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Iran’s government retreats from implementing new hijab law

Masoud Pezeshkian’s parliamentary deputy announced that the administration is drafting a bill to amend the highly controversial hijab law, which the Parliament Speaker had promised would take effect on ...
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Who are Khamenei’s likely successors?

On November 15, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced that the Assembly has selected three individuals as potential successors to Ali Khamenei in order of priority. However, ...
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Controversial ultra-hardliner claims Khamenei endorsed his path

A controversial politician popular with ultra-hardliner youth has sparked social media controversy by claiming Iran’s Leader wants him to continue in his path “with determination”. Ali-Akbar Raefipour, a
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The shadowy Iran ayatollah who is being ‘vilified’

Ayatollah Mohammad-Mehdi Mirbagheri who endorsed ultra-hardliner Saeed Jalili in Iran's recent snap elections has come under attack for his extreme views. Such attacks may relate to his alleged leadership ...
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Who is Saeed Jalili, the hard-line former negotiator seeking Iran’s presidency?

Hard-line Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili may have been Tehran’s top nuclear negotiator for years, but he won no plaudits from Western diplomats sitting across the table as he ...
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Iran’s State-Run Broadcaster Facing an Eroding Audience

The Iranian regime’s media has acknowledged a concerning development: the global Jam-e Jam network, which catered to Iranians abroad, is teetering on the brink of closure. The state-run newspaper, ...
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