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Senior Iran cleric’s ailment causes a stir in Tehran

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 18 – Against a backdrop of mounting international concern over Iran’s nuclear brinkmanship, Tehran has been abuzz in recent days...

Iran names new envoy to Germany

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 18 – Mohammad Mahdi Akhoundzadeh will be appointed as Iran’s ambassador to Germany, the state-run news agency Mehr reported. ...

Iran has raised efforts to obtain U.S. arms illegally, officials say

Washington Post: The Iranian government has intensified efforts to illegally obtain weapons technology from the United States, contracting with dealers across the country for...

Iran’s Hamas largesse gets mixed reaction at home

Reuters: Iran may win Arab friends by pledging $50 million to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, but at home the Islamic Republic's largesse received a...

US to urge other world powers to act against Iran

Reuters: The United States will press other major world powers on Tuesday to consider what it called targeted sanctions against Iran as an April...

Iran says it will make any attacker regret action

Reuters: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during an armed forces parade on Tuesday that any aggressor would regret attacking the Islamic Republic, which is...

Iran gives Hamas-led PA $50 million in aid

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 16 – Iran said on Sunday that it would give the Palestinian Authority 50 million dollars in aid. ...

Pope calls for solution to Iran crisis in first Easter message

The Sunday Telegraph (online edition): Pope Benedict has called for an "honourable solution" to the nuclear crisis with Iran in his first Easter message....

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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...

Iran: A Dangerous Country for Journalists

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the state of press freedom worldwide has fallen to its lowest level in...

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Iran War: Escalating Drug Shortages and Disruption of Healthcare Services

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...

Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to...

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Iran defiant as world weighs action in atomic row

Reuters: Iran again threatened on Wednesday to start full-scale...