Author: Nasser Karimi
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Iran’s top leader, lawmakers lash out at US on nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader chastised President Donald Trump on Wednesday over his decision to pull America out of the 2015 nuclear deal, while lawmakers lit a paper U.S. flag on fire inside parliament, shouting, “Death to America!” The government backlash reflected broad public anger in Iran over Trump’s decision, which threatens to destroy…
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Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills hundreds
TEHRAN, Iran — Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested mountainous border region between Iraq and Iran, with nearly all of the victims in an area rebuilt since the end of the ruinous 1980s war. Sunday night’s…
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Influential former Iranian leader Rafsanjani dead at age 82
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save TEHRAN, Iran — Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82. Iranian media…
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Iranians avoid bad luck with outdoor festival
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians flocked to parks rich with the smell of grilled kebabs on Wednesday to toss around Frisbees, bat badminton birdies and battle one another in chess and backgammon — all to avoid being caught inside on the unlucky 13th day of the Persian New Year. The annual public picnic day, called…
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Iran: U.S. missile system to sow Gulf division
TEHRAN — Iran on Tuesday warned its Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf that the U.S. is trying to drive a wedge between them by ramping up its missile defense systems in the region. The comments deepen tensions at a time when Iran faces possible new sanctions over its nuclear ambitions. U.S. military officials said…
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Ahmadinejad dismisses US deadline for nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president on Tuesday dismissed a year-end deadline set by the Obama administration and the West for Tehran to accept a U.N.-drafted deal to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel. The United States warned Iran to take the deadline seriously. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also accused the U.S. of fabricating a purported Iranian…
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Hundreds of thousands protest in Iran, mourn dead. Video
TEHRAN, Iran – Hundreds of thousands of protesters wearing black and carrying candles filled the streets of Tehran again Thursday, joining opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to mourn demonstrators killed in clashes over Iran’s disputed election. The massive protest openly defied orders from Iran’s supreme leader, despite a government attempt to placate Mousavi and his…