Iran News Round Up
The Iran News Round Up ran from February 2009-September 2018. Visit the Iran File for the latest analysis.
A selection of the latest news stories and editorials published in Iranian news outlets, compiled by Ali Alfoneh, Ahmad Majidyar and Michael Rubin. To subscribe to this daily newsletter, e-mail [email protected].
(E) = Article in English
Politics
- Parliamentary Speaker Ali Larijani says the "supervision of parliamentarians scheme" should not restrict their freedom.
- Taghi Karrubi, son of Mehdi, loses his job at the Secretariat of the Expediency Council which is headed by Mohsen Rezaei.
- Hojjat al-Eslam Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi, Chief Inspectorate head, says Ahmadinejad has not provided evidence for his charges against Rafsanjani. Pour-Mohammadi also adds that the "arrest of the main elements of sedition is being discussed at the Supreme National Security Council."
Diplomacy
Military and Security
- Law Enforcement Forces Chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam says the Revolutionary Guards and the Basij will come to the aid of the police force whenever necessary.
Trade
- Ghazanfar Roknabadi, the Islamic Republic's ambassador to Beirut, says Iran's trade with Lebanon could potentially reach $10 billion on annual basis.
- Video of a student being arrested at the gate of the Chalous branch of Azad University as he tries to enter the university while riding a donkey in protest against gasoline shortage.
Religion, Society and Culture
- Iranian director plans to direct the $70 million movie Cyrus the Great.
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