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The IndependentNumber of drug addicts in Iran 'doubles' in six yearsThe IndependentThe UN said last year that Iran already has one of the worst addiction crises in the world, affecting people from all walks of society. Economic stagnation and high unemployment - the lingering result of years of US nuclear sanctions - are widely ...Iran's drug problem: Addicts 'more than
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US Lawyer: US Entitled to Seize Iran-Tainted SkyscraperU.S. News & World ReportUS Lawyer: US Entitled to Seize Iran-Tainted Skyscraper. A U.S. government lawyer has urged a jury to conclude a charity must give up majority ownership of a Manhattan skyscraper because it is secretly controlled by Iran. June 26, 2017, at 11:17 a.m..and more »
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RUSI AnalysisJudgement Postponed: The Financial Action Task Force Extends Iran's LifelineRUSI AnalysisPerhaps the toughest of all challenges FATF has taken on thus far is seeking to foster conditions that encourage international financial institutions to re-engage with Iran following the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions in January 2016. In June ...
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Aljazeera.comIran Urges Europe to Help Promote Dialogue in Persian GulfNew York TimesBERLIN — Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, called on Europe on Monday to use its influence to promote dialogue in the Persian Gulf after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar earlier this month ...Iran: Hassan Rouhani condemns 'siege of Qatar'Aljazeera.comIran's Rouhani
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Al-ArabiyaFire breaks out at Isfahan refinery in Iran, injuring 10 workersReutersHajian denied earlier reports by some Iranian media outlets that around 100 workers at the refinery in central Iran had been injured. An official at the refinery's fire department told Reuters that the incident was small and did not affect the plant's ...Fire breaks out at Isfahan refinery in Iran,
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Daily BeastOblivious to History, Trump's Turning Up the Heat on Iran. He Should Look at the 1953 CIA Coup.Daily BeastIn 1979, just as the Shah of Iran was overthrown and the the reign of the ayatollahs began, a former Central Intelligence Agency operative named Kermit Roosevelt, the grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, published his first-hand account of the ...and more »
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Foreign Policy (blog)Trump Is Tripping Over Iran and Russia's Red Lines in SyriaForeign Policy (blog)Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — with invaluable help from Russia, as well as Iran and its various militia proxies — went on to clear the rebels out of the key cities of Homs and Aleppo. A diplomatic agreement establishing four “de-escalation ...Iran mocks reports its Syria
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NewsweekForeign Shipping Companies are Key to Iran's ProsperityNewsweekFrom Zurich to Rome, there is striking new evidence that foreign investors are growing spooked by the risks of doing business with Iran. And they should be. I was in Zurich last year after the signing of the nuclear deal sparked a gold rush by European ...and more »
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Financial TimesIran's hardliners push back against Rouhani's reform agendaFinancial TimesAs President Hassan Rouhani addressed a gathering of Iran's top political and military leaders, he outlined core themes that helped him secure a landslide election victory, including the need to attract foreign investment to help create hundreds of ...Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urges Muslims in Kashmir to 'repudiate oppressors'FirstpostIran detains Islamic
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Aljazeera.comIran: Hassan Rouhani condemns 'siege of Qatar'Aljazeera.comIranian President Hassan Rouhani has told the Emir of Qatar that a "siege" imposed on it by four Arab states that recently cut ties with Doha "is not acceptable for us", according to the office of the president's website. A statement released on Sunday ...Iran's Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects 'siege'ReutersThe Coming War Between Saudi
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