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Al-Monitor – In Iran, the robing ceremony of Ahmad Khomeini, the great-grandson of Islamic Republic founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, has stirred some debate about the Shiite clergy.

PayvandNews – Russia has begun “soil stabilization” work on the site of Phase 2 of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in southern Iran, Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom has said.

Radiofarda – The Jerusalem Post (JP) reports that satellite images taken last Sunday shows resumption of some activity at Iran’s Fordow uranium enrichment site.

CHRI – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned that during the first two weeks of April 2018, hackers attempted to take over the email and social media accounts of several well-known Iranians and dual nationals working for charitable and academic organizations.

Radiofarda – The shopkeepers’ strike in the northwestern majority Kurdish city of Baneh entered its 19th consecutive day May 3, with business owners keeping their shops closed in protest of the government’s decision to ban the import of foreign goods at nearby border crossings.