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AP: Despite unprecedented global penalties, Iran's nuclear program is advancing. The United States and other Western nations fear the Islamic republic is...

Iran says will hit Hormuz, US bases, Israel if attacked

AFP: The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards on Sunday warned of retaliation against the Gulf's strategic Strait of Hormuz, US bases ...

Iran admits its elite forces operating in Syria

AFP: Syrian troops on Sunday fought rebel fighters in the country's two main cities Damascus and Aleppo, as Iran acknowledged for the first...

Iran announces drone that flies 24 hours

UPI: Iran's military announced in Tehran Sunday it has reached its goal of developing a drone aircraft that can fly for 24 hours...

Netanyahu: Containment policy for Iran won’t work

AP: Israel's prime minister says a policy of containment for Iran will not work because Tehran is guided by a "leadership of fanaticism."...

S. Korea halts crude imports from Iran after insurance lost

Bloomberg: South Korea stopped buying crude oil from Iran in August after its refiners lost insurance coverage on ships carrying the fuel from...

US extends sanctions waivers for Japan, Europeans

AP: The Obama administration has exempted Japan and 10 European countries from U.S. economic sanctions because they have reduced significantly their purchases...

Iran: Hezbollah will defend us “easily” against Israeli attack

Reuters: An aide to Iran's supreme leader said Israel's military threats had "put Israeli citizens one step away from the cemetery" and ...

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Continued Human Rights Violations In Iran: Security Forces Open Fire On People Celebrating Khamenei’s Death

As the Iranian regime staged the funeral of Ali Khamenei four months after his death, human rights media reported...

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...

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Reuters: The Role and Threats of Monarchists in the Ban on Iranian Resistance Rally in Paris

Reuters reported that French authorities canceled a major demonstration...

U.S. Treasury Revokes License Allowing Iranian Regime Oil and Petrochemical Sales

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Tuesday,...

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