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S.Korea to suspend Iranian bank as part of sanctions

AFP: South Korea will suspend the operations of an Iranian bank for two months, financial regulators said Thursday, as part of international sanctions over...

Iran vows crackdown if merchants strike over cuts in subsidies

Bloomberg: Iran’s government vowed a crackdown against merchants in the nation’s bazaars, an economic force whose 1979 shutdowns helped to topple the monarchy, if...

U.A.E. cuts off ties to Iran banks

Wall Street Journal: Banks in the United Arab Emirates have curtailed financial dealings with a handful of Iranian banks blacklisted by the U.S. Treasury,...

Iran gasoline capacity to keep growing -report

Reuters: Iran is expanding one of its main refineries as part of a drive to rapidly increase gasoline production capacity, a refinery official said,...

After currency crash, more worries for Iranian economy

Washington Post: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government, already faced with growing opposition from competing political forces within Iran, is confronting new pressure brought on by...

Rial rebounds against dollar in sanctions-hit Iran

AFP: Iran's rial rebounded against the dollar on Tuesday as banks in the Islamic republic offloaded the greenback to curb the local currency's recent...

Iran’s rial stays fragile despite central bank move

Reuters: Iran's currency, the rial, defied central bank attempts to revive its value on Sunday, remaining weak after falling 13 percent against the dollar...

Statoil eyes exit from Iran by 2012 or earlier

Reuters: Norwegian energy group Statoil said on Friday it would conclude work in Iran by 2012 at the latest and is now only providing...

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U.S. Military Attacks More Than 90 Targets in Iran

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that on Wednesday evening, U.S. forces struck about 90...

Amnesty International Challenges Silence Over the Iranian Regime’s Crimes

The bloody crackdown on the January protests in Iran remains unaddressed, and Amnesty International has warned that the continued...

Iranian Regime’s Iraqi Proxy Groups in the Trap of Arrest and the Law

Following the arrest of one of the Iranian regime's proxy operatives in Iraq, who had also been sanctioned by...

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Reuters: The Role and Threats of Monarchists in the Ban on Iranian Resistance Rally in Paris

Reuters reported that French authorities canceled a major demonstration...

British Couple Imprisoned in Evin Prison Remain on Hunger Strike

Lindsay Foreman and Craig Foreman, two British citizens imprisoned...

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