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Al-Monitor – The growing unrest in neighboring Iraq over corruption has become such a concern for Iranian officials that military leaders and even Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei have recently warned that despite their valid economic and political grievances, the protests could lead to instability in the country under the influence of foreign countries.  The Line of Hezbollah, a weekly Iranian publication that analyzes and disseminates the positions of Khamenei, …

PayvandNews – A newly-discovered rock-carving in western Iran could have a link to Mithraism, a prehistorical religion inspired by Iranian worship of the Zoroastrian god Mithra. Some Iranian archaeologists suggest that the carving was created by a follower of Mithraism as it depicts a simple portrayal of a human with his right hand raised and an object in his hand. But, …

Radiofarda – Iran’s minister of energy has announced that Iran’s electrical grid was connected to Iraq’s grid on Friday, November 1, to facilitate transfer of electricity to the neighboring country. Iran has been selling electricity to Iraq for the past several years and the United States has exempted the trade from its sanctions, to help its ally Iraq keep electricity …

Radiofarda – The Union of Oil Products Exporters in Iran says shipment of gasoline, diesel and other oil products continue to the Kurdish region of Iraq, despite U.S. sanctions. Seyyed Hamid Hosseini, the spokesman of the exporters’ union in an interview with the official government news website IRNA said that oil products auctioned off at Tehran’s stock and commodity exchange are exported, …

Radiofarda – An outspoken member of the Iranian parliament, who often criticizes heavy-handed policies, has been summoned to court for a speech he made in 2016. In a tweet, Mahmoud Sadeqi (Sadeghi) disclosed that the first session of the hearing to review charges against will be held Saturday at Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court. Sadeqi says that the …