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Iran newspaper closure seen as squeeze on critics

Reuters: The only thing that surprised Abdolreza Tajik when the Iranian authorities shut the pro-reform newspaper where he worked was that it had survived...

Iran rejects U.N. stance on North Korea

AP: Iran's president said his country has no reservations about pursuing its nuclear ambitions despite the U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for its...

Iran registers candidates for Dec 15 municipal elections

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 16 – Registration of candidates for the December 15 municipal elections commenced on Monday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Oct....

A feared force roils business in Iran

Wall Street Journal: Early one morning in August, a pair of Iranian military vessels pulled up alongside the Orizont, a Romanian oil rig working...

Norway’s Statoil is fined by SEC over Iran affair

Wall Street Journal: The Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department levied a $21 million fine against Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA for a...

Iran refuses to free westerners, France says

AFP: Iran has refused to grant conditional freedom to a French and a German citizen who were jailed for 18 months in January for...

Senior Democrat’s Iran visit raises eyebrows

Iran Focus: London, Oct. 13 - A five-day visit to Iran earlier this month by a senior Clinton administration official has fuelled rumours among...

U.S. delegation to visit Gulf to discuss defenses against Iran

Bloomberg: The U.S. is sending a high-level delegation to the oil-rich Persian Gulf next week to discuss how the U.S. might better protect Arab...

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Iranian Regime Moves to Resume Oil Sales to Japan

Reuters reported on Friday, July 3, citing three Iranian and Western sources, that Iran has begun negotiations to sell...

Air And Ground Alert in Tehran as Khamenei’s Funeral Begins

The second day of the funeral ceremonies for Ali Khamenei, the slain supreme leader of the Iranian regime, began...

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 by supporters of the Iranian Resistance in Paris just hours...

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Escalating Iran-US Conflict Cuts Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Lifts Oil Prices

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Drug Crisis: Chemotherapy Costs in Iran Have Increased Tenfold

A new wave of drug price increases in Iran...

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