Iran: quantity

Although women can't run for president, in irannewsdaily is an article that states that slowly more women are voted in city councils.
While Iranian women have yet to make a major breakthrough on a national stage, their success in the municipal polls is remarkable.
Out of 264 seats available on councils in provincial capitals, 44 went to women.


Iran has resumed gas exports to Turkey.
Iran has begun pumping gas and is expected to gradually increase the gas flow.
According to the 1996 contract, Iran is obliged to supply three billion cubic meters to Turkey in the first year, with the volume rising to 10 billion cubic meters by 2007.
The two countries are currently engaged in a legal dispute, with Turkey claiming that the gas is overpriced and that its quality and amount often fall below the terms agreed in the contract.



Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Mohammad-Baqer Zolqadr said Sunday in Tehran that at the elections from December, 80 percent of those elected belong to the fundamentalist camp with reformists trailed behind at 18 percent of votes and other nominees collecting 2% of votes.





In Iran deathpenalty is in use. Also for child offenders.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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