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The next supreme leader could transform Iran | Politics | Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:38:00 GMT

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The next supreme leader could transform Iran | Politics | Al Jazeera
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In early January, Iran experienced its biggest protest wave since the suppression of the Green Movement in 2009. In spite of shaking the Islamic Republic, these demonstrations did not produce any major political changes. Leaderless and without a clear ...
Can there be meaningful change in Iran?Dhaka Tribune
Iran indicts 54 over cost-of-living protestsi24NEWS

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How Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran's Protests - New York Times Sat, 20 Jan 2018 21:13:00 GMT

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How Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran's Protests
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The weeklong demonstrations across Iran, centered in religiously conservative, working class towns and cities rather than Tehran, were the broadest display of discontent since the Green Movement protests in 2009, following a disputed presidential ...

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How cronyism in Iran's banks fueled protests - The Boston Globe Sat, 20 Jan 2018 19:16:16 GMT

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How cronyism in Iran's banks fueled protests
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The Caspian Credit Institution, which became one of the largest in a long series of failures of Iranian financial institutions in recent years, in Tehran on Thursday. Thousands lost their savings in the collapse of shady banks, part of a broader ...

Closing the door on English in Iran - Salon Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:05:23 GMT

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Closing the door on English in Iran
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Although defeated in the end, he was the quintessential martyr; the model of meekness. I taught myself all the English words that would describe my love for him. To me, his climb up the antenna-topped Empire State Building represented a direct line of ...

Iran deal won't survive beyond May 2018, sanctions expert says - CNBC Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:15:00 GMT

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Iran deal won't survive beyond May 2018, sanctions expert says
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The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed by all five United Nations Security Council members and Germany in 2015, allowed the lifting of international sanctions on Iran in exchange for compliance with restrictions on its nuclear program ...
Report: Germany weighs new sanctions against IranThe Jerusalem Post
On Iran's protests, Europe must find its voiceThe Hill
Report: Germany Weighing New Sanctions against IranAsharq Al-awsat English
Washington Free Beacon -Axios -Japan Today
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Iran to dominate many Tillerson conversations in Europe next week - CNBC Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:24:07 GMT

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Iran to dominate many Tillerson conversations in Europe next week
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a question at the State Department in Washington, January. Yuri Gripas | Reuters. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a question at the State Department in Washington, January 18, 2018. Iran will dominate ...
Iran To Top Tillerson's Agenda On European TripRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Tillerson to make his European tour amid rising rift over Iran nuclear dealXinhua

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After Protests, Iran Leadership Pushes Hard For 'Homegrown' Apps - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Sat, 20 Jan 2018 10:12:59 GMT

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After Protests, Iran Leadership Pushes Hard For 'Homegrown' Apps
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Iran's authorities wasted little time squelching their citizens' favorite social media as protests multiplied in December -- including slapping "temporary" blocks on encrypted international apps like Telegram and Instagram, in addition to existing ...

Iran to resume rice imports - Xinhua Sat, 20 Jan 2018 10:23:20 GMT

Iran to resume rice imports
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TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Ministry of Agriculture will resume order registration for rice importers from Jan. 21, Financial Tribune reported on Saturday. The order registration will be valid for a three-month period, until June 21, extendable ...

Climate change a long simmering factor in Iran protests - San Francisco Examiner Sun, 21 Jan 2018 01:04:42 GMT

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Climate change a long simmering factor in Iran protests
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TEHRAN, Iran — In the mountains of western Iran, the province of Chaharmahal Bakhtiari is known for mile-high lagoons, flowing rivers and wetlands that attract thousands of species of migratory birds. But years of diminishing rainfall have shriveled ...

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To Achieve Freedom for Iran and the Arab Nations, the Region Must Unite - Global Voices Online Sun, 21 Jan 2018 00:34:32 GMT

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To Achieve Freedom for Iran and the Arab Nations, the Region Must Unite
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There are two remarkable features to the recent Iranian uprising. The first is that it began in the religiously conservative city of Mashhad. The second is the expansion of the insurrection far beyond the ethnically homogenous Persian provinces to the ...
Exclusive Analysis: A Coherent Arab Strategy Would Curb Iran's InfluenceAsharq Al-awsat English

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