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Iran’s parliament confirms key hard-line ministers

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 24 – Iran’s hard-line-dominated parliament gave thumbs up to 17 ultra-Islamists nominated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for ministerial posts, but...

Halliburton-linked company stripped of Iran contract

AFP: A private Iranian oil company linked to the US oil giant Halliburton has lost a multi-million dollar contract to drill for natural gas...

Iran’s ultra-Islamists burn French flags outside embassy

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 23 – Several hundred radical Islamists from the para-military Bassij force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards set fire to French...

Iran’s para-military “students” rally outside European embassies

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 23 - Several hundred members of Iran's para-military Bassij forces in universities demonstrated outside the embassies of the three...

Cholera outbreak reported in Iran’s notorious jail

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 23 – There has been an outbreak of cholera in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, a committee in defence of...

Iran shuts down arts university in historic city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 23 – The closure of the Arts University in Isfahan, central Iran, has angered arts students and lecturers. An...

Iran’s former President criticises leader’s choice

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 22 – In one of his most forthright comments since losing the presidential elections in June, former President Ali-Akbar Hashemi...

Iran’s censors ban famous director’s script

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has banned the script of a leading film and theatre...

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Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

A sick political system inevitably produces a sick economy. In an absolute dictatorship where political and social freedoms are...

Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: International Figures Rally Behind NCRI Alternative

PARIS — The second day of the Free Iran 2026 World Summit brought together a broad range of former...

Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

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Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

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