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Iran to launch satellite into space early February
Iran plans to launch satellite into space and inaugurate military projects early February, said Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi.
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Iranian women call for greater representation in Parliament
Iranian women's groups have called on Parliament's Speaker, Ali Larijani, to increase the number of female MPs in the next Parliament, which will be voted on this coming March.
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Barbie bullied by burkha police
Iran's morality police are cracking down on the sale of Barbie dolls to protect the public from what they see as pernicious western culture eroding Islamic values, shopkeepers said on Monday.
Iran
Iran presidential adviser sentenced
An Iranian news website says a court has sentenced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s press adviser to one year in prison on the charge of insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iran says received U.S. letter on Hormuz Strait
Iran acknowledged receipt of a letter from the U.S. concerning the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that the Mideast nation has threatened to close, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said, citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin…
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Iran executes 12, seven on drug charges
Iran on Sunday executed 12 people convicted of drug trafficking and other charges, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
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Iran warns Gulf oil states as sanctions mount
Iran has starkly warned Gulf states not to make up for any shortfall in its oil exports under new US and EU sanctions, adding yet another layer of peril to the international showdown over its nuclear programme.
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Danish court fines Kurd TV for promoting terrorism
A Danish court fined the owners of a Kurdish television station on Tuesday after finding them guilty of promoting terrorism, court officials said, a decision welcomed by Turkey which is fighting Kurdish separatists.
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Iran's Retaliation For Nuclear Scientist's Killing 'Will Extend Beyond Region'
It's not clear who is behind the assassination of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, the Iranian scientist who was killed on January 11 in northern Tehran in a bomb attack.
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Family fears deportation and execution in Iran over immigration limbo
The Asadis came to the United States from Iran as political refugees. The family now lives in Mesa and said they can never go back to their homeland.