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Keep up pressure on Iran, US says

AFP: International pressure must be kept on Iran to halt its suspect nuclear program, the US said Tuesday, amid reports that Tehran has made...

U.S.-Iran “parliament friendship” idea draws fire

Reuters: A senior Iranian lawmaker hit out on Tuesday at a proposal by some fellow MPs to set up a "parliamentary friendship group" with...

Rice calls on Iran to release jailed US-Iranian scholar

AFP: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Iran Tuesday to release immediately a US-Iranian scholar jailed in Tehran on charges of acting...

Iran holds U.S.-based academic for “security” crimes

Reuters: A Washington-based academic arrested in Tehran last week is being investigated by the Intelligence Ministry for "crimes against national security", Iranian judiciary officials...

Turkey mounts search for missing Iran-bound private aircraft

AFP: Turkish rescue teams were Monday looking for traces of a private aircraft which went missing while flying from northeastern Turkey to neighbouring Iran,...

Iran to slow down expulsion of Afghans

AFP: Iran has agreed to slow down a drive to expel illegal Afghan residents after its speed prompted Kabul to sack two Afghan cabinet...

In Brief: Two banned dailies resume publication in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 – Iran has lifted a ban on two state-run dailies one of which had been shut down for...

In Brief: Iranian President arrives in Oman

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 - Iran's radical president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Muscat on Monday to meet and hold talks with senior...

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

At the same time as tensions in the Middle East are increasing, the British government has announced its readiness...

The Return of the Shah’s Infamous Royal Secret Police to the Streets of Europe

Eighty years after World War II and the fall of Hitler’s fascism in Germany, the use of Nazi symbols...

Tehran Responds to U.S. Proposal After Trump’s Threat

The state-run IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, May 10, that the Iranian regime had sent its response to...

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Tehran Responds to U.S. Proposal After Trump’s Threat

The state-run IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, May...

Increasing Pressure on Female Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison

Reports indicate increasing pressure and restrictions against female political...

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