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Iran students protest over increased restrictions

Reuters: Stone-throwing Iranian students fought police and Islamic vigilantes on Wednesday in protest against restrictions imposed by the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, witnesses...

Iran oil terms do not lure investment : Statoil

Reuters: Norwegian oil company Statoil (STL.OL: Quote, Profile, Research), one of the few Western oil firms operating in Iran, said the OPEC member needs...

Military chief warns Iran’s “enemies”

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 24 – The Supreme Commandant of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps warned the West late Tuesday that it would...

Iran test-fires long-range missile

AP: Iran test-fired a long-range missile, Israeli defense officials said Wednesday, as President Bush and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed concern over Iran's nuclear...

Reuters Summit – U.S. says world could handle loss of Iran oil

Reuters: Iran's dispute with the West over its nuclear program will probably not lead Tehran to cut off its oil exports, but if it...

Anti-government protest in Iran university – Photo report

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 23 – Students demonstrated on Monday and Tuesday in Tehran’s Amir Kabir University (Polytechnic University) against the government’s repressive...

Iran: Students hold rally in Tehran University

Iran Focus: London, May 23 – Hundreds of university students rallied on campus at the University of Tehran on Monday in protest to the...

Student injured in anti-government protest in Iran capital

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 23 – At least one person was injured on Tuesday as students demonstrated in one of Tehran’s several universities...

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The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple...

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Iran’s Regime Nearing Oil Export Deadlock

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

US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Tehran-linked Shipping Companies

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a new...

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