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Iranwire – In our “Did You Know?” series of articles, IranWire collects, analyses and compares reliable data to produce illuminating infographics on current events in Iran. *** Did you know that there is a significant disparity in the inflation rates between Iran’s 31 provinces?  According to a recent report from the Iranian Statistics Center, the inflation rate in central Yazd …

Iranwire- Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced that his country will prevent an Iranian former minister from becoming a temporary resident of Canada for 36 months, citing the Islamic Republic’s human rights record. Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, who served as the minister of health for the Iranian government from 2013 to 2019 under former President Hassan Rouhani, “will be …

VOA — Iran has summoned a Swiss diplomat over the apparent U.S. seizure of Iranian crude oil from a ship that sat for months off Texas, an official said Monday, as the oil now appeared to be moored in Houston. The remarks by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani mark the latest twist in the saga of the oil once aboard …

Iran-HRM – On the eve of the anniversary of the killing of Zhina Amini and the start of last year’s nationwide protests, pressures on civil activists and families of victims have intensified throughout the country. Threats, summons, and detentions of activists in various cities are alarming. On Sunday, August 27, 2023, eight activists from the Turkish community, named Zulikha Ghazizadeh, …

Al-Monitor – Iran warned Monday that it would not extend a September deadline for Iraq to disarm and evacuate Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in camps within Iraqi territory, calling their presence a “dark stain” on otherwise friendly relations and raising fears of further Iranian attacks. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kaanani said a Sept. 19 deadline set for disarming the groups would …