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Don’t “play” with Islamic law, Iranian women told

Reuters: Activists should not try to change Islamic laws relating to women’s rights, Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday, two days after one campaigner was reportedly sentenced to 34 months in jail and ten lashes.

Earthquake jolts central Iran

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook parts of central Iran on Wednesday, state media reported.

Earthquake jolts central Iran

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 04 – An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook parts of central Iran on Wednesday, state media reported.

Mortar in Tehran fails to explode: report

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Reuters: A mortar shell hit a petrol station in Tehran but failed to explode, an Iranian news agency said on Tuesday, but a senior oil official later said the device landed 100 meters away.

Iran admits sanctions hurting oil industry

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AFP: Iran admitted on Tuesday that international sanctions imposed over its controversial nuclear programme were harming its ability to invest in oil infrastructure, the backbone of its economy.

Iran again bans moderate daily

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AFP: Iran renewed a ban on a moderate daily newspaper on Tuesday less than two months after allowing it to return to news stands, the paper’s director told the ISNA news agency.

Russia’s nuclear plant may not meet Iranian timeframe

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AFP: Russia indicated Tuesday that a nuclear reactor plant it is constructing in Iran could not be completed in two months as expected by Tehran, citing “technical and economic questions.”

China urges diplomacy on Iran standoff

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AP: China called Tuesday for stepped up diplomacy rather than new sanctions to try to persuade Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and rein in its nuclear program.

Iran, low on gasoline, to be supplied by Venezuela

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New York Times: Venezuela agreed to sell Iran gasoline on Tuesday, less than a week after Iran unveiled a rationing program to limit its dependence on gasoline imports.

Iran sentences women’s right activists to lashes, prison term

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 03 – Iran’s judiciary has sentenced a women’s right activist to lashes and prison time for taking part in an anti-government protest last year, state media reported.