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US says hikers ‘imprisoned too long’ in Iran

AFP: Washington said Saturday that two US hikers "have been imprisoned too long" in Iran and that it was looking into reports that they...

Iran sentences US hikers to 8 years in prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 20 - Iran on Saturday sentenced two US hikers detained on espionage charges to eight years in prison, state...

Sinopec starts up refining unit in Iran’s Arak plant

Reuters: Sinopec Engineering Inc. (SEI), an arm of Sinopec Group, started up a unit this week in Iran's Arak refinery, offering a rare clue...

Iran plans military drill with country in region, Press TV says

Bloomberg: Iran’s Air Force plans to hold a joint aerial military exercise with an unidentified country in the region next month, Press TV reported....

US, Europe ask Syria’s al-Assad to step down

Iran Focus: Washington, Aug. 18 - The United States and its allies on Thursday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stand down, as...

Chavez, Ahmadinejad blast ‘aggression’ in Libya, Syria

AFP: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have denounced the West's "imperialist aggression" in Libya and Syria, the foreign ministry...

Deutsche Börse unit sued over alleged Iran funds

Wall Street Journal: A group of nearly 1,000 American victims of international terrorism is suing Clearstream Banking SA of Luxembourg, a unit of Germany's...

US jails Iranian over missile component plot

AFP: A US judge sentenced an Iranian national Monday to more than four years in prison for plotting to export radio equipment and components...

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Escalating Iran-US Conflict Cuts Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Lifts Oil Prices

Oil Prices Rise and Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Declines Following Tensions Between Iran and the United...

The ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign has entered its 127th week

The campaign “No to Executions Tuesdays,” a prisoner-led protest against executions held across multiple prisons in Iran, entered its...

Sixty-two Members of the Iranian Regime’s Assembly of Experts Call for Keeping the Strait of Hormuz Closed

As signs of divisions and rivalry at the highest levels of the Iranian regime have become increasingly apparent, 62...

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The Many Causes of the Iranian Protests

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