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Al-Monitor – With his two closest confidants behind bars, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is lashing out by writing open letters to both Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Quds Force commander Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani. On March 13, former Vice President Hamid Baghaei began a 15-year sentence over a corruption conviction. Shortly after, Ahmadinejad’s closest adviser, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, protested …

PayvandNews – To mark the beginning of the Persian New Year, also known as Norooz, visual artists have decorated Tehran with large colored eggs. The new year starts on Tuesday, March 20 this year. Norooz (literally “New Day”) is the name of the , also known as the New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by the and , along with …

Radiofarda – Nearly 200 members of the European Parliament have issued a statement supporting protesters in Iran, voicing deep concern over the suppression of protests and have demanded action by the EU and the UN.

Reuters – France urged the European Union on Monday to consider new sanctions on Iran over its involvement in Syria’s civil war and its ballistic missile programme, as Paris tries to persuade Washington to preserve a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.

Radiofarda – Once more, conservatives in Iran are ramping up pressure on President Hassan Rouhani’s government to block the messaging app Telegram.