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Moms leave Iran, but jailed Americans not freed

AP: The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for home Friday, getting one last chance to embrace their children...

Commander: Iran capable of deploying smart arms on borders

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 21 - A senior Iranian commander boasted of Iran’s ability to deploy smart weapons along the country’s borders. ...

Iranian film-maker to get bail hearing on May 22

AFP: Famed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, who has been held in Tehran since March 1 and on hunger strike for six days, is...

Iran sanctions won’t stop missiles: Russian senator

Reuters: The head of a parliamentary foreign affairs committee was quoted on Friday as saying that sanctions on Iran being discussed by world powers...

American hikers jailed in Iran meet mothers

Wall Street Journal: Three Americans, detained in Iran for the better part of a year after crossing into the country on foot from Iraq,...

Pentagon plan to beef up Afghan base near Iran may rile regime

Bloomberg: A U.S. plan to upgrade its airbase in southwestern Afghanistan just 20 miles from Iran’s border will likely rile the Islamic...

Mother thanks Iranians for trying to save son’s life

Iran Focus: Kermanshah, Iran, May 21 - Daye Saltaneh, mother of Farzad Kamangar, the young teacher who was hanged with four other Kurdish activists...

Pro-reform former Iran VP assaulted: reports

AFP: A former Iranian vice president, who was among scores of pro-reform figures arrested after disputed presidential elections last June, said he was assaulted...

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Water Shortages in Iran Have Become a Chronic Crisis, and Alarm Bells Are Ringing

Statements by Iranian regime officials at the beginning of the summer indicate that water stress has spread across most...

Continued Human Rights Violations In Iran: Security Forces Open Fire On People Celebrating Khamenei’s Death

As the Iranian regime staged the funeral of Ali Khamenei four months after his death, human rights media reported...

Iran’s July 9 Student Uprising Mark 27th Anniversary

Twenty-seven years have passed since July 9, 1999, when the Iranian regime's official security forces and paramilitary groups loyal...

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Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization,...

Oil Tanker Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British...

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