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Iranian official declares right to atomic energy
Saeed Jalili, the head of Iran’s Supreme Council of National Security and the country’s top nuclear negotiator, said today that Iran considers the use of nuclear energy to be its absolute right, and by no means is that negotiable.
- Syria releases two Iranian captives
Two Iranian engineers abducted in Syria by opposition forces were released yesterday and returned to Iran today.
- Iranian workers face growing unemployment
Close to 15,000 workers have been thrown out of work since 325 fertilizer factories closed down due to the unregulated import of Chinese fertilizers, says the president of the Association of Fertilizer Producers.
- Alarm sounded over Tehran air pollution
The head of the Tehran Environment Organization has announced that the city’s air quality has reached alarmingly poor levels and may soon constitute an emergency.
- Protests in Sistan-Baluchistan turn deadly
Protests against the arrest of the Rask Friday Mass leader’s son in Sistan-Baluchistan have left at least one protester dead and many injured, after the city’s military and security forces opened fire on the crowd.
- Authorities ease restrictions on captive leader
Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest for close to 15 months, has been given “permission to open his windows to get fresh air, to stroll in the building’s parking area and to lock his apartment door,” reports from Iran indicate.
- U.S. considers removing group from terrorist list
The U.S. government may omit the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Mujahedin-e Khalq) from its list of terrorist groups, the U.S. State Department has announced.
- Rising alcohol addiction concerns health ministry
The Iranian Ministry of Health says the consumption of alcoholic beverages has reached alarming levels in the southern areas of Tehran.
- Scientist’s alleged assassin hanged
Ali Jamali Fashi, who was convicted of assassinating Iranian scientist Masood Ali Mohammadi, was hanged today at Evin Prison.
- IAEA wants access to Iran's nuclear sites
The first day of new talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency ended yesterday with the agency calling for access to all of the country’s nuclear facilities.
- Political activist temporarily released
Mohammad Tavasoli, the head of the political office of the Freedom Movement of Iran party, has been temporarily released after seven months in prison.
- Former MP withdraws suit against cartoonist
The suit against Iranian cartoonist Mohammad Shokraye has reportedly been dropped by the former MP who originally filed a complaint.
- Mosques to be exempted from paying utility costs
Despite the rising cost of energy in Iran, Parliament today approved a bill making water, gas and electricity free for mosques, seminaries and centres where the Quran is taught.
- ISIS rejects claims Iran actively pursuing nuclear weapons
The Institute for Science and International Security says a new report on Iran’s nuclear activities by the dissident National Resistance Council of Iran, a branch of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, should be regarded with skepticism.
- Culture Ministry slams flogging sentence for cartoonist
The head of domestic media in Iran’s Ministry of Culture has challenged the flogging sentence for cartoonist Mohammad Shokraye, describing it as “disproportionate and unprecedented.”
- Iran warns that Western mistakes can derail nuclear talks
In advance of its nuclear talks with world powers in Iraq, Iran has warned that any miscalculation by the West will harm the success of the negotiations.
- Jailed lawyer to attend court
Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is being summoned to court again, this time for the suspension of her licence to practice law.
- Iran secures release of journalists from Syria
Two Turkish journalists abducted in Syria two months ago have been released after Iran intervened.
- Cartoonist’s sentence sparks crisis
The head of Iran’s House of Cartoon expressed regret that the sentence of 25 lashings handed to Mahmoud Shokraye, a cartoonist in the city of Arak, has turned into a political crisis.
- Rezai warns about growing dissatisfaction
Mohsen Rezai, the secretary of the Expediency Council of Iran, warned that social and economic dissatisfaction are on a sharp rise in the country.
