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Ahmadinejad orders purge of local officials before Iran polls

AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered the sacking of local officials "indifferent" to the problems of ordinary Iranians, as he seeks to fulfill pledges...

Iran, Middle East top British-Saudi concerns

AFP: Iran and the Middle East peace process are likely to dominate Wednesday's talks here between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Saudi Arabia's King...

US official discusses Iran sanctions in UAE

AFP: A senior US official said Monday he discussed the latest sanctions imposed by Washington against Iran with officials in the United Arab Emirates,...

Dutch fear for rights activist in Iran

Reuters: The Dutch government has sought consular access to a human rights activist thought to have been sentenced to death in Iran, the foreign...

Iran navy in suicide attack pledge

CNN: An Iranian naval commander Monday said his forces are willing to carry out suicide missions when facing enemy forces in the Persian Gulf,...

Iran says documents show U.S. backing “terrorists”

Reuters: Iran has access to evidence of U.S. support for terrorist groups in the Middle East, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying...

Iran adapts to economic pressure

Washington Post: Confronted by mounting U.S. and U.N. pressure, Iran has been steadily shifting its trade from West to East and, with the benefit...

Iranians’ studies at UK universities ‘sensitive’

Daily Telegraph: Dozens of Iranian students have been admitted to British universities to study nuclear physics and other branches of science and engineering that...

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Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign Enters Its 128th Week

On Tuesday, July 7, the "No To Executions Tuesdays campaign" continued. The campaign, which was launched to end all...

Oil Tanker Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British maritime security monitoring organization, reported that an oil tanker sailing...

Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization, on Monday, July 6, expressed concern over the growing wave...

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Drug Crisis: Chemotherapy Costs in Iran Have Increased Tenfold

A new wave of drug price increases in Iran...

The United States and Arab Allies Sanction Five Entities and 16 Hezbollah Officials

The United States and the member states of the...

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Sunday Times: Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency...

Oman bans poultry imports from India and Iran

Reuters: Oman has banned the import of all poultry...