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Rafsanjani ready for Iran presidency

United Press International: Former president and powerful cleric Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani Thursday said he was leaning toward running in Iran's next presidential election. ...

Iranians turn out in force to demand EU policy change

Iran Focus: Thousands of Iranians from as far away as Australia gathered outside the headquarters of the European Union today to demand the removal...

Iranian opposition rallies in front of EU Council

AFP: Around 5,000 supporters of Iran's main armed opposition group, the People's Mujahedeen, demonstrated in Brussels Monday in front of the building where EU...

Pilgrim bus rolls over in northern Iran, 23 dead

Reuters: A bus carrying pilgrims across northern Iran rolled over on Saturday, killing 23 people and wounding 14, state television said.The bus was heading...

Iranian cleric calls on Islamic nations to educate veiled French students

AFP: A top Iranian cleric on Friday called on Islamic nations to take in French students who have been deprived of education for wearing...

Iran to sign up human shields for nuclear reactor

Reuters: Thousands of Iranians are expected to volunteer to  act as human shields in case of a military attack on one of the country's...

Iran topped US team at Olympics, official claims

AFP: A number-crunching Iranian sports official claimed Iran did in fact beat its arch-enemy the United States at the Athens Olympics, even if the...

Shell Bids for New Oil Field Development Contracts in Iran

Bloomberg: Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's second-largest oil company by market value, bid last month to develop new oil fields in Iran as its existing...

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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...

Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple...

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Iran’s National Currency Has Declined by 120% Over the Past Year

Reports from Iran indicate a sharp surge in the...

Iranian Political Prisoner Naser Bakrzadeh’s at Risk of Execution

Following the confirmation of Naser Bakrzadeh’s death sentence by...

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