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Iran customs hold four million tons of goods amid dispute

Bloomberg: Four million tons of food and medicines are stranded in Iranian customs because of disagreements between the central bank and the Commerce...

On stage in Tehran: Stories of death row youth

AP: The stage curtains open. Six nooses hang above the young inmates, who are making chairs in the prison workshop to be used...

Iran labor protest: Sign of daunting challenges for next president

Los Angeles Times: More than 200 steelworkers staged a demonstration Tuesday in front of the Iranian parliament, protesting layoffs and unpaid salaries in...

Iran kicks off its internal internet with government email

Wall Street Journal: It’s no secret that Iranian authorities don’t trust or like the Internet. This week, the Islamic Republic inaugurated the national...

Underground music flourishes in Iran

AP: Heavy metal guitarists jamming in basements. Headphone-wearing disc jockeys mixing beats. There's an underground music scene flourishing in Iran, despite government...

Iran cartoonists on tightrope during vote campaign

AFP: Press cartoonists say they are dodging "moving red lines" in the run-up to a June 14 presidential election in Iran, a country...

Iran funeral turns into political protest

AP: Video clips from Iran show mourners chanting opposition slogans at the funeral of a dissident cleric in the largest political protest in...

Iranian filmmaker makes it to Cannes amid secrecy

AFP: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed in 2010 for anti-regime propaganda, told the Cannes Film Festival on Friday he knew his latest...

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Political Prisoner Zahra Shahbaz Tabari Has Once Again Been Sentenced to Death

Zahra Shahbaz Tabari, a political prisoner held in Lakan Prison in Rasht, was once again sentenced to death by...

Experts Warn About Declining Dairy Consumption and the Risk of Expanding Malnutrition in Iran

With dairy prices rising again and consumption declining in Iran, experts have warned about the spread of anemia, osteoporosis,...

Burial Costs in Tehran Increase by Up to 50% as Inflation Soars in Iran

A new resolution by the Tehran City Council shows that the cost of cemetery services in the capital—from transporting...

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Experts Warn About Declining Dairy Consumption and the Risk of Expanding Malnutrition in Iran

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The Collapse of Iran’s Economic Resilience

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