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Hossein Fereydoun, Senior Advisor and Younger Brother of Iran’s President Rouhani

Who is Hossein Fereydoun?… Continue reading

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Rare Interview with Revolutionary Guards Spokesman Ramazan Sharif

About the Revolutionary Guards’ interaction with past governments, involvement in politics and economy, the 2009 protests, and their attitude towards Hassan Rowhani… Continue reading

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Socio-Civic Campaign Against the Economic Sanctions Imposed on Iran

Iranian economists and academia members recently launched a public relations campaign about the removal of the economic sanctions… Continue reading

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Subsidy policy reform as seen by an Iranian citizen: housewife’s letter to Ahmadinejad

This week the conservative daily Khorasan published a letter sent by an Iranian housewife to President Ahmadinejad… Continue reading

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Iran: Ayatollah Rafsanjani Faces a Vote on His Future

With the approach of the internal elections for the Assembly of Experts leadership, slated for the assembly’s meeting on March 8-9, this week has seen… Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad’s Office Chief Provokes Outrage Once Again

Ahmadinejad’s office chief Esfandiar Rahim Masha’i provoked another outrage this week after making two controversial remarks recently. Speaking at an artists’ convention held in the city of Arak in… Continue reading

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Iranian Reformist Cleric Accuses Khamenei of Overstepping His Authorities

Ayatollah Ali-Mohammad Dastgheib, a top cleric affiliated with the reformist bloc, has recently published on his official website a religious ruling challenging the regime’s interpretation of the concept of “rule of the religious jurisprudent”, which has been in place since… Continue reading

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Reformist Opposition Leader Mehdi Karoubi Challenges Supreme Leader Khamenei

Karoubi called on Rafsanjani to exercise the constitutional powers of the assembly and take all measures necessary to prevent the principle of “rule of the religious jurisprudent” from being eroded by the Supreme Leader’s negligence in performing his duties and abuse of his powers… Continue reading

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A Rare Glimpse Into the Office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

According to the report, the responsibility for the security of the Supreme Leader and his office belongs to a special Revolutionary Guards unit called… Continue reading

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The Gaza Flotilla is a Step Towards the Destruction of Israel

Unlike pirate operations off the coast of Somalia, carried out by one terrorist group, the daily claimed that the “Zionist regime” took over the flotilla in an act of government-sponsored piracy. That crime supports the Palestinian cause and brings the “Zionist regime” one step closer to its destruction… Continue reading

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Why the Islamic Republic of Iran has Survived

In the hectic months of 1979—before the Islamic Republic had been officially declared—many Iranians as well as foreigners, confidently predicted its imminent demise… Continue reading