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Row in Iran’s parliament was stage-managed – source

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – The row in Iran's Majlis (parliament) on Sunday was stage-managed by the dominant ultra-Islamist faction, according to...

Student activist gets one year jail time in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – An Iranian student activist was sentenced to one year in prison for organising anti-government demonstrations, the head...

Iran changes security chief in restive southern province

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – Less than a year after he was appointed the commander of State Security Forces in Iran’s southern...

Iran town’s para-military commander killed in clashes

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – The military commander of Iranshahr region in south-eastern Iran was killed on Saturday during a counter-insurgency operation...

Iran’s security forces arrest Kurds after unrest

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 22 – Iran's State Security Forces have stepped up arrests of Kurds who took part in large-scale anti-government demonstrations...

Iranian dissident ends hunger strike: wife

AFP: Dissident journalist Akbar Ganji, Iran's most prominent political prisoner, has ended a lengthy hunger strike and is in "fair" health, his wife confirmed...

Iran’s new president charts hard-line agenda

Iran Focus: Tehran, Aug. 21 - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday presented his 21-man cabinet to parliament and offered a raw mix...

Iran leader makes key changes in Revolutionary Guards command

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 20 – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered on Saturday a key change in the high command of...

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Iran War: Escalating Drug Shortages and Disruption of Healthcare Services

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has warned that the consequences of U.S. and Israeli...

US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Tehran-linked Shipping Companies

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a new package of Iran-related sanctions on Friday, which includes a major...

War and its Impact on Children’s Education in Iran

Repeated school closures during the war between the United States and Iran's regime have severely reduced the quality of...

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US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Tehran-linked Shipping Companies

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

Escalating Executions in Iran Put EU Policy Under Scrutiny

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