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Iran to start privatising state bank: official

AFP: Iran will in the next months float shares in Bank Mellat on the stock market, making it the first state-owned bank to follow...

Frenchman shot dead in Iranian city

Reuters: A French tourist was shot dead in the central Iranian city of Isfahan by a man who local police said was "mentally disturbed",...

Iranian students protest jailings

New York Times: Iranian students held a protest on Sunday at Tehran University to demand the release of fellow students who have been jailed...

Iran, China’s Sinopec sign oil-field deal

Reuters: Iran said China's Sinopec would invest around $2 billion under a deal signed on Sunday to develop the huge Yadavaran oil field, the...

Iran aims to end gasoline rationing by March 2009

Reuters: Iran aims to end gasoline rationing by March 2009 through expanding domestic production of fuel and encouraging the use of vehicles powered by...

Iranian students protest at university

AP: Hundreds of Iranian students expressed their anger over a government crackdown on activists in a protest Sunday at Tehran University, the second such...

CIA has recruited Iranians to defect

Los Angeles Times: The CIA launched a secret program in 2005 designed to degrade Iran's nuclear weapons program by persuading key officials to defect,...

Sanctions strain Iran’s economy, officials say

Daily Telegraph: Iran's banks are on the brink of collapse and its manufacturing industries facing severe shortages as sanctions bite, according to assessments by...

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Tensions Rise Between France and Iran’s Regime

In response to the Iranian regime's decision to declare two former employees of the French Embassy in Tehran "persona...

Cost of Living Basket Several Times Higher Than Iranian Workers’ Wages

Workers' cost of living has come under pressure from inflation and low wages. July inflation data point to intensifying...

‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Expands to 60 Prisons Across Iran

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign has expanded to 60 prisons across...

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Iran’s Regime Plans Fuel Rationing, Higher Gasoline Prices Within Next 15 Days

Esmail Saghab-Esfahani, a vice president of Iran's regime, said...

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Reuters: A senior U.S. official said on Tuesday that...

EU asks US to consider plane sales to Iran

Reuters: European countries have asked the United States to...

Russian nuclear chief due in Iran in February

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 31 – The new...