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Iran: Book censorship the rule, not the exception

RFE/RL: The swift move by Iran's Islamic Culture and Guidance Minister to ban a newly published novel by Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez has...

Ahmadinejad offers to be an observer at US presidential election

The Guardian: He denounces it as the "Great Satan" and frequently dismisses its power, but the overtures of the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to...

US: Iran Mideast criticism ‘not surprising’

AFP: The White House on Monday dismissed Iran's criticisms of a US-hosted Middle East peace meeting as "not surprising," charging that Tehran backs extremists...

2 dead as Iranian fighter jet crashes in Sea of Oman

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 - An Iranian fighter jet crashed in the Sea of Oman on Monday, leaving two people dead, state...

Iran detains 11 members of outlawed Kurdish group

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 - Eleven Kurdish rebels have been arrested by Iranian security forces, state television reported on Monday. ...

Rafsanjani: Iran holds the key to security in the Middle East

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 26 – The Islamic Republic holds the key to security in the Middle East, Iran’s former president Ayatollah Ali...

Iran says U.S. Mideast meet “doomed to failure”

Reuters: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's top authority, said on Monday a U.S.-organized Middle East conference was "doomed to failure" and said it...

Italian PM favours more talks with Iran

AFP: Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi called on Sunday for further talks with Iran over its contested nuclear programme, in a speech in the...

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Concerns in U.S. Congress Over Cryptocurrency Transfers to Networks Linked to Iran’s Regime

Two members of the U.S. Congress, Sean Casten and Gregory Meeks, in an official letter to the U.S. government,...

IRGC Increases Terrorist Activities in Gulf Arab Countries

At a time when Iran’s regime is pursuing a policy of regional militarism, a broad wave of alleged IRGC-linked...

77 Days of Internet Shutdown, A Tool of Control and a Sign of Tehran’s Real Fears

The crisis of internet shutdowns in Iran has entered a new phase. 77 days of internet cuts, widespread disruptions,...

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Strait of Hormuz: Show of Power or Beginning of New Tensions

At the same time as tensions in the Middle...

Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar’s Final Letter Offers a Personal Account from Iran’s Death Row

Iran’s regime tries to shut the voice of dissidents...

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