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Former Norwegian PM urges Iran not to hang dissident

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 07 – Former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has appealed to the Iranian government not to go ahead as...

Iran will stand strongly against UN pressure – cleric

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 07 – Iran accused the United Nations Security Council of creating “insecurity” and said it will “stand strongly” against...

Iran press chief chides “vulgar” cinemas

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 07 – Iran’s hard-line culture minister has blasted cinemas in the country for being too “vulgar” and said that...

Iran’s police stop 10-year-old girl for “mal-veiling”

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 07 – Iranian police held up a 10-year-old girl in Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport for “mal-veiling”, state-run Persian-language websites reported...

UN chief seeks reassurances from Iran over nuclear pursuit

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 07 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on Iran on Thursday to “reassure” the international community that it would...

Iran military commander wants U.S. to withdraw from region

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 06 – The Supreme Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said that the Persian Gulf would become secure...

Iran to use advance weapons in near future – military chief

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 06 – Iran will soon add modern and advanced weapons to its military arsenal, Iranian Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar...

40,000 Sunnis killed in Iraq during al-Jaafari’s tenure – report

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 06 – A prominent Iraqi Sunni politician said that some 40,000 Iraqi Sunni Muslims had been killed in sectarian fighting...

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Global Torture Index: Iran Is Among the World’s Highest-Risk Countries for Torture

The latest Global Torture Index identifies Iran as one of the world's highest-risk countries for torture, impunity, and state...

Grossi: A Very Robust Verification System is Needed for Iran’s Nuclear Program

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that a very robust verification system is...

Renewable Water Per Capita in Iran Falls To 1,200 Cubic Meters Per Year

Reports from Iranian regime government institutions show that the "renewable water per capita" indicator for each Iranian citizen has...

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