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Khatami postpones Turkey visit after MPs move against contracts

AFP: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has postponed a visit to Turkey after the conservative-controlled parliament threw into doubt two major contracts signed with Turkish...

Iran successfully tests ‘strategic missile’

AP: Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready...

Iran to U.N.: U.S. to blame for terrorism

UPI: Iran's Foreign Minister at the United Nations Friday described the United States as extremist and said its use of unbridled militarism causes terrorism....

U.S. firm fined $6.3 million for Iran trade

Washington Times: Federal prosecutors completed a plea agreement this week that imposed more than $6.3 million in fines on a U.S. company that illegally...

Conservatives flex muscles in Iran’s new parliament

Financial Times: Iran's parliament has asserted its claim to control contracts signed by the government with international companies, highlighting a constitutional right that had...

Royal Navy tells Iran to return boats

Daily Telegraph: Adml Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord, has demanded the return of three Royal Navy river patrol boats seized by Iran in...

Respol, Shell sign natural gas deal with Iran’s NIOC

AFP: The Spanish oil group Repsol YPF and British-Dutch group Shell have signed a project framework agreement involving the Iranian oil company NIOC regarding...

Gender segregation in school transport

Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 23 – As millions of school children headed back to school at the beginning of the new academic year, government...

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Iran’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation

A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran shows that food inflation in March and April this year...

The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

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...

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Iran’s Housing Market Under the Rubble of War

The 40-day war involving Iran’s regime, the United States,...

Iranian Political Prisoner Naser Bakrzadeh’s at Risk of Execution

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54 people flogged in Iran for attending mix-sexed party

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 05 – Iranian authorities...