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Iran says poor fuel not to blame for choking Tehran

Reuters: Acute air pollution in Tehran cannot be blamed on gasoline produced in an emergency plan to foil sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme, officials...

Iran shuts down News Corp. television office, arrests 4 employees

Fox News: Iran has shut down an office of television channel Farsi1, owned by News Corp. and Moby Group, and arrested at least four...

Iran’s divorce rate stirs fears of society in crisis

New York Times: The wedding nearly 1,400 years ago of Imam Ali, Shiite Islam’s most revered figure, and Fatemeh al-Zahra, the daughter of the...

Iran’s capital city hit by heavy pollution

Washington Post: The Iranian capital is experiencing what officials say is the worst pollution in its history, prompting the government to shutter offices and...

Iran considers release of German reporters

Reuters: Iran is considering a request from Germany to free two journalists who were arrested as they were interviewing the son of a woman...

Iranians defy clampdown for Student Day protests

BBC: Iranian students have defied a security clampdown to stage anti-government protests throughout the country, witnesses and opposition groups say. BBC...

Gulf leaders meet after WikiLeaks revelations

AFP: Gulf Arab leaders kicked off an annual summit Monday in the absence of Saudi Arabia's ailing king and with their fears exposed over...

Iran overture gets wary Gulf Arab response

Reuters: In the run-up to its talks with world powers on Monday, Iran extended an olive branch to Gulf Arab states who share Western...

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IRGC Increases Terrorist Activities in Gulf Arab Countries

At a time when Iran’s regime is pursuing a policy of regional militarism, a broad wave of alleged IRGC-linked...

77 Days of Internet Shutdown, A Tool of Control and a Sign of Tehran’s Real Fears

The crisis of internet shutdowns in Iran has entered a new phase. 77 days of internet cuts, widespread disruptions,...

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...

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The Return of the Shah’s Infamous Royal Secret Police to the Streets of Europe

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