semiofficial
Americanadjective
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Iranian officials signaled that a final text of the agreement wasn’t ready, according to the semiofficial Tasnim news agency on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim News Agency published a list of “Iran’s new targets” in mid-March, which included specific operating facilities owned by companies like IBM and Palantir.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Video broadcast by the semiofficial Tasnim News Agency depicted burning buildings and scenes of destruction that were said to have been perpetrated by “terrorists.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Some people held photographs of Mr. Raisi; the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported that the country’s interior minister and acting president had been spotted in the crowd.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2024
That tolerance became semiofficial policy in 2000, when North Korea promised leniency to those who had fled the country in search of food.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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