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Attack on Rafsanjani signals rising strife in Iran theocracy

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 10 – The son of Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was heard as saying back in April that “we...

Iran news agency says Israel behind London and Iraq bombings

Iran Focus: Brussels, Jul. 10 – A news agency run by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed that Israel was...

Senior Iran cleric says fake ballots were used to elect Ahmadinejad

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 10 – In a poignant letter to Iran’s outgoing President Mohammad Khatami, Hojjatol-Islam Mehdi Karroubi accused “an autocratic political...

Iran exiles hold protest rallies in 40 cities worldwide

Iran Focus: London/Berlin/Washington, DC, Jul. 10 – Iranian exiles in 40 different cities in Europe and North America held rallies, gatherings, and seminars on...

Iran puts police under Revolutionary Guards control

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 10 – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as the country’s new police...

Student dies mysteriously in Iran’s nuclear research facility

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 10 – A university student’s death was described as “suicide” by the authorities in Malek Ashtar University in Shahin-Shahr,...

Half of Iran’s nurses unemployed

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 09 – Half of Iran’s 140,000-strong nurses are unemployed and searching for a job, according to the head of...

Chaos in Iran prison as riot breaks out

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 08 – Rajai-Shahr Prison in Karaj, west of the capital, was the scene of a major riot on Wednesday,...

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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...

Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental or economic challenge; it has become one of the country’s...

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

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

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Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven...

Volker Türk: At Least 40 People Executed on Security-Related Charges in Iran

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Iraqi Prime Minister cancels Iran trip; attack in Mosul kills U.S. soldier

Washington Post: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki canceled an official...