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Fact-finding mission's report drafted under West pressure: Iran

Tehran, IRNA - Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights has rejected findings of a so-called UN fact-finding mission on Iran's conduct during the 2022 protests in the country, saying the report has been drafted under pressure from some Western governments.
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‘Foreign governments turned Mahsa Amini’s death into political project’

Tehran, IRNA - The wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says foreign governments exploited the tragic death of Mahsa Amini last year and the unrest that followed into a “political project” to achieve their objectives in the Islamic Republic.
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Lancet article on Iran driven by ‘political interests’: Medical academy

Tehran, IRNA- The president of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written a letter to Professor Richard Horton, the editor-in-chief of the Lancet Medical Journal, expressing deep concerns about a Lancet magazine article containing “completely false information” about the Islamic Republic and its health services.
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Iran FM criticizes CNN for ‘false, biased’ reports

New York, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in an exclusive interview with CNN, has rejected the news network’s reports on the recent unrest in Iran, calling them “false and biased".
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FM Amirabdollahian reacts to West's machinations against Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in an interview with American media on Thursday responded to the false claims about the recent turmoil and western media machinations against Iran.
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Canada slaps new sanctions on Iran

Tehran, IRNA – The Canadian government on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iran over alleged human rights violations, targeting two individuals and three entities.
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Interior Ministry official: Over $40m of damage caused in riots

Tehran, IRNA – An Interior Ministry official in Iran said on Saturday that more than 40 million dollars of damage were caused during riots in the country over the past two months.
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West’s reaction to unrest fallacious propaganda: Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the Western states have initiated unfounded and fallacious propaganda campaign against the Islamic Republic concerning unrest erupted following the death of Iranian girl Mahsa Amini.
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Germany’s sympathy with Iranians ‘hypocritical’: Iran envoy

Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian envoy attending the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Session on Iran criticized Germany for requesting the Thursday session, saying that Berlin’s claims of expressing sympathy with the Iranians are hypocritical.
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Envoy terms Special Session of Human Rights Council on Iran as political scam

London, IRNA – Iran’s envoy has criticized the Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Islamic Republic, calling it “a political scam” and saying the so-called champions of human rights, which have committed crimes against humanity throughout history are of no “moral credibility” to advise others.
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US imposes sanctions on more Iranian officials over riots response

New York, IRNA – The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on more Iranian officials over the country’s response to the recent riots in the country.
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US sanctions IRIB director, senior officials

New York, IRNA – The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on six senior employees and officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), including its director Peyman Jebeli.
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Iran FM, EU’s Borrell discuss JCPOA on phone

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell discussed the negotiations aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and removing sanctions against the country.
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Judiciary chief says rioters to be dealt with based on law

Birjand, IRNA – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Ejei on Thursday said that rioters will be dealt with firmly and strongly based on law and fairness for their actions to disturb the security of people.
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Kanaani rejects G7 statement, calls anti-Iran accusations ‘unfounded’

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Wednesday strongly condemned and rejected a recent statement by the Group of Seven (G7) about the latest developments in Iran.
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Foreign Ministry summons German amb. over ‘meddlesome’ stance on Iran riots

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani on Thursday summoned German Ambassador Hans-Udo Muzel to Tehran over “meddlesome” remarks by a number of German officials about the latest riots in Iran.
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Europe cannot squeeze new concession via sanctions: Iran MP

Tehran, IRNA – Europe cannot resort to the imposition of new sanctions on Iran in a bid to squeeze new concessions from the Islamic Republic, an Iranian legislator said.
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Iran president advisor meets Mahsa Amini’s family

Tehran, IRNA – Adviser to Iranian President on Ethnic and Religious Minorities Affairs Mamousta Abdul Salam Karimi has held talks with the family of Iranian girl Mahsa Amini, whose death has turned into a source of difference in Iran.
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Iran condemns EU sanctions, vows to reciprocate

Tehran, IRNA – Spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the latest European Union sanctions against a number of Iranian people and entities, saying that the Islamic Republic will soon reciprocate and impose sanctions against relevant European individuals and entities.
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Sabotage team dismantled; 880 rioters arrested in Gilan: Iranian police

Rasht, IRNA – Law enforcement officials in Iran’s northern province of Gilan on Monday announced the arrest of 880 people in connection with the recent riots there.
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Iran FM calls EU sanctions ‘unconstructive’, says riots intolerable everywhere

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday that rioting and damaging public property are not tolerated in any part of the world, with Iran being no exception.
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Senior official says US has asked for direct talks with Iran “thirty-odd” times

Tehran, IRNA – Mohammad Jamshidi, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said on Tuesday that the United States has made “thirty-odd” requests for direct talks with Iran.
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Iran Foreign Ministry summons UK ambassador over ‘baseless’ sanctions

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday night summoned the British ambassador to Tehran to protest the latest sanctions imposed by London against several Iranian individuals and entities.
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Judiciary official releases new details of Sarina Esmaeilzadeh’s death

Karaj, IRNA – Head of the Justice Department of Iranian Alborz Province Hossein Fazeli on Sunday released new details about the death of Sarina Esmaeilzadeh noting that there were different scenarios and distorted narratives surrounding this incident.
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Parliamentary commission to finalize report on Mahsa Amini death by Tues.: MP

Tehran, IRNA – Mohammad Saleh Jokar, head of the Iranian Parliament’s Commission for the Country’s Internal Affairs and Councils said on Saturday that the commission will prepare its final report on Mahsa Amini’s death by Tuesday.
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Legal Medicine reports on reason for Mahsa Amini's death

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Legal Medicine Organization issued its report on Friday on the reason for the late Mahsa Amini's death a fortnight ago.
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FM warns EU against ‘hasty political action’ over Iran unrest

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Wednesday warned the European Union against any hasty political action over the latest unrest in the country, saying that the Islamic Republic will reciprocate in case of such an action.
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Full text of Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech on recent unrest in Iran

Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has underlined that the role of arrogant powers’ policies in recent bitter events in Iran is obvious.
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Decision on detainees should be made as quickly as possible: Official

Tehran, IRNA - Deputy Chief of the Iranian Judiciary and secretary of the High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi while appreciating the round-the-clock efforts of the Prisons Organization and judicial officials, stressed the need to determine the situation of detainees as quickly as possible.
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Envoy warns against hasty statements on latest Iran events

London, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Ali Bahraini, on Monday warned certain countries against issuing hasty statements about the latest developments in his country.
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