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Iran outwits sanctions, but feels pinch

UPI: U.S. and European sanctions are taking their toll of Iran's economy, even though Tehran has become adept at getting around them to sell...

Brazil sugar at ports rises 27% as ships head to Iran, Black Sea

Bloomberg: The amount of sugar awaiting loading at ports in Brazil, the world’s largest producer, climbed 27 percent over the past week as...

Iran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil

Reuters: Iran is becoming increasingly creative in dodging Western sanctions, managing to sell a rising volume of fuel oil to generate revenue...

Tehran firm indicted on alleged embargo violations

AP: An Iranian technology company and several of its managers and business partners have been indicted in Virginia for violating the U.S. ...

Japan to extend cuts in Iran oil imports in 2013, JX chief cays

Bloomberg: Japan will import fewer than 160,000 barrels a day of oil from Iran next year to avoid sanctions aimed at the Middle...

Eight killed in Iran mine collapse: report

AFP: Eight people were killed when a coal mine collapsed a day ago in central Iran, a local official was quoted as saying...

Former Iranian diplomat wanted by U.S. arrives in Tehran

Reuters: A former Iranian diplomat arrested in London for trying to export night-vision weapons' sights to Iran arrived back in Tehran on ...

Turkey urges Iran to pressure Syria for end to violence

AFP: Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu urged Tehran on Tuesday to "send a clear message" to Syria's embattled regime to stop the ...

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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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British Couple Imprisoned in Evin Prison Remain on Hunger Strike

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Iranian Regime Parliament Speaker: No Access Will Be Granted to Bombed Sites

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian regime's...

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