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Iran opens prosecutor’s office for media, culture

AP: Iran's official news agency says the judiciary has set up a special prosecutor's office for offenses related to media and culture. ...

White House calls on Iran to allow rally

AFP: A senior White House official on Saturday criticized Iran's refusal to let opponents of the regime hold a rally in support of Arab...

Iran hinders web searches before planned rally, sources say

CNN: Iranian authorities have blocked the word "Bahman" -- the 11th month of the Persian calendar -- from Internet searches within the country, according...

US: Iran scared of the will of its people

AFP: The United States pivoted from delight at Egypt's revolt to hiking political pressure on arch-foe Iran Friday, charging that the leadership in Tehran...

Iran, NKorea are Americans’ least favorite lands

AP: Americans are not too keen on Iran and North Korea, are all right with Canada and Britain, and are thinking better thoughts about...

Briton vows to appeal US extradition over Iran claims

AFP: A judge ruled Friday that a retired British businessman can be extradited to the United States on charges of conspiring to sell missile...

Berlin film fest honours Iran dissident director

AFP: The Berlin film festival will honour dissident Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi, who was sentenced to prison in December, on the anniversary of the...

BBC says Iran jamming its Egypt coverage

Reuters: Iran is electronically jamming the BBC's Persian language television broadcasts over its coverage of the mass protests in Egypt, Britain's state broadcaster said...

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Death Sentence Issued for Iranian Political Prisoner Amirhassan Monfared

Amirhossein Akbari Monfared, a 27-year-old political prisoner held in Tehran's Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Judge...

Thirteenth Night of CENTCOM Strikes; Southern, Western, and Central Iran Under Fire

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Friday, July 24, the conclusion of the thirteenth consecutive night of military...

Three European Embassies in Tehran Evacuate Staff Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

Amid escalating tensions between the Iranian regime and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have withdrawn...

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The mass hunger strike by death row prisoners in...

How Iran’s Regime Uses the War to Preserve Its Rule

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Reuters: Iran's wheat import needs are expected to drop...

U.N. envoys draw closer on Iran

Reuters: Six major powers negotiating U.N. sanctions against Iran...