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RFL/RE – Iran has begun building a second nuclear power plant with Russian help, Iranian and Russian media are reporting. The project, known as Busherh-2, was officially launched on September 10 in the southern port city of Bushehr. The project will cost around $10 billion and produce 1,057 megawatts of electricity. The project is expected to be completed in 10 …

RFL/RE – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to “shoot out of the water” any Iranian vessels that harass the U.S. Navy, if he is elected. At a rally in Florida on September 9, Trump said he would make the U.S. military “so strong that nobody’s going to mess with us,” and cited recent incidents where the Pentagon said …

PayvandNews – Russian banks have announced readiness to enter Iran’s banking sector at a time that their Western rivals are failing to do so over fear of the impacts of remaining US sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Russian banks say they are ready to enter Iran’s banking sector and help facilitate the country’s overseas transactions particularly now that Western financial …

PayvandNews – The conductor of Iran’s National Orchestra Farhad Fakhreddini resigned from his position on Tuesday over a lack of cooperation from officials. Farhad Fakhreddini at a concert performance in June 2015 (photo by Islamic Republic News Agency) “Last year, I spent one of the best periods of my career and I had the honor to accompany a group of …

Al-monitor — In the middle of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Iranians thought a referee made a bad call against an Iranian wrestler that caused Iran to lose the chance of winning another medal. Soon afterward, the online hate began. It is unclear how or from where these attacks originated, but it appears that Iranian netizens know how …