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Obama welcomes Iran release, urges freeing of other hikers

AFP: US President Barack Obama Tuesday welcomed Iran's release of US citizen Sarah Shourd, but urged Tehran to also free two compatriots who were...

Iranian diplomat defects, says seeks Norway asylum

AFP: An Iranian diplomat called Tuesday for an uprising against the Tehran government, as he became the third Europe-based envoy to defect this year...

Ayatollah speaks of plot to abuse Koran

New York Times: Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered a fiery address on Monday accusing the United States government of orchestrating desecrations of...

Iran frees American woman hiker on bail

AFP: Iran released American hiker Sarah Shourd on bail Tuesday, in a case which has highlighted deep divisions between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government and...

Ahmadinejad under pressure inside and outside Iran

Reuters: Pressure mounted on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at home and abroad on Tuesday as his government's disputes with the West deepened. ...

Haystack stops tests of Iran anti-censor software amid security concerns

Washington Post: Haystack, a company that has created software designed to circumvent Iranian government censors, has stopped testing its program amid criticism of faulty...

US, eyeing Iran, moves on $60 bln Saudi arms deal

Reuters: The Obama administration will soon notify Congress of an arms sale to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, U.S. officials said on...

Indian Kashmir bans Iran’s Press TV over Koran ripping

AFP: Authorities in Indian Kashmir said Monday they had banned Iran's state-run news channel Press TV after it broadcast images of a small group...

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Retirees Keep the Flame of Civil Protest Alive in Iran

Retirees in Iran are now forced to take to the streets in the scorching heat of summer and the...

United States Launches Major Attack on Iranian Regime Targets

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says the latest strikes were a response to missile attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Iranian Regime Backs Down on Executions Over Ghezel Hesar Prison Hunger Strike

After 16 days of a widespread hunger strike by approximately 1,500 death row prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel...

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Thirteenth Day of the Hunger Strike By 1,500 Prisoners, Condition of the Strikers Is Critical

The collective hunger strike by around 1,500 death-row prisoners...

United States Launches Major Attack on Iranian Regime Targets

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says the latest strikes were...

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