{"id":6362,"date":"2009-05-17T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2009-05-17T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/6362-minnesota-to-divest-from-iran-under-new-law"},"modified":"2009-05-17T16:28:01","modified_gmt":"2009-05-17T15:28:01","slug":"minnesota-to-divest-from-iran-under-new-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/minnesota-to-divest-from-iran-under-new-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota to divest from Iran under new law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; A new state law requires the Minnesota State Board of Investment to divest its holdings in companies that do business in Iran, Associated Press reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The law that has been signed by Gov. 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