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More than 800,000 children married in Iran
The latest statistics on the marriage of Iranian children shows that under-aged girls are married more than under-aged boys.
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Iran offers nuclear technology to friendly African nations
- Iran's nuclear chief says his country is willing to help what he called "friendly" African nations that have uranium reserves to set up facilities to process the ore into nuclear material.
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Iran's Currency Resumes Fall Following Rumors Central Bank Chief Has Resigned
In today's trading in Tehran, Iran's currency rial resumed its fall. According to khabar online, trading opened at 1600 tomans for a dollar, reached 1650 by noon and peaked at 1670 in the afternoon. Among the factors noted for today's fall…
Iran begins uranium enrichment at new site
Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday.
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'Iran ready to export nuclear services' - Head of Iran Atomic Energy Organization
Head of Iran Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) says the Islamic Republic is capable of exporting services related to nuclear energy to other countries, Press TV reported.
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Iran sentences U.S. citizen to death
Iranian Revolutionary Court 15 sentenced U.S. citizen Amir Mirzai Hekmati accused of spying and attempting to accuse Iran of terrorism to death, Fars news agency reported.
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Iran bans unofficial money trades after rial slip
Iran's parliament cracked down on unofficial money traders Sunday after new U.S. sanctions helped trigger a currency crash as Iranians rushed to buy dollars.
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Iran denies central bank resignation rumor
A senior Central Bank of Iran official has denied rumors that the bank's governor has resigned, the ISNA news agency reported Saturday, in a week when the currency hit a record low amid rising inflation and concerns about tighter economic…
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Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border
Iran launched a military maneuver near its border with Afghanistan on Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, days after naval exercises in the Gulf increased tensions with the West and pushed up oil prices.
Iran uranium enrichment site operational soon
Iran's underground uranium enrichment facility will start operations soon, a senior official was quoted by Iranian media on Sunday as saying, a move likely to increase tension between the Islamic state and the West over Tehran's nuclear…