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Pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, green spaces: An unusual election platform for a politician in Iran - Los Angeles Times Tue, 09 May 2017 21:52:21 GMT

Los Angeles Times
Pedestrian walkways, bike lanes, green spaces: An unusual election platform for a politician in Iran
Los Angeles Times
Like an Iranian Jane Jacobs — the American writer who fought to save New York's Greenwich Village from developers in the 1960s — she supports revitalizing Tehran's old neighborhoods by creating bicycle lanes and pedestrian-friendly zones so that ...

Iran's Rouhani lashes rivals with rare criticism of security forces, ruling clerics - Washington Post Tue, 09 May 2017 16:37:29 GMT

Washington Post
Iran's Rouhani lashes rivals with rare criticism of security forces, ruling clerics
Washington Post
ISTANBUL — Iran's moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, has delivered rare rebukes in recent days to the country's powerful Shiite clergy and allied security forces, lashing out at rivals and their hard-line backers ahead of his reelection bid next week.
Iran Guards look beyond election to next supreme leaderReuters
Iran's dual nationals warily await outcome of presidential pollFinancial Times
Presidential Hopefuls Spar Over Economy as Trump Turns Screws on IranU.S. News & World Report
The Conversation US -Al-Monitor -Bloomberg
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Iran threatens to hit 'terror safe havens' in Pakistan - Aljazeera.com Tue, 09 May 2017 09:06:30 GMT

Aljazeera.com
Iran threatens to hit 'terror safe havens' in Pakistan
Aljazeera.com
Pakistan's foreign office has summoned the Iranian ambassador over an ultimatum by the head of Iran's armed forces that his country will attack areas sheltering "terrorists" in Pakistan unless it tightens control over its borders and stops what he ...
Pakistan Criticizes Iran for Threatening Cross-Border Military ActionVoice of America
Pakistan summons Iranian envoy over army chief's threat to strike cross-border terror campsTimes of India
No force, terror outfit can determine Pak-Iran ties: Iranian ambassadorGeo News, Pakistan
ABC News -The New Arab -gulfnews.com
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Iran's Military Fires Advanced Torpedo Based on Russia's Fastest in the World - Newsweek Tue, 09 May 2017 17:19:00 GMT

IHS Jane's 360
Iran's Military Fires Advanced Torpedo Based on Russia's Fastest in the World
Newsweek
Iran tested Sunday a high-tech torpedo based on a Russian model considered the fastest in the world near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. officials. The Iranian projectile, called "Hoot," is reportedly based off the Soviet-era Russian VA-111 ...
Iran reportedly tests supercavitating torpedoIHS Jane's 360
Iran Tests Advanced High-Speed Cruise MissileThe Jewish Press - JewishPress.com
Iran news: Latest updates, threats, warnings, state of play | Politics ...Express.co.uk
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Iran coal mine explosion death toll rises to 42 - BBC News Tue, 09 May 2017 09:39:53 GMT

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Iran coal mine explosion death toll rises to 42
BBC News
At least 42 people are now known to have been killed by an explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern Iran last Wednesday, state media report. An official in the Golestan provincial government, Reza Morovati, said seven more bodies had been recovered ...
Death toll in Iran mine explosion rises to 42: state mediaToronto Star
Iranian Coal Miners, Furious Over Deaths, Confront PresidentNew York Times
Miners at disaster site besiege Iranian president's carLos Angeles Times
Yahoo News -Washington Post -News from The Associated Press -New York Times
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No Iran polling stations in Canada for upcoming election: Feds - The Globe and Mail Tue, 09 May 2017 17:27:59 GMT

The Globe and Mail
No Iran polling stations in Canada for upcoming election: Feds
The Globe and Mail
Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York sent a diplomatic note to Canadian officials around April 10 requesting that polling stations be established so that Iranians in Canada could vote in the May 19 election, according to ...
Financial tech gaining steam in IranAl-Monitor
Zarif urges Canada to facilitate Iranian expats' participation in pollsPress TV

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Iran to Launch Two New Satellites, Cover for Illicit ICBM Program - Washington Free Beacon Tue, 09 May 2017 18:37:53 GMT

Washington Free Beacon
Iran to Launch Two New Satellites, Cover for Illicit ICBM Program
Washington Free Beacon
Iran is preparing to launch two new domestic satellites into space, according to a new announcement by Iranian military leaders that is stirring discussion among U.S. national security insiders who say the move is likely cover for the test firing of ...

Messi lookalike kicking up a commotion in Iran - CTV News Tue, 09 May 2017 18:01:48 GMT

CTV News
Messi lookalike kicking up a commotion in Iran
CTV News
An Iranian man has gone viral for his resemblance to Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi. Photos show 25-year-old student Reza Parastesh, of Hamaden, Iran, looking almost identical to Messi, with the same brown haircut and beard. Parastesh also wears ...
Meet the Lionel Messi doppelgangerCNN
Messi lookalike creates frenzy in IranTRT World
Iranian Messi-lookalike bears an uncanny resemblance to the Barcelona starYahoo Sports
The Independent -ESPN FC (blog) -The Straits Times
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Iran Test Fires High-Speed Torpedo Sunday - NBC News - NBCNews.com Mon, 08 May 2017 16:01:29 GMT

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Iran Test Fires High-Speed Torpedo Sunday - NBC News
NBCNews.com
The Hoot torpedo will be able to travel 12000 yards at a 250 miles per hour when full operational.

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No Mercy for Iran's Baha'i - Foreign Affairs (subscription) Tue, 09 May 2017 02:49:52 GMT

Foreign Affairs (subscription)
No Mercy for Iran's Baha'i
Foreign Affairs (subscription)
Iran will elect a new president on May 19. But the real event will take place days before, on May 14, and it will offer more insight into the nature of the regime than managed elections ever could provide. May 14 will mark the ninth anniversary of the ...