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Airplane Mode

Airplane Mode

The new deal Iran recently struck with Airbus is a harbinger for many Iranians of an age of improved flight safety and more facilitated tourist inflow, but not everyone is happy.

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Ode to Vigilantism?

Ode to Vigilantism?

A police crackdown on protesters who gathered in front of the Petroleum Ministry office in Tehran has taken them by shock.

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Controversy over ‘Reinforcement’ of Basij

Controversy over ‘Reinforcement’ of Basij

Last week, while controversies over the upcoming twin polls, candidate disqualifications, and debates regarding the prospects of the nuclear agreement kept hitting the headlines in Iran, the ninth parliament passed an act giving the Basij unprecedented privileges in sociopolitical spheres.

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