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Hunger strike in Iran prison enters third week

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 17 - A hunger strike by seven political prisoners in Iran's Rajaii Shahr prison near Karaj (west of Tehran) has...

Bush: U.S. to counter Iran nuke threat with ‘effective strategy’

Combined dispatches: Washington, Feb. 17 - United State President George W. Bush today called on Iran to adhere to its international obligations and called...

Iran: Explosion in Tehran Bazaar

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 17 – A fire set ablaze stalls in the Goldsmiths Bazaar in Tehran this morning after a spontaneous gas explosion....

220 women in Iran province committed suicide

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 16 – Women and teenage girls comprise the majority of people in Iran's Ilam province (western Iran) who committed suicide...

Governor tries to quell unrest after blackout in Iran city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 15 – The governor of Mahabad (northwest Iranian Kurdistan province) tried to restrain public anger, admitting to serious interruptions in...

Iran intelligence agent arrested in Iraq with fake passports

Iran Focus: Baghdad, Feb. 14 – An agent from Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security was caught carrying dozens of fake passports in the...

Fatal fire in Iran mosque claims 35 lives

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 14 – At least 35 people were killed and 200 more left injured after a fire blaze broke out in...

Iran policy group outlines new approach in dealing with Tehran

Iran Focus: Washington, Feb. 13 – In a conference on Thursday, coinciding with the 26th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the Shah, a...

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Privatization: The Transfer of Wealth to Power Circles in Iran’s Regime

Privatization has been one of the most significant economic policies of Iran's regime over the past three decades. Regime...

European Union Sanctions Against Iran’s Regime and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

In the latest development in the tense relations between Tehran and Brussels, the issue of European Union sanctions has...

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