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Cannes cartoon of life under ayatollahs infuriates Iran

AFP: A biting animation about a young girl's life under Iran's ayatollahs screened at Cannes Tuesday despite protests from Tehran of Western bias. ...

Iran slashes interest rates amid rising inflation

AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday slashed interest rates in defiance of double-digit inflation that is expected to rise further this year. ...

Pulitzer winner honored 27 years later

AP: An Iranian photographer who was anonymously awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for capturing a chilling image of men before a firing squad...

Iran grants Belarus oil reserve access

AP: Iran granted Belarus greater access to oil reserves as the leaders of the countries, both at odds with the United States, met Monday...

Iran, U.S.-allied Arabs relations heat up

AP: Iran and its U.S.-allied Arab neighbors have long had testy relations. Now the talk is getting tougher as they compete for power in...

Oil-rich Iran hikes petrol prices by 25 percent

AFP: Oil-rich Iran on Tuesday increased the price of petrol by 25 percent despite announcements by the government only the day before that prices...

Iran charges Iranian-American academic

AP: Iran on Monday charged a detained Iranian-American academic with seeking to topple the ruling Islamic establishment, state-run television reported. Associated PressTEHRAN,...

Iran protests ‘Persepolis’ screening

AP: Iran protested the Cannes Film Festival screening of "Persepolis," an animated adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel about growing up in Iran after...

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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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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...

Iranian Regime Moves to Resume Oil Sales to Japan

Reuters reported on Friday, July 3, citing three Iranian...

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