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Iran-HRM – Iranian MPs re-elected conservative politician Ali Larijani as the Parliament’s speaker May 30. Larijani, who was nominated to be speaker by parliament’s “independent” faction, had to compete against reform camp candidate Mohammad Reza Aref and the hardliners’ nominee for the post, Hamid Reza Hajibabai. Larijani won 147 of the 279 votes cast by the body’s 290 members. Nine …

Radiofarda – French oil major Total has two months to seek exemption from U.S. sanctions after Washington’s withdrawal from the international nuclear deal, Iran’s oil minister told state news agency SHANA on Wednesday.

Radiofarda – Lukoil, Russia’s second biggest oil producer, said on Tuesday it had decided not to go ahead with plans to develop projects in Iran at the moment due to the threat of U.S. sanctions, a company official said.

Radiofarda – Several famous Iranian actors and actresses say they will not attend the president’s iftar (breaking fast) ceremony that will take place on Wednesday, May 30. Using the Farsi hashtag “we do not go to Iftar”, the protesting movie stars said on their social media pages that they will reject Hassan Rouhani’s invitation due to political, social, and economic …

Iran-HRM – Majid Moradi, a Gonabadi Dervish from Abdanan in Ilam province, 37, father of a four years old, and arrested during clashes in Golestan 7th St. in Tehran was sentenced to seven years imprisonment and receiving 75 cable strokes. The decree was issued by branch 26 of Tehran Revolution Court on charges of “acting against the national security through …