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Eight killed in Iran derailment

PA: Eight people died and 12 others were injured when a passenger train derailed in north-eastern Iran, state television reported. The Press AssociationEight...

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Jan 23

Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Saturday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for...

US general says Yemen could become Iran-Saudi proxy war

VOA: The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, General David Petraeus, says there are indications the domestic conflict in Yemen could become...

Iran denies handshake report with Israeli official

Reuters: Iran on Thursday denied reports a minister exchanged a rare handshake with his Israeli counterpart at a tourism fair in Spain, a state...

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Jan 21

Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for...

Iran to unveil three new home-built satellites: report

AFP: Iran will unveil three new satellites in February, a report said Wednesday, amid Western concerns that Tehran is using its nuclear and space...

Iranian who quit Oslo embassy post applies for asylum

Bloomberg: Mohammad-Reza Heydari, the Iranian diplomat in Oslo who resigned to protest his government’s treatment of demonstrators, said he has applied to Norway for...

Iran plans to knock three zeros off currency: report

AFP: Iran plans to knock three zeros from its national currency, the rial, so it can recover value it has lost in recent years,...

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Warning Over the Imminent Execution of Political Prisoner Aref Khoshkar in Iran

Following the transfer of political prisoner Aref Khoshkar, who has been sentenced to death, to a solitary confinement cell...

Near-Complete Halt to Shipping Through the Strait of Hormuz

Bloomberg, citing vessel-tracking data, reported that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to an almost complete halt...

129th Week of ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 58 Prisons Across Iran

The "No To Executions Tuesdays" campaign has warned about the rising number of executions in Iran and called for...

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Sharp Increase in Bread Prices in Iran

For years in Iran, it was commonly said that...

Protest Gatherings by Retirees and Steel Workers in Iran

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