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Iranian Guard asserts power over Strait of Hormuz

AP: The top commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard insists his force controls shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, gateway for one ...

Japan arrests three for Iran sanctions violations: report

Reuters: Japanese police have arrested two men and a woman in connection with alleged illegal money transfers to an Iranian shipping firm...

Netanyahu turns focus to Iran after narrow election win

Reuters: Hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in Israel's parliamentary election, shrugging off surprise losses to centre-left challengers and vowing...

Iran currency falls further on concerns over bank

New York Times: Iran’s currency, weakened by Western sanctions and economic mismanagement, has fallen further in value over the past few days in...

Iran’s president scoffs at Western sanctions

AP: Iran's president claims his country can make much more money from inventions than from oil, rendering Western economic sanctions powerless. ...

South Korea’s 2012 Iran crude imports down 35.6 pct

Reuters: South Korea's imports of crude oil from Iran dropped 35.6 percent last year after sanctions targeting that country's controversial nuclear programme...

Iran court fires Central Bank Head for withdrawals, IRNA says

Bloomberg: An Iranian court has “dismissed” Central Bank governor Mahmoud Bahmani, citing illegal withdrawals from the banking system, the Islamic Republic News...

Syria builds paramilitary force aided by Iran: NGO

AFP: President Bashar al-Assad's regime has put together a new paramilitary force of men and women, some trained by key ally Iran, to...

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Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign Enters Its 128th Week

On Tuesday, July 7, the "No To Executions Tuesdays campaign" continued. The campaign, which was launched to end all...

Oil Tanker Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British maritime security monitoring organization, reported that an oil tanker sailing...

Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization, on Monday, July 6, expressed concern over the growing wave...

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Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization,...

Tanker Trackers: Vessel Grounded in the Strait of Hormuz Belongs to Iran’s Oil Smuggling Network

Maritime monitoring firm TankerTrackers responded to Iranian regime media...

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