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Britain backs U.S. Iran sanctions, vows new U.N. push

Reuters: Britain said on Thursday it backed Washington's decision to impose new sanctions on Iran and vowed to take the lead in pulling together...

Bomb Iran? U.S. requests bunker-buster bombs

ABC News: Tucked inside the White House's $196 billion emergency funding request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is an item that has...

Iran, India’s Essar refinery JV to start work in ’08

Reuters: Iran's state oil refining firm and India's Essar Group are expected to start building a 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery in southern...

Poll shows global opposition to Iran – and U.S.

Reuters: Iran is the country most people around the world would like see having less power, followed closely by the United States, a new...

Iran minister: U.S. “financial terrorism” against Iran has failed

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 24 – Iran’s Minister of Economy and Finance said earlier this week that “financial terrorism” by the United States...

Bush pushes missile defense to foil Iran

Washington Times: President Bush yesterday said a U.S.-led missile-defense system in Europe is urgently needed to thwart the threat of attack by Iran, citing...

Iran vice-president says NGOs are “imported models”

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 23 – Hajj Ali-Akbari, an Iranian Vice-President and head of the National Youth Organisation, accused non-governmental organisations (NGOs) of...

Bush: Missile shield is meant to deter Iran

Reuters: President George W. Bush said on Tuesday a planned missile shield in Europe is vital to protect against an "emerging Iranian threat" as...

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Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread arrests and targeted repression; a wave that indicates a planned...

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 through brutal executions. But in the case of Ali Akbar...

Iranian Political Prisoner Mohammad Abbasi Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 13, the judiciary of the Iranian regime executed Mohammad Abbasi, a 55-year-old...

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Record Number of Imprisoned Writers Worldwide. Iran Ranks Second with 53 Jailed Writers

PEN America announced in its latest annual report on...

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

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By Jubin Katiraie The United States Embassy in Baghdad...