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Iran’s hardline parliament raises concerns with ‘foreign infiltration’ plan

Low Severity Asia Iran
Date Occurred Aug 19, 2026 18:21 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 19, 2026
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Citizens and entities would have to seek authorisation to contact universities or talk to foreign media.

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Iran flag Iran
Region Asia
Capital Tehran
GDP / Capita $7000.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #24954
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 19, 2026
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