The Taming of the Rude: Ultraconservative weekly shut down after calling actors “cuckold”
To target non-orthodox appearance of actors and actresses, Lasarat weekly has gone to great lengths. Will it pay the price this time?
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Bahonar to Sleep on Presidential Chances for 2021
Ex-Deputy Speaker Mohammadreza Bahonar is considered a potential presidential candidate able to save the principlists’ void of choices equal of Rohani. Fatemeh Estiri’s following article, published on Khabar Online, chronicles his lifetime and argues that Bahonar is smarter than to run now.
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The Confusing Case of a Soccer Team: Why was Malavan FC female squad dissolved?
Reports of the dissolution of a local women’s soccer team, which went viral during the Iranian weekend, seemingly prove to be just the tip of the iceberg.
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Will Principlists Trust Rouhani Once Again?
Iranian media have already started speculations about the presidential race slated in nine months, with president Rouhani at the center. Principlist observer Nasser Imani believes Rouhani has little chance of winning support among the Principlists.
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Friday Prayers across Iran: Salaries, regional developments, and the nuclear deal
Friday prayers on July 29, 2016.
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Reflections on Coup and Countercoup in Turkey
Erdogan will utilize the failed coup’s windfall as a mechanism for political mobilization to tackle the Kurdish problem that extends to Syria and Iraq.
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Turkey after Coup: Iranian Diplomacy Forum on the failed putsch against Erdogan
Veteran diplomats and analysts discussed the background and aftermath of the failed coup d’état against Erdogan.
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Ex-Negotiator Saeed Jalili Has Set Twitter on Fire
As a hub that has attracted many Iranian politicians, journalists and citizens, Twitter is now a platform for political rivalry where a simple slip of the keyboard may cause storms by butterfly effect. Saeed Jalili is the latest victim.
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Iran Lost Nothing but Trust over Confidential Doc Released
Iran is filing a complaint to the IAEA as its long-term nuclear program is seemingly leaked. Principlist media claim there is confidential accord on Iran’s economic program, too.
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Military Coup against Erdogan or Erdogan’s Coup against the Military?
An essay by Saleh Nikbakht, an expert on legal affairs, published in Tehran’s Shargh daily
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