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UK to restrict exports to Iran

The Observer: Britain is to further restrict exports to Iran after the government admitted there was a risk that specialist equipment currently approved for...

TV channel, part owned by Murdoch, gets threats in Iran

New York Times: In little more than a year, the Persian-language satellite television channel beamed into Iran by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation and a...

Tehran has defences against cruise missiles: Iran

AFP: The Iranian capital is equipped with air defences against cruise missiles, a top military official said on Friday, warning against any attack on...

Iran frees two female lawyers: website

AFP: Iran has freed two female lawyers who were detained last weekend on security charges along with three other attorneys, an opposition website reported...

US Navy helps stranded Iranian sailors in Gulf

AP: A U.S. naval ship came to the aid of two stranded Iranian sailors in the early hours of the morning Thursday in the...

Nigeria seizes $9.9 mln heroin shipment from Iran

Reuters: Nigeria seized $9.9 million worth of heroin concealed in auto parts shipped from Iran, its anti-drugs agency said on Friday, days after the...

Iran ‘successfully’ test fires upgraded Soviet-era missile

AFP: Iran has "successfully" test fired an upgraded version of a Soviet-era missile, a commander said in a report on Thursday, after Moscow dropped...

NATO won’t single out Iran’s missiles, Rasmussen tells FT

Bloomberg: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization won’t point specifically to Iran’s ballistic missiles as a threat when its members meet in Lisbon at the...

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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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Strait of Hormuz: Show of Power or Beginning of New Tensions

At the same time as tensions in the Middle...

Record Number of Imprisoned Writers Worldwide. Iran Ranks Second with 53 Jailed Writers

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Reuters: Russia reiterated on Friday its support for a...