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Iran deploys Russian-made submarine in Gulf

AP:  Tehran has deployed one of its Russian-made submarines in the Persian Gulf, just days after the United States and more than two...

Egypt: Iran’s support for Syria hinders relations

AP: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi warned Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday that better relations between the two Mideast heavyweights are being hindered...

Top authors denounce $500,000 new bounty on Rushdie

The Independent: Best-selling authors rallied to support Sir Salman Rushdie last night over the announcement by an Iranian religious foundation that it was...

Italy to now represent Canada in Iran

AP: Italy announced Monday it will protect Canadian interests in Iran following Ottawa's recent severing of diplomatic relations with Tehran. ...

Lebanon demands explanation from Iran over troops

AP: Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has asked for official clarifications from Iran over statements by a senior commander that they have military...

Netanyahu says Iran’s nuclear program is in a ‘red zone’

Bloomberg: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran’s effort to develop nuclear weapons is in a “red zone,” and the U.S. must set...

U.S. leads biggest Gulf mine exercise in signal to Iran

Bloomberg: The U.S. and 29 other nations have begun the biggest mine-clearing exercise in the Persian Gulf region, a show of force as...

Report: Iran adds to reward for Rushdie’s death

AP: Iranian newspapers are reporting that a religious foundation has increased a reward for killing British author Salman Rushdie to $3.3 million...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Political Prisoner Parisa Kamali Commemorates Martyrs of January Uprising In Defiant Message

Parisa Kamali, a political prisoner held in Yazd Prison,...

Expansion of Rent-Seeking and Corruption in Iran’s Car Industry

Car imports and the crises resulting from them have...

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