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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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Iran: Three Young Protesters Executed by the Iranian Regime

In the early hours of Monday, May 3, the Iranian regime announced the execution of three young protesters. Mizan,...

Children of Iran; The Silent Victims of War

Children do not analyze war; rather, they mainly experience it on an emotional level. In other words, what adults...

CENTCOM Announces Launch of Plan For Safe Passage of Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that about 15,000 American military personnel will participate in an operation called...

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Iran’s Regime Nearing Oil Export Deadlock

Bloomberg, citing the analytics firm Kpler, reported that the...

Iran’s ‘No To Execution Tuesdays’ Campaign Marks 118th Week

On Tuesday, April 28, the “No to Execution Tuesdays”...

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Authorities hang five people in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 29 – Iranian authorities...