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Iran elections candidates: Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf

Iran Focus: Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf is one of the eight hopefuls competing to become president following the June 17 elections. He is also one of...

Iran elections candidates: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran Focus: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the appointed Mayor of Tehran, after first getting the job in April 2003.He is seen to be an ultra-conservative,...

Iran elections candidates: Mehdi Karroubi

Iran Focus: Hojatoleslam Mehdi Mahdavi-Karroubi, a mid-ranking cleric, is currently a member of the State Expediency Council and an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

Iran elections candidates: Mohsen Mehralizadeh

Iran Focus:Mehralizadeh, perhaps the most obscure candidate in the race, is a Vice-President in the present administration of President Mohammad Khatami, serving as the...

Iran elections candidates: Mostafa Moin

Iran Focus: Moin served as chancellor of Shiraz University from 1981 to 1982 and has been a member of the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council...

Two small explosions hit Iran city, no one hurt

Reuters: Two small devices hidden in rubbish bins exploded in the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan on Monday, causing no casualties, police said.They said...

We want the right to party – not a futile vote, say alienated youth

The Times: Gelled hair, shades, jeans and attitude: the youth of Isfahan were hanging out in the neon-lit night of Nazar Street doing what...

Camera of Sean Penn, Journalist, Confiscated in Iran

Editor and Publisher: Iran was rocked by bombings on Sunday, killing at least nine and wounding more than 30, as dozens of journalists from...

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Death Sentence Issued for Iranian Political Prisoner Amirhassan Monfared

Amirhossein Akbari Monfared, a 27-year-old political prisoner held in Tehran's Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Judge...

Thirteenth Night of CENTCOM Strikes; Southern, Western, and Central Iran Under Fire

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Friday, July 24, the conclusion of the thirteenth consecutive night of military...

Three European Embassies in Tehran Evacuate Staff Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

Amid escalating tensions between the Iranian regime and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have withdrawn...

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Sharp Rise in U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate in Iran After Resumption of War

As military clashes between the Iranian regime and the...

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Reports Eighth Consecutive Night of Attacks Against IRGC

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Sunday, July 19,...

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