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Iran arrests 6 for teaching Zumba - Fox News Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:00:04 GMT

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Iran arrests 6 for teaching Zumba Fox News Zumba, a Latin American dance and fitness program, has become popular globaly in recent years, with estimates of 15 million people taking Zumba classes across 180 countries each week. More recently, Zumba classes were outlawed by Iran's “Sports for All ... and more »

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Islamic State threatens new attacks in Iran in video - Reuters Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:07:20 GMT

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Islamic State threatens new attacks in Iran in video Reuters (Reuters) - Islamic State issued a video on Wednesday threatening new attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran and calling on young Iranians to rise up and launch jihad in their country. A man wearing a black ski mask and holding an AK-47, seated ... Islamic State In Video Threatens To Stage New Attacks In IranRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 5 news articles »

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Iran's Rouhani appoints female vice-presidents after criticism - BBC News Wed, 09 Aug 2017 09:01:14 GMT

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Iran's Rouhani appoints female vice-presidents after criticism BBC News Iran President Hassan Rouhani has appointed three women as vice-presidents and one as a civil rights assistant following criticism of his all-male cabinet. Iran's 12 vice-presidents run organisations linked to the presidency. There has been only one ... Iran: No female ministers in Rouhani's proposed cabinet listCNN All-Male Iran Minister List Draws Ire After Rouhani Gender VowBloomberg Iran gets two women vice presidentsPremium Times People's World -BBC News -Reuters all 182 news articles »

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Iran detains 64 half-naked youths at pool party - The Seattle Times Wed, 09 Aug 2017 11:11:00 GMT

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Iran detains 64 half-naked youths at pool party The Seattle Times TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV is reporting that authorities have detained 64 youths at a pool party in central Isfahan province. The Wednesday report by the TV news website iribnews.ir says provincial Islamic Revolutionary Guard forces and local ... Iranian Police Arrest Dozens Of 'Half-Naked' Youths At Pool PartyRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 5 news articles »

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US envoy to UN will go to Vienna to review Iran nuclear activities - CNBC Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:18:00 GMT

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US envoy to UN will go to Vienna to review Iran nuclear activities CNBC U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will travel to Vienna later this month to discuss Iran's nuclear activities with U.N. atomic watchdog officials. In April, Trump ordered a review of whether a suspension of sanctions on Iran related to ... Former top national security officials urge Trump to stick to Iran nuclear dealJewish Telegraphic Agency Trump and Congress must hold the radical mullahs of Iran accountableThe Hill (blog) How Trump can confront Iran without blowing up the nuclear dealgulfnews.com Arutz Sheva -STRATFOR all 21 news articles »

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Iran arrests six for Zumba dancing - BBC News Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:10:56 GMT

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Iran arrests six for Zumba dancing BBC News Iranian officials have arrested six people accused of teaching Zumba dancing and trying to "change lifestyles", media reports say. The group of four men and two women were charged over their dancing and not adhering to the hijab dress code. Instructors ... Iranian children arrested for teaching Zumba and 'western' danceThe Guardian all 2 news articles »

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Iranian drone forces US jet to take evasive action - CNNPolitics - CNN Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:03:53 GMT

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Iranian drone forces US jet to take evasive action - CNNPolitics CNN An Iranian drone came within 100 feet of a US Navy F/A-18 attempting to land on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, according to two ... Iran keeps trying to crash US ships and aircraftYahoo Finance Iran Drone Buzzes US Navy F/A-18 Jet In Persian Gulf, Forcing Evasive ActionNewsweek Iranian Drone Buzzes US Fighter Jet Over Persian GulfNew York Times Reuters -NavyTimes.com -Daily Mail -Military.com all 123 news articles »

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In Saudi Arabia's quest to debilitate the Iranian economy, they destroyed Venezuela - The Independent Wed, 09 Aug 2017 09:38:29 GMT

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In Saudi Arabia's quest to debilitate the Iranian economy, they destroyed Venezuela The Independent The second aim is to destroy the economy of Iran, the Saudi kingdom's main competitor in the Middle East. This would thus limit Tehran's ability to continue funnelling hundreds of millions each year to the Syrian regime, and Shia militias in Iraq ... and more »

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German Green Party probes Iran's activity against Israel and dissidents - The Jerusalem Post Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:40:01 GMT

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German Green Party probes Iran's activity against Israel and dissidents The Jerusalem Post A Green Party document titled “Direction of Shi'ite associations and their connection to the Iranian regime,” which contains 21 detailed questions on Iran's influence in Germany, was sent to Chancellor Angela Merkel's administration for a response.

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Terry Glavin: Afghanistan is fracturing, creating a vacuum that Russia and Iran are filling - National Post Wed, 09 Aug 2017 18:12:35 GMT

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Terry Glavin: Afghanistan is fracturing, creating a vacuum that Russia and Iran are filling National Post But that's small spuds. In the bigger picture, Afghanistan's fracturing along ethnic lines, exacerbated by the “war weariness” of the NATO countries, has opened up a political and military vacuum that Russia and Iran are happily filling, just as they ... Iran Foreign Ministry, SNSC chief condemn attack on Afghan villagePress TV all 162 news articles »