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Iranian vice president Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country’s strict Islamic dress code in order ‘not to put women under pressure’.

Iran delivered a conciliatory message to Western leaders in Davos yesterday, with a top official denying it wants nuclear weapons, days after its arch adversary Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

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Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian officials warned of a “man-made disaster.”

Iranian cargo vessels will reportedly carry over 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate, a key ingredient to make missile propellant.

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Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country's strict Islamic dress code in order "not to put women under pressure".Covering the neck and head and dressing modestly became mandatory for women in Iran following the Islamic revolution that overthrew the US-backed Shah in 1979.