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Iran announces record low election turnout despite calls on voters to participate
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Iran announces record low election turnout despite calls on voters to participate

CNN  —  Iran has recorded the lowest electoral turnout since the Islamic Republic’s founding in 1979, with officials portraying the…
Iran scraps ‘some commitments’ to nuclear deal
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Iran scraps ‘some commitments’ to nuclear deal

Iran on Wednesday informed signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal that it no longer plans to adhere to certain “voluntary commitments” made in the…
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
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India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil

The United States on Monday said it will not extend sanctions exemptions to countries importing oil from Iran when they expire in…
Assault on woman by Iranian cops sparks headscarves debate
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Assault on woman by Iranian cops sparks headscarves debate

A grainy video of female officers from Iran’s morality police assaulting a young woman whose headscarf only loosely covered her…
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani calls for unity on revolution anniversary
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Iran’s Hassan Rouhani calls for unity on revolution anniversary

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday called for all people in the country to come together, following protests last month…
40 years since the spark that began Iran’s Revolution
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40 years since the spark that began Iran’s Revolution

As a child 40 years ago, Mohammad Hassan Sharifzadeh saw the opening salvos of the Islamic revolution in Iran, starting…
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
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Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage

Iran’s most fervent regional foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, are both eagerly looking for signs of vulnerability and imminent change…
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