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Iran cuts crude oil stored in tankers 40% since April

Bloomberg: Iran, the second-largest oil producer in the Middle East, released six supertankers from its fleet of vessels storing crude oil, a 40 percent...

Ahmadinejad under fire from parliament speaker

AFP: Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has come under fire from parliament speaker Ali Larijani, a fellow conservative who stood against him when he...

Protests simmer among Iran’s powerful merchants

AP: Tehran's powerful merchants don't need street protests to make their anger known — the sound of shops being locked up and metal grates...

Lloyd’s of London backs US sanctions on Iran

Daily Telegraph: Lloyd's of London has warned companies it will not longer insure or reinsure petroleum shipments entering Iran. The Daily...

FACTBOX-Sanctions and fuel supplies to Iran

Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law last week imposing tough new sanctions on Iran's banking and energy sectors, hoping to curb Teheran's...

New sanctions seen hurting Iran businesses in Dubai

Reuters: New sanctions on Iran are expected to complicate life further for Iranian businesses based in the United Arab Emirates, home to regional trade...

Tehran bazaar shuts down in tax row with government

AFP: Traders in Tehran's grand bazaar went on strike on Tuesday in protest at increased income taxes in a year of slow business, ISNA...

Sanctions are biting in Iran, exiled group says

Reuters: Sanctions imposed on Iran over the past four years are having a direct impact on its nuclear programme and causing widespread bank liquidity...

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Retirees Keep the Flame of Civil Protest Alive in Iran

Retirees in Iran are now forced to take to the streets in the scorching heat of summer and the...

United States Launches Major Attack on Iranian Regime Targets

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says the latest strikes were a response to missile attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Iranian Regime Backs Down on Executions Over Ghezel Hesar Prison Hunger Strike

After 16 days of a widespread hunger strike by approximately 1,500 death row prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel...

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Iranian Regime Executes Two More Protesters from the January Uprising

State-run media in Iran reported on Tuesday, July 28,...

Iranian Regime Proxy Forces Face Decline After War with United States

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An Iranian political prisoner died on Sunday, following abuse...

Iran’s Ahmadinejad meets Syria’s al-Assad, Hezbollah chief

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 19 - Iran’s hard-line President...