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2019-11-30 19:21
Iranian police seize ancient relics from smuggler
TEHRAN – A number of ancient relics, estimated to date from prehistoric times to the [early] Islamic era, have recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2019-11-24 20:40
Timurid-era relics seized from a smuggler in Iran
TEHRAN – A haul of ancient relics, which is estimated to date back to the Timurid-era (1370–1507), has recently been confiscated from a smuggler in Zanjan, west-central Iran.
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2019-10-13 18:10
Millennia-old coins recovered in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently confiscated some 1,000 coins, reportedly dating back to three thousand years ago, from two antique smugglers in Miandorud, northern Mazandaran province.
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2019-10-02 20:35
Police recovers historical relics from antique dealer in Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated tens of objects which are estimated to date from the 1st and 2nd millennium BC from an antique dealer in downtown Tehran.
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2019-09-02 19:11
47 pre-Islamic gold plaques seized from smugglers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized 47 pieces of gold plaques dating back to pre-Islamic era, which were kept unlawfully by smugglers in Zanjan, western Iran.
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2019-07-13 21:34
Parthian, Safavid-era coins seized in northeast Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated four historical coins from two smugglers in Bojnourd, the capital of North Khorasan province.
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2019-07-05 13:05
Iran’s Expediency Council secretary calls for seizing British tanker in retaliation
TEHRAN – Secretary of the Expediency Council (EC) has said Iran should seize a British oil tanker if London doesn’t release the Iranian tanker which was illegally seized by its forces.
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2019-05-31 19:20
Iranian police recover haul of ancient relics
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized a haul of historical relics from a smuggler who was illegally embedded them in his car in Markazi province.
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2019-04-15 21:32
Iranian police seize historical relics in three provinces
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated a number of historical relics and coins from smugglers in provinces of Markazi, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari and Tehran, Persian media reported.
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2018-11-17 22:50
Police seize historical relics in northern Iran
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 10 historical objects from five unauthorized diggers in Behshahr, northern Mazandaran province, CHTN reported on Saturday.
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2018-10-27 18:52
Iranian police seize ancient coins in southwest
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 43 historical coins from two smugglers in Behbahan, southwestern Khuzestan province, IRNA reported.
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2018-08-21 00:42
More Bronze-Age objects recovered in Jiroft
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 11 Bronze-Age objects from smugglers in Jiroft. The seizure comes days after the police recovered three of same-age relics there.
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2018-08-15 17:07
5000-year-old objects recovered in Jiroft
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently recovered three objects estimated to date from 5,000 years ago, IRNA reported on Tuesday.
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2018-07-12 12:47
Smuggled relics seized in northern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated several historical relics from smugglers in the northern city of Behshahr, Mazandaran province.
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2018-07-01 09:22
Historical relics seized in Sarab
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized a patchwork of historical relics from a person who was illegally keeping them in the northwestern city of Sarab.
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2018-06-14 14:38
Centuries-old copy of Quran recovered
TEHRAN – A centuries-old copy of the Holy Quran has been recovered by the Iranian police.
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2018-06-14 14:35
Prehistoric artifacts seized from smugglers
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have seized 54 prehistoric objects, which was kept unlawfully at home of a smuggler in a Nahavand, Hamedan province, west-central Iran.
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2018-05-22 11:17
38 historical relics seized in Ardebil
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated 38 historical objects from smugglers in Meshgin Shahr, northwestern Ardebil province.
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2018-05-14 20:51
Achaemenid-era vessels seized in Fars
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently confiscated five Achaemenid-era vessels from a rural house in Marvdasht, southern Fars province.
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2018-04-22 10:36
Achaemenid-era objects seized in Fars
TEHRAN – Two relics dating from Achaemenid-era (c. 550–330 BC) have recently been confiscated in Marvdasht, southern Fars province.
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2017-12-14 12:50
Antique relics seized in Hamedan
TEHRAN – Three historical objects have been confiscated in an anti-smuggling operation in Hamedan, west central Iran, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
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2017-08-01 09:40
Iranian police seize pieces of prehistoric relics
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated six pieces of prehistoric objects from a smuggler’s house in Gonbad-e Kavus, northern Golestan province.
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2017-07-15 20:24
Iranian police seize dozens of prehistoric relics near Tehran
TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have confiscated dozens of prehistoric objects in Varamin, southeast Tehran, which are supposed to be associated with the splendid Mesopotamia civilization, CHTN reported on Friday.
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2016-09-28 17:28
Smuggled goods worth $2b seized in Iran in 6 months
TEHRAN — Smuggled goods worth 70 trillion rials (nearly $2 billion) were seized over the past six months in Iran, the head of the anti-smuggling task force said on Monday.
