Mayor of Tehran: Behesht Zahra should become the cultural center of the country

Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, a member of the parliament's security commission, called the sanctions a double-edged sword, saying: "They are not just beating our necks, they are beating most of the Westerners themselves." "We can give Westerners the opportunity to return to the Iranian gas, oil, petrochemical and industrial markets," he added.

"Behind many economic problems and high prices in the country is embezzlement and corruption," said Mehdi Saadati, Babil's representative in parliament, noting that the people's demands should not be addressed on the pretext of problems.

Ali Bagherzadeh, director of the Shad Student Network, denied reports that 300,000 teachers had removed the app because of their protests over living conditions, saying there had been no change in the number of Shad users.

Emphasizing that the strict implementation of health protocols is necessary at all entry points of the country and for citizens of all countries, Ebrahim Raisi said: "Double acceleration in the process of vaccination of different occupational groups is necessary."

In a statement marking the 2,000th day of Nazanin Zaghari's detention in Iran, British Foreign Secretary Liz Terrace called her separation from her family "cruel" and said she had emphasized this in a meeting with her Iranian counterpart on Wednesday and pressured Iran to return Zaghari. Continues