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Al-Monitor – With a population of over 81 million, Iran is the second-most populous country in the region and ranks 18th in the world. As the results of the country’s latest census in March 2017 indicate, the average age in Iran is 31.1, while published figures show that half of Iranians are under the age of 30.

Al-Monitor – Although he likely meant to touch upon a vast array of issues of concern to Iranians, President Hassan Rouhani couldn’t help but focus on Donald Trump’s recent offer of talks and on Iran’s economic problems during his live interview on state TV on Aug. 6.

Radiofarda – Iran’s hardline-dominated Assembly of Experts has called on President Hassan Rouhani to be accountable for Iran’s “chaotic economic situation,” and demanded extensive overhaul of his cabinet.

Radiofarda – New U.S. sanctions against Iran took effect on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump, who defied Washington’s allies to impose them, pledged that companies doing business with Tehran would be barred from doing business with the United States.

Radiofarda – Outspoken Tehran MP Mahmoud Sadeghi has said that a number of employees of Iran’s General Inspection Organization (GIO) have been arrested for “accidentally” auditing bank accounts of the Justice Department.