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Iran president condemns US sanctions ‘invasion’

AP: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called Western sanctions an "invasion" on Saturday after Washington imposed penalties on 25 businesses, banks and individuals. "Sanctions are an...

U.S., Iran boats have brief hostile encounter

Wall Street Journal: A small U.S. Coast Guard boat fired a single shot toward an armed Iranian-flagged ship in the Persian Gulf during a brief...

Iran says it downs Israeli drone near nuclear site

AP: Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said Sunday its forces shot down an Israeli drone as it approached an Iranian nuclear site, recovering major parts...

Iran unveils new short-range missiles, drones

AP: Iran has produced a new generation of short-range marine missiles and aerial drones, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. The report said the...

PWC settles with New York regulator for $25 million

New York Times: New York State’s financial regulator announced a settlement deal with the giant consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers. In 2007 the  Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi hired PWC to conduct...

Strong quake hits remote area in southwest Iran

AP: A strong, magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted a sparsely populated mountainous province near Iran's border with Iraq on Monday, Iranian state television reported. There were...

Iranian plane crashes after takeoff, killing 39

AP: A regional passenger plane assembled in Iran crashed Sunday while taking off from the capital, killing 39 and injuring another nine onboard, according...

Two pilots killed in fighter crash in southern Iran

AP: An Iranian news agency says one of the country's F-4 fighter jets has crashed in southern Iran and that the two pilots on...

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Iran’s Statistical Center: Year-on-Year Inflation Reached 88.6% in June

The Statistical Center of the Iranian regime announced that the year-on-year inflation rate in June reached 88.6%. The annual...

IRGC: We Attacked U.S. Military Positions in the Region

In a statement issued on the morning of Saturday, June 27, the public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary...

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...

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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of...

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

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy...

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