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RFL/RE – UNESCO has added eight pre-Islamic Iranian archeological sites to its World Heritage List, raising the number of Iran cultural places on the UN agency’s list to 24.

VOA — Iran will allow private companies to export crude oil, part of a strategy to counter U.S. sanctions, First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said Sunday.

Iran Human Rights –  IHR released a statement expressing deep concerns about the negligent delay in treatment of the prominent human rights defender, Narges Mohammadi, who is imprisoned for her peaceful activities, including against the death penalty.

Radiofarda – A week after a new round of protests started in Iran, most notably at the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Friday prayers leaders in various Iranian cities denied the existence of dissent in the bazaars and attributed the unrest to intervention by other countries, “spies, infiltrators and profiteers.”

Reuters – Mounting pressure from the Trump administration combined with discontent among many Iranians at the state of the economy are rattling the Islamic Republic, with little sign that its leaders have the answers, officials and analysts say.