by the Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz.

Iran-HRM – The number of people living in absolute poverty in Iran has been on the rise due to 40 years of government mismanagement and corruption which has left around 80% of Iran’s population in poverty.