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US firm says Iran ‘illegally’ uses Internet filter software

AFP: A US Web security firm cited in a report on Iran's Internet censorship said Wednesday that any use in Iran of its software...

Rafsanjani promises cash handouts in Iran election bid

AFP: Moderate conservative presidential candidate Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has promised to hand ordinary Iranians billions of dollars in stock options and benefits in a...

Iran Nobel winner defends election boycott

AFP: Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi made an impassioned defence of her decision to boycott Iran's election, which goes into a second round...

Dissident Disputes Results, Calls Runoff Choices ‘Bad and Worse’

New York Sun: The choice for Iranians tomorrow in the presidential runoff is between "bad and worse," according to a leader of the July...

Rafsanjani reassures ultra-conservatives, praises Revolutionary Guards

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 23 - Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told a meeting of senior Revolutionary Guards commanders that he has not...

Iran elections round-up

Iran Focus and wire services:Iran Government Spokesman: Votes are being boughtNew poll puts Tehran mayor aheadIran revolution 'at stake' in election: Rowhani ...

Iran can’t ignore discontent of youthful electorate

Christian Science Monitor: Iran's mullahs have just conducted the first round of their exercise in nondemocracy, the election of a new president. Their Guardian...

Iran’s Rafsanjani “one of us”: ultra-conservative figure

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 22 – The leader of the main ultra-conservative political grouping in Iran’s clergy-dominated regime described former President Ayatollah Ali...

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700,000 Jobs Lost in Iran as A Result of War

While the fate of the war in the region remains uncertain, reports from Iran indicate a suffocating livelihood crisis...

Iran: How Pahlavi’s Name Stole the January 2026 Uprising

In the biting cold of mid-January 2026, the air in Tehran’s Vali-e-Asr Square was thick with the scent of...

Escalating Executions in Iran Put EU Policy Under Scrutiny

A conference held at the European Parliament in Brussels on April 22, 2026, brought renewed attention to the escalating...

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The Naval Blockade And the Structural Fracture of Iran’s Economy

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The Collapse of Livelihoods in Tehran; Housing Rent Has ‌Become a Nightmare

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