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Iran envoy warns Japan against imposing sanctions

Reuters: Iran's ambassador to Japan urged Tokyo on Wednesday not to join in imposing sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program, saying any such...

Iran rejects EU-Gulf Cooperation Council statement

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 17 – Iran rejected on Wednesday a joint statement issued by the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council...

Venezuela weighs selling U.S. jets to Iran

AP: Venezuela is considering selling its fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to another country, perhaps Iran, in response to a U.S. ban on...

Ahmadinejad says Iran to expand ties with Lebanon

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 16 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic sought to expand its ties...

US diplomacy becomes more … diplomatic

Christian Science Monitor: When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice faced facts last week about international sentiment on Iran - shelving US demands for quick,...

Iran’s FM to travel to Jordan on Wednesday

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 16 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will travel to Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, the official new agency said...

Iran says Britain committing human rights violations in Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 15 – Iran accused Britain on Monday of committing “systematic human rights violations” in neighbouring Iraq, a statement by...

Britain has accepted incoming Iranian ambassador – report

Iran Focus: London, May 15 – Britain has “unofficially” accepted Iran’s proposed candidate for ambassador, a Persian-language website belonging to the State Expediency Council...

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

Oil Prices Rise and Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Declines Following Tensions Between Iran and the United...

The ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign has entered its 127th week

The campaign “No to Executions Tuesdays,” a prisoner-led protest against executions held across multiple prisons in Iran, entered its...

Sixty-two Members of the Iranian Regime’s Assembly of Experts Call for Keeping the Strait of Hormuz Closed

As signs of divisions and rivalry at the highest levels of the Iranian regime have become increasingly apparent, 62...

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The Iranian Plateau Is Turning into a Desert

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