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Iran blames economic woes on tougher sanctions

AFP: Falling oil exports, sliding currency, soaring inflation, slipping industrial output and rising unemployment -- just some of the economic woes Tehran...

Affleck film ‘Argo’ recounts Hollywood role in Iran crisis

AFP: Actor-director Ben Affleck's latest movie tells the incredible story of Hollywood's role in an attempt to get a group of US diplomats...

Iran budget gap set to widen as sanctions hurt oil exports

Bloomberg: Iran’s budget deficit may widen the most since at least 2007, according to the International Monetary Fund, as sanctions by the U.S....

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

AP: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the cyberthreat from Iran has grown, and he declared that the Pentagon is prepared to take...

Iran’s sea trade buckles under Western sanctions

Reuters: Iran's vital seaborne trade is buckling under the weight of Western sanctions, deepening hardship for a population deprived of basic imports...

EU insurers strip cover from ships storing Iran oil

Reuters: Two European insurers have withdrawn cover for tankers involved in the Iranian oil trade, the first such move since tough new ...

Biden touts Iran sanctions as Ryan voices doubts

AP: Vice President Joe Biden says his administration has the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, even as his Republican rival says the...

Hezbollah says sent Iranian-built drone over Israel

AFP: The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah boasted Thursday that his Shiite militant group sent a sophisticated unmanned drone over Israel last week,...

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Iran’s July 9 Student Uprising Mark 27th Anniversary

Twenty-seven years have passed since July 9, 1999, when the Iranian regime's official security forces and paramilitary groups loyal...

U.S. Military Attacks More Than 90 Targets in Iran

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that on Wednesday evening, U.S. forces struck about 90...

Amnesty International Challenges Silence Over the Iranian Regime’s Crimes

The bloody crackdown on the January protests in Iran remains unaddressed, and Amnesty International has warned that the continued...

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Khamenei’s Burial Becomes Stage for Power Struggles Among Regime Factions

On the second day of the funeral ceremonies for...

Iran’s July 9 Student Uprising Mark 27th Anniversary

Twenty-seven years have passed since July 9, 1999, when...

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