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Iran's latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads covered? - Los Angeles Times Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:14:46 GMT

Los Angeles Times
Iran's latest culture battle: Should women in cars keep their heads covered?
Los Angeles Times
Reihane Taravati, an outspoken social media activist, was riding in a taxi the other day when she received a stern reprimand from the driver. Unbeknownst to Taravati, 26, her headscarf — which Iranian women are required to wear as a show of modesty ...

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Iran still top state sponsor of terrorism, US report says - PBS NewsHour Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:18:00 GMT

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Iran still top state sponsor of terrorism, US report says
PBS NewsHour
WASHINGTON — Iran continues to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a new report that also noted a decline in the number of terrorist attacks globally between 2015 and 2016. In its annual ...
US: Iran Still Top State Terror Sponsor; Global Attacks DownU.S. News & World Report
US Report: Islamic State, Iran Still Top Terror ConcernsVoice of America
US State Department: Iran Remains 'Foremost State Sponsor Of Terrorism'RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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On Iran, Trump is playing with fire - CNN Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:33:30 GMT

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On Iran, Trump is playing with fire
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(CNN) Every 90 days, the White House must certify to Congress that Iran is upholding the agreement designed to keep nuclear weapons out of its hands for a decade or longer. Monday night marked the deadline for the latest certification. But this time ...
Trump Risks War With New Iran SanctionsU.S. News & World Report
The US and Iran are heading toward crisisWashington Post
Iranian president says country will "stand up to" US over sanctionsCBS News
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Iran's Newest Hostage is Different - Commentary Magazine Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:43:04 GMT

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Iran's Newest Hostage is Different
Commentary Magazine
On July 16, 2017, Iranian Judiciary spokesman Gholamhosein Mohseni Ejehi announced that Iran had sentenced an American to ten years in prison for alleged espionage. An Iranian judiciary website subsequently identified the American as 37-year-old, ...

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US Military Must Leave Iran's Borders And Stop Calling Us Terrorists, Revolutionary Guards Say - Newsweek Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:57:00 GMT

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US Military Must Leave Iran's Borders And Stop Calling Us Terrorists, Revolutionary Guards Say
Newsweek
The leader of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has slammed the U.S.'s decision to pursue further sanctions against Tehran and urged Washington to curb its military presence in the region. IRGC commander Major General Mohammad ...
Iran warns US to 'disassemble military bases within 1,000km' over ...Sky News
Iran promises retaliation for latest US sanctionsUSA TODAY
Iranian Guards Warn US To Move Gulf Bases, Avoid 'Miscalculations'RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Iran's top diplomat on new sanctions, detained Iranian-Americans - CBS News Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:23:45 GMT

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Iran's top diplomat on new sanctions, detained Iranian-Americans
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July 19, 2017, 8:05 AM | Iran is pushing back against new sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. Its top diplomat, Javad Zarif, says Mr. Trump is trying to undermine the nuclear deal with harsh anti-Iranian rhetoric. The Trump administration ...

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With US scholar's conviction, power struggle escalates between Iran's president and hard-liners - Washington Post Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:08:02 GMT

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With US scholar's conviction, power struggle escalates between Iran's president and hard-liners
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ISTANBUL — A high-stakes power struggle between Iran's moderate president and his hard-line opponents in the judiciary appeared to escalate with the arrest of the president's brother and the conviction of an American student for espionage this weekend ...

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Netanyahu accidentally reveals Israel has struck Iran-backed fighters in Syria 'dozens of times' - Washington Post Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:26:20 GMT

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Netanyahu accidentally reveals Israel has struck Iran-backed fighters in Syria 'dozens of times'
Washington Post
Speaking to the leaders of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, Netanyahu said Israel had specifically targeted Iranian weapons shipments to the Lebanese militia Hezbollah in Syria, where Hezbollah is helping bolster Syrian President ...
Netanyahu Admits Israel Struck Iranian Convoys 'Dozens of Times'The Atlantic

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On bombing anniversary, Iran still engaged in illicit activity - The Hill (blog) Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:30:29 GMT

On bombing anniversary, Iran still engaged in illicit activity
The Hill (blog)
This week marks the 23rd anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and wounded an additional 300. Iran has marked the occasion by insulting the victims of the attack with a ...

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Why Iran Broke Its Strict Hijab Rules for the 'Queen of Math' - The Atlantic Tue, 18 Jul 2017 16:04:45 GMT

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Why Iran Broke Its Strict Hijab Rules for the 'Queen of Math'
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In Iran, women have been required to wear the hijab in public since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranian women rarely appear without the headscarf in the press. Mirzakhani, who grew up in Tehran but attended graduate school at Harvard and became a ...
Iran Photoshops a Veil on Its Deceased Math Genius Maryam MirzakhaniDaily Beast
Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanford mathematician and Fields Medal winner, diesStanford University News

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