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Report: 17 die when boat capsizes in Iran

AP: Seventeen people have died after a storm capsized a passenger boat off of Iran's southern coast, the official IRNA news agency reported on...

U.S. lawmakers moving to tighten screws on Iran

Reuters: The U.S. Senate is looking to strengthen the economic chokehold on Iran with even stricter measures to cripple Tehran's oil revenues and possibly...

Intervention in Iran ‘would trigger war’: Sarkozy

AFP: French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Friday that any foreign military intervention against Iran's nuclear programme would trigger "war and chaos" across the Middle...

Agency: Iran shuts down shops selling Barbie dolls

AP: Police have closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls in Iran, part of a decades-long crackdown against "manifestations of Western...

Edano: told U.S. that Japan imports of Iran crude falling

Reuters: Japanese Trade Minister Yukio Edano said on Friday he told visiting U.S. officials that Japan's imports of Iranian crude oil are on the...

China shops around for oil, wary of Iran, Arab Spring

Wall Street Journal: China signed billions of dollars in deals with key U.S. allies during its premier's visit to the Persian Gulf, forging ahead...

U.S. navy says it assists third Iranian crew in distress

New York Times: For the third time in less than a month, an American naval vessel came to the aid of Iranian mariners near...

At least 100 hurt in Iran earthquake: reports

AFP: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the area of the city of Neyshabour in northeast Iran on Thursday, injuring at least 100 people and damaging...

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Global Torture Index: Iran Is Among the World’s Highest-Risk Countries for Torture

The latest Global Torture Index identifies Iran as one of the world's highest-risk countries for torture, impunity, and state...

Grossi: A Very Robust Verification System is Needed for Iran’s Nuclear Program

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that a very robust verification system is...

Renewable Water Per Capita in Iran Falls To 1,200 Cubic Meters Per Year

Reports from Iranian regime government institutions show that the "renewable water per capita" indicator for each Iranian citizen has...

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Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

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Germany’s Merkel says Iran must never get atom bomb

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