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UN rights envoy urges Iran to free three dual nationals - Reuters Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:20:36 GMT

UN rights envoy urges Iran to free three dual nationals
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Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, in particular highlighted the case of the Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was arrested in April with her 2-year-old daughter and tried in August.

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Is Iran shifting its policy toward Saudi Arabia? - Al-Monitor Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:17:46 GMT

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Is Iran shifting its policy toward Saudi Arabia?
Al-Monitor
TEHRAN, Iran — “Saudi rulers' refusal to offer a simple verbal apology was indicative of their ultimate impudence and shamelessness,” said Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sept. 5, addressing the families of the 464 Iranian pilgrims ...
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American Chess Player Boycotts Championship in Iran Over Hijab Rule - New York Times Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:39:20 GMT

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American Chess Player Boycotts Championship in Iran Over Hijab Rule
New York Times
Nazi Paikidze-Barnes, a United States women's chess champion, has said that she will boycott next year's world championship in Iran because religious law would require her to wear a hijab. In a series of posts on social media, Ms. Paikidze-Barnes, ...
'I will NOT wear a hijab': US chess star refuses to attend world championships in IranWashington Post
Calls for chess boycott over Iran's hijab lawsBBC News
Thousands sign US chess champ's petition to strip Iran of world championship over hijab lawFox News
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Trudeau blames Tories for complicating Azer case by cutting ties to Iran - CBC.ca Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:58:48 GMT

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Trudeau blames Tories for complicating Azer case by cutting ties to Iran
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is blaming the Conservatives for exacerbating the plight of Alison Azer by cutting diplomatic ties with Iran. Azer, whose former husband is wanted by Canadian police for taking their four children to Iran 14 months ago ...

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Turkey and Iran Draw Closer, Despite Syrian War - Wall Street Journal Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:39:14 GMT

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Turkey and Iran Draw Closer, Despite Syrian War
Wall Street Journal
The Syrian war went through one of its bloodiest stretches in recent weeks, with Iranian proxies battling Turkish-backed rebels for control of the city of Aleppo. At the same time, Iran's foreign minister visited Ankara for the second time in two ...

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The Marketing Mullahs: The World Buys What Iran Is Selling - Observer Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:47:03 GMT

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The Marketing Mullahs: The World Buys What Iran Is Selling
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Many in the West assume that Iran was begging world leaders to accept her back into the community of nations. We believed that countries around the world were skeptical of her motives and that everyone was looking at Iran with suspicion. We thought ...

Iran warns regional states against following warmongers - Press TV Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:50:05 GMT

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Iran warns regional states against following warmongers
Press TV
Iran has dismissed claims by the United Arab Emirates that the Islamic Republic is arming Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah fighters, urging regional states to remain vigilant against warmongering policies. “Countries which launched a cruel war against the ...

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US further eases Iran sanctions after nuclear deal - The Seattle Times Sat, 08 Oct 2016 02:01:55 GMT

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US further eases Iran sanctions after nuclear deal
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is further easing sanctions on Iran to make it easier for foreign firms to do business with the country following last year's nuclear deal. In new guidance published late Friday, the Treasury Department says ...
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Iranian VP Ebtekar: ′Syria needs a diplomatic solution′ | News ... - Deutsche Welle Fri, 07 Oct 2016 05:06:49 GMT

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Iranian VP Ebtekar: ′Syria needs a diplomatic solution′ | News ...
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In a DW interview, Iran's Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar discussed issues including the Syrian war and women's rights in Iran. She also urged world powers ...

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Pregnant Women in America Die More Often Than in Iran, and It's Getting Worse - Bloomberg Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:15:35 GMT

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Pregnant Women in America Die More Often Than in Iran, and It's Getting Worse
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The rate at which American women are dying from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth is on par with Iran, China, and some nations that made up the Soviet bloc. The difference is that in those countries, the prognosis is for improvement. In America ...

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