MNA � Noor Ali Tabandeh, the leader of the Gonabadi Dervishes, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92. Tabandeh died of old age at a hospital in the capital city of Tehran. His body will be transferred to Bidokht, Gonabad, in the eastern province of Razavi Khorasan, to be buried alongside other leaders of the cult.

Al-Monitor- Irans moderate President Hassan Rouhani reacted Feb. 21 to the recent flaring of tensions between Gonabadi dervishes and security forces, saying he will not tolerate any violent behavior toward law enforcement officers. Clashes between dervishes and security forces in Tehran reached a climax Feb. 19, when a supporter of the Gonabadi order ...