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Ahmadinejad loses fight over oil portfolio: parliament

AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's plan to merge the strategic oil ministry into an enlarged energy portfolio has been "cancelled," the official parliamentary website...

Saudi suggests ‘squeezing’ Iran over nuclear ambitions

Wall Street Journal: A leading member of Saudi Arabia's royal family warned that Riyadh could seek to supplant Iran's oil exports if the country...

EU agrees to extend Syria curbs to include Iranians

Reuters: EU states reached a political agreement on Wednesday to extend sanctions against Syria to four military-linked entities and seven individuals, including three Iranians,...

Iran seeks closer ties with Cuba

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 22 - Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a telephone conversation with Cuban President Raul Castro expressed Tehran’s enthusiasm...

Larijani urges foreign troops to leave Afghanistan

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 21 - Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani on Monday demanded that all international forces leave Afghanistan. ...

Beirut ready to implement Iran-Lebanon agreements

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jun. 21 - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has declared his new government is ready to implement agreements which had...

Iran sets new hearing date for US hikers: lawyer

AFP: Iran has set a date of July 31 for the next hearing in the trial of two American hikers who have been held...

Ahmadinejad’s inner circle under pressure

Washington Post: A growing confrontation between Iran’s clerical rulers and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is spilling over to unusually direct criticism of the president’s inner circle...

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Food Inflation and the Erosion of the Middle Class in Iran’s Economy

Iran’s market no longer experiences stability. Prices are rising at a pace that wages cannot even begin to match....

Infighting Intensifies Among the Iranian Regime’s Factions

Infighting among the Iranian regime’s ruling factions has entered a new phase. At a time when economic crisis, social...

120th Week of ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’: Political Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike in 56 Iranian Prisons Amid Escalating Crackdown

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, political prisoners across 56 prisons in Iran launched a renewed hunger strike, marking the...

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