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Report: Iranian Steel Mill Workers Detained After Protests

Iranian authorities detained an unspecified number of steel mill workers after five weeks of protests over delays in salaries, a semi-official news agency reported Monday.   The report by ILNA says the arrests took place on Sunday night. However, Kasra Ghafouri, the head of state-owned National Iranian Steel Group, insisted the workers were only "summoned," not detained. The report did not elaborate.   The factory in Ahvaz, the capital of southwestern oil-rich...


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