My first news post includes two articles and comes from the Iranian news website Tabnak (tabnak.ir). Tabnak has the highest traffic of any news site in Iran and is generally considered a credible source. The site is associated with Mohsen Rezaee, the founder of the Revolutionary Guards and current head of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council. That being the case, Tabnak could be classified as more conservative and close to the Iranian government.
A basic translation of this article's title is: Larkani withdraws his candidacy for the benefit of Jalili
This article goes on to describe how Larkani decided to end his candidacy in support of Presidential hopeful Saeed Jalili. Both men are very conservative and favored by Iranian leadership. Saeed Jalili is particularly notable for his position leading negotiations related to Iran's nuclear program. Support from other conservative candidates like Larkani, in conjunction with his favorable standing and notoriety, could make Jalili an extremely interesting candidate to watch in the coming weeks.
This article is a bit of a departure from the Iranian presidential race. The title mentions some comments made by the Iranian Minister of Communications regarding the earth's atmosphere. If you think, based on that, that the body of the article will describe the Minister's concerns about pollution or the climate, you're slightly off. The Minister states that an important discovery has been made regarding one layer of the earth's atmosphere. It has been determined, he claims, that pictures and sound can travel better through this particular layer of atmosphere. Most importantly, he goes on to assure that when the hidden Imam of Shia Islam reveals himself, he will be able to broadcast his message to the entire world using this atmospheric layer... The article's author not only calls the Minister out on the stupidity of his statements, but criticizes him for tying important religious figures to wild claims easily proven incorrect.
This article goes on to describe how Larkani decided to end his candidacy in support of Presidential hopeful Saeed Jalili. Both men are very conservative and favored by Iranian leadership. Saeed Jalili is particularly notable for his position leading negotiations related to Iran's nuclear program. Support from other conservative candidates like Larkani, in conjunction with his favorable standing and notoriety, could make Jalili an extremely interesting candidate to watch in the coming weeks.
This article is a bit of a departure from the Iranian presidential race. The title mentions some comments made by the Iranian Minister of Communications regarding the earth's atmosphere. If you think, based on that, that the body of the article will describe the Minister's concerns about pollution or the climate, you're slightly off. The Minister states that an important discovery has been made regarding one layer of the earth's atmosphere. It has been determined, he claims, that pictures and sound can travel better through this particular layer of atmosphere. Most importantly, he goes on to assure that when the hidden Imam of Shia Islam reveals himself, he will be able to broadcast his message to the entire world using this atmospheric layer... The article's author not only calls the Minister out on the stupidity of his statements, but criticizes him for tying important religious figures to wild claims easily proven incorrect.
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