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US confirms StanChart probe, defends Iran sanctions

AFP: The US Treasury on Wednesday confirmed a probe into Standard Chartered and defended its Iran sanctions regime following the New York ...

Turkey issues “frank, friendly” warning to Iran

Reuters: Turkey warned Iran "in a frank and friendly manner" against blaming Ankara for violence in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu...

Syria’s Assad returns to public eye with ally Iran

AP: Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance on state TV in nearly three weeks Tuesday in a show of solidarity with...

Iran says ‘retired’ Guards among Syria hostages

AFP: "Retired" members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and army are among 48 Iranians taken hostage in Syria by rebels on the weekend, ...

Top aide to Iran supreme leader in Syria to meet Assad

AFP: Saeed Jalili, a top aide to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, arrived in Damascus on a surprise visit on Tuesday for...

Iran accusations wipe $15 bln off StanChart shares

Reuters: The market value of Standard Chartered Plc had tumbled $15 billion by early Tuesday after New York's bank regulator threatened to ...

Iran’s Salehi to visit Turkey over abducted pilgrims

AFP: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi will pay a snap visit to Turkey late Tuesday for talks on the Syrian crisis and...

Syrian rebels: govenment attack kills 3 Iranian captives

Reuters: Syrian rebels said three Iranian captives were killed on Monday during an air attack in Damascus province by government forces, and...

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Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread arrests and targeted repression; a wave that indicates a planned...

Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar’s Final Letter Offers a Personal Account from Iran’s Death Row

Iran’s regime tries to shut the voice of dissidents through brutal executions. But in the case of Ali Akbar...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mohammad Abbasi Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 13, the judiciary of the Iranian regime executed Mohammad Abbasi, a 55-year-old...

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Message from a Political Prisoner Inside Iran’s Prisons

Imprisoned student Amirhossein Moradi, responding to an offer by...

IRGC Members Arrested in Kuwait, Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison in Bahrain for Cooperation with IRGC

As the Iranian regime continues its destabilizing activities against...

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Emboldened Iran sets new terms for nuclear talks

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 28 – Iran set...