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Blast, followed by fire, hits Iran oil pipeline

AP: An explosion struck an oil pipeline in Iran's oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan early Friday, triggering a blaze that took firefighters hours to...

Iran to help build houses in Venezuela

AFP: Venezuela has signed a deal with Iran to build over 10,000 homes in three central states of the South American nation in a...

Companies trading with Iran hidden by U.K.

Bloomberg: The U.K. government is determined to keep secret British companies that applied to sell goods with potential military uses to Iran, saying international...

Iran parliament approves Qasemi as oil minister

Reuters: Iran's parliament approved President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's candidate as oil minister on Wednesday, putting a military commander who is under international sanctions in charge...

Iran parliament set to approve new oil minister

Reuters: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's candidate to be Iran's new oil minister looked set to win a vote of confidence on Wednesday, easing a power struggle...

Iran’s president to attend UN General Assembly in New York

DPA: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September, a foreign ministry spokesman said Monday.  ...

Iran oil minister-designate has strategic views, Press TV says

Bloomberg: The Revolutionary Guards commander who has been nominated by Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be the new oil minister is a suitable choice,...

Verdict ‘soon’ on US hikers in Iran: television

AFP: The trial of three US hikers detained two years ago on espionage charges was completed Sunday and a verdict will be issued "soon,"...

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Iraq Sets September 30 as Deadline for Disarmament of Iranian Regime-Backed Militia Groups

Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi announced on Monday, June 29, that the government has given Shiite armed groups backed...

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...

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Workers and Retirees in Iran Once Again Protest Over Living Conditions

Retirees and workers held protest gatherings and marches in...

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

The latest Global Torture Index identifies Iran as one...

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