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Iran rejects Obama’s claim that sanctions halted nuclear program

The Hill: Iran’s foreign ministry on Thursday rejected President Obama’s remarks about Iran’s nuclear program in the State of the Union speech. Obama said in his...

Iran begins vetting expatriates seeking to return, group says

Bloomberg: Iranian intelligence officials have begun reviewing requests of exiles interested in returning home, the New-York based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported....

Arrest of billionaire highlights political divisions in Iran

Reuters: While international sanctions have made life a struggle for many Iranians, they were a big break for businessman Babak Zanjani, who made a...

Iranian lawmakers to visit Britain as diplomatic ties improve

Reuters: Iranian parliamentarians will come to London in the next few months, the first such visit in years, as Iran and Britain try to...

UK Parliamentary committee meets Iranian opposition leader in Paris

PRNewswire: A high-level cross-party delegation of British parliamentarians from both Houses of Commons met today with the leader of the Iranian opposition to pursue a...

Iran sanctions push stalls, U.S. lawmakers mull weaker measure

Reuters: An attempt to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program has stalled in the U.S. Congress and lawmakers are discussing whether...

Annan launches Elders mission to Iran

AFP: Former UN chief Kofi Annan, head of a group of ex-global leaders known as the Elders, Sunday started a visit aimed at boosting dialogue...

Iran: Ex-leader’s daughter gets suspended sentence

AP: An Iranian news agency is reporting that the daughter of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has received a six-month suspended prison sentence on...

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Iraq Sets September 30 as Deadline for Disarmament of Iranian Regime-Backed Militia Groups

Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi announced on Monday, June 29, that the government has given Shiite armed groups backed...

Escalating Iran-US Conflict Cuts Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Lifts Oil Prices

Oil Prices Rise and Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Declines Following Tensions Between Iran and the United...

The ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign has entered its 127th week

The campaign “No to Executions Tuesdays,” a prisoner-led protest against executions held across multiple prisons in Iran, entered its...

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Grossi: A Very Robust Verification System is Needed for Iran’s Nuclear Program

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy...

Workers and Retirees in Iran Once Again Protest Over Living Conditions

Retirees and workers held protest gatherings and marches in...

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The Hill: Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) called on Tuesday for...

At Least 1,922 Executions in Iran in 2025, Nearly Double Compared to 2024

The Iran Human Rights Monitor (iran-hrm), a human rights...

France says Iran’s response unsatisfactory

Reuters: France said on Friday Iran's response to an...