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Iranian Lawmakers Seek To Impose Stricter Hijab Penalties: Report
Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Iran Lawmakers Pass Bill To Penalise Women For Flouting Islamic Dress Code
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported. The assembly approved "the 'Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' bill.
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Microsoft President Says Deepfakes Are Biggest Concern Around AI, Steps Needed to Curb AI-Driven Fraud
Microsoft president Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that ar...
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Over 5,000 School Children Poisoned In Iran: Lawmaker
More than 5,000 Iranian schoolchildren have been affected by a spate of poisonings that has targeted mainly female pupils since late November, according to a lawmaker investigating the cases.
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Elon Musk Deploys Starlink Service in Iran Amid Country-Wide Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk has deployed his satellite-based Starlink service in Iran amid internet usage restrictions following widespread protests in the country. US State Secretary Antony Blinken earlier announced about advancing internet freedom and the free flow of information for the Iranian people.
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Elon Musk Bid to Provide Starlink Internet Service in Iran Amid Protests Gains Support From US Lawmakers
Elon Musk's bid to provide Iranians with internet access through his Starlink satellite internet service was received bipartisan support from US lawmakers on Thursday. A group of US lawmakers has asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to approve clearance for the satellite internet service in Iran, which is heavily sanctioned by the US, after the co...
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"Let Go Of The Country": Protests Continue In Iran Over Rising Food Costs
Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local media one person was killed in a demonstration in the southwest.
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Lawmaker Says Iran Nuclear Talks To Resume, EU Yet To Confirm
Iran this week is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers that have been suspended since June, an Iranian lawmaker said Sunday, but there was no immediate confirmation from the EU hosts.
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Second Iranian Lawmaker Dies Of Coronavirus: Report
An Iranian lawmaker died from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported, one of several officials to succumb to the illness in the epidemic-hit country.
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Iranian MP Announces $3 Million Award For "Whoever Kills Trump": Report
An Iranian lawmaker announced a 3 million dollar award to "whoever kills Trump".
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US Lawmakers Divided, To Vote On Preventing Trump From Waging War In Iran
Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic US lawmakers, and some Republicans, on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander, and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the president's ability to wage war.
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US Congress Wasn't Notified About Iran Commander's Killing, Says Official
US lawmakers were not told in advance of the attack ordered by President Donald Trump that killed a top Iranian military commander, a senior House Democrat said late Thursday.
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Iran Lawmakers Chant "Death To America" In Parliament As Tensions Rise
Iranian lawmakers chanted "Death to America" during a parliament session on Sunday after a speaker accused the United States of being the "real world terrorist", amid escalating tension with Washington following the downing of an unmanned US drone.
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Iran To Blacklist US Army If It Declares Guards As Terrorists: Lawmaker
Iran may put the US military on its terror list if Washington designates the Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards as terrorists, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday.
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Iran Lawmakers Target Hassan Rouhani's Finance Minister As Sanctions Bite
Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the finance minister on Sunday, ramping up pressure on the president who is already facing attacks from hardliners over his handling of the economy in the face of new U.S. sanctions.
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Iranian Lawmakers Seek To Impose Stricter Hijab Penalties: Report
Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Iran Lawmakers Pass Bill To Penalise Women For Flouting Islamic Dress Code
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to 10 years, state media reported. The assembly approved "the 'Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' bill.
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Microsoft President Says Deepfakes Are Biggest Concern Around AI, Steps Needed to Curb AI-Driven Fraud
Microsoft president Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. "We're going have to address the issues around deep fakes. We're going to have to address in particular what we worry about most foreign cyber influence operations, the kinds of activities that ar...
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Over 5,000 School Children Poisoned In Iran: Lawmaker
More than 5,000 Iranian schoolchildren have been affected by a spate of poisonings that has targeted mainly female pupils since late November, according to a lawmaker investigating the cases.
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Elon Musk Deploys Starlink Service in Iran Amid Country-Wide Internet Restrictions
Elon Musk has deployed his satellite-based Starlink service in Iran amid internet usage restrictions following widespread protests in the country. US State Secretary Antony Blinken earlier announced about advancing internet freedom and the free flow of information for the Iranian people.
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Elon Musk Bid to Provide Starlink Internet Service in Iran Amid Protests Gains Support From US Lawmakers
Elon Musk's bid to provide Iranians with internet access through his Starlink satellite internet service was received bipartisan support from US lawmakers on Thursday. A group of US lawmakers has asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to approve clearance for the satellite internet service in Iran, which is heavily sanctioned by the US, after the co...
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"Let Go Of The Country": Protests Continue In Iran Over Rising Food Costs
Protests over soaring food prices continued in several cities in Iran on Saturday, according to postings on social media, while an Iranian lawmaker told local media one person was killed in a demonstration in the southwest.
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Lawmaker Says Iran Nuclear Talks To Resume, EU Yet To Confirm
Iran this week is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers that have been suspended since June, an Iranian lawmaker said Sunday, but there was no immediate confirmation from the EU hosts.
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Second Iranian Lawmaker Dies Of Coronavirus: Report
An Iranian lawmaker died from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported, one of several officials to succumb to the illness in the epidemic-hit country.
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Iranian MP Announces $3 Million Award For "Whoever Kills Trump": Report
An Iranian lawmaker announced a 3 million dollar award to "whoever kills Trump".
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US Lawmakers Divided, To Vote On Preventing Trump From Waging War In Iran
Trump administration officials failed to convince Democratic US lawmakers, and some Republicans, on Wednesday that an imminent threat had justified the killing of a top Iranian military commander, and congressional Democrats scheduled a vote on legislation to rein in the president's ability to wage war.
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US Congress Wasn't Notified About Iran Commander's Killing, Says Official
US lawmakers were not told in advance of the attack ordered by President Donald Trump that killed a top Iranian military commander, a senior House Democrat said late Thursday.
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Iran Lawmakers Chant "Death To America" In Parliament As Tensions Rise
Iranian lawmakers chanted "Death to America" during a parliament session on Sunday after a speaker accused the United States of being the "real world terrorist", amid escalating tension with Washington following the downing of an unmanned US drone.
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Iran To Blacklist US Army If It Declares Guards As Terrorists: Lawmaker
Iran may put the US military on its terror list if Washington designates the Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards as terrorists, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Saturday.
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Iran Lawmakers Target Hassan Rouhani's Finance Minister As Sanctions Bite
Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the finance minister on Sunday, ramping up pressure on the president who is already facing attacks from hardliners over his handling of the economy in the face of new U.S. sanctions.
