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Iran develops heavy machine-gun capable of piercing armoured vehicles

AP: Iran has begun production of a heavy machine-gun with armour-piercing bullets, state television reported Tuesday. Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani said the 12.7-millimetre gun...

Bush nearing decision on incentives for Iran

Reuters: President George W. Bush is close to deciding whether to join Europe in offering incentives to Iran, including membership of the World Trade...

Flirting Youths Outrage Iranian Hardliners

Reuters: Outraged by scenes of young boys and girls using Shi'ite Islam's most sacred mourning day as an opportunity to flirt in public, Iran's...

US Sen. McCain: Bar Russia from G8 over Iran deal

Reuters: The United States should seek to bar Russia from this year's major-nation summit to protest actions by Moscow including its deal on Sunday...

Jury indicts Briton for Iran trafficking

The Washington Times: A federal grand jury in the District on Friday returned a five-count indictment against a British man, charging him with attempting...

Workers demonstrate in Iran after 10 months without pay

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 26 – Workers from Iran's Pars Textiles yesterday protested outside the governor's office in Gilan (Iran's Caspian coastal province) after...

Briton Indicted for Iran Exports

Washington Post: A British national once convicted of smuggling into Iran steel used to make nuclear weapons has been indicted in Washington on charges...

Iran oil ministry suspected of funnelling out $54 billion

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 24 – Comments from Iran's Oil Minister this morning raised suspicions that some $54 billion was being fraudulently used...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

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