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Wash Corpses If You Refuse To Wear Hijab, Iran Court Says

A woman should wash corpses for burial and an actress must attend counseling “to cure her anti-social personality disorder” for flouting the hijab. These are just some of the ...
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Why Khamenei’s son is not the next radical modernizer in the Middle East

As protests in Iran reach their tenth month, there is widespread consensus—even among regime insiders—that the Islamic Republic is unstable beneath the surface and revolution could be on the ...
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$1 Billion Lost to ‘Bitumen Mafia’ in Iran Every year

With an annual production of several million tons, Iran is among the world’s top producers of bitumen, a fuel grade that is typically used in applications such as road ...
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UK Sanctions 13 More Iranian Officials

The UK government has introduced sanctions on more than a dozen more Iranian individuals and entities over human rights violations. The list of 13 individuals and entities responsible for ...
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Ahmadian’s appointment completes Khamenei’s purification project

The recent removal of controversial Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Ali Shamkhani from his role as the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s top foreign and security ...
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A Khamenei Bodyguard Turned National Olympic Committee Head

On June 27, 1981, exactly one day before a powerful bomb went off at the headquarters of the Islamic Republican Party in Tehran, killing 74 leading officials of the ...
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