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Iran’s notorious prison gets new chief

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 17 – A senior Iranian prison official has been appointed the warden of Iran’s most notorious prison Evin. ...

Iran says US embassy not for sale

AFP: Iran has dismissed claims that the US embassy in Tehran will be sold to pay for damages awarded to an Iranian over his...

No plan to attack Iran, says US naval chief

AFP: The United States has no plans to attack Iran and its beefed-up naval presence in the Gulf region is meant to keep the...

Iran tops agenda as Gates starts Mideast tour

AFP: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Jordan on Monday at the start of a Middle East tour which American officials said is...

British defence chief sorry over sailors payments row

AFP: Britain's Defence Secretary Des Browne, facing calls for his resignation, apologised in parliament Monday for a decision to allow 15 sailors captured by...

U.S. again asks Iran about missing American

Reuters: The United States has sought information for the third time in a month from Tehran about the whereabouts of a missing former FBI...

Iran: Schools closed due to teachers’ strike

AKI: Most schools in northwestern Iran remained closed on Monday due to a teachers' strike to protest against the arrest of dozens of their...

Iran pardons, releases jailed Swedes

AFP: Iran on Monday pardoned two Swedish nationals jailed for photographing military installations last year and will release them later in the day, the...

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Escalating Iran-US Conflict Cuts Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Lifts Oil Prices

Oil Prices Rise and Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Declines Following Tensions Between Iran and the United...

The ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign has entered its 127th week

The campaign “No to Executions Tuesdays,” a prisoner-led protest against executions held across multiple prisons in Iran, entered its...

Sixty-two Members of the Iranian Regime’s Assembly of Experts Call for Keeping the Strait of Hormuz Closed

As signs of divisions and rivalry at the highest levels of the Iranian regime have become increasingly apparent, 62...

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Workers and Retirees in Iran Once Again Protest Over Living Conditions

Retirees and workers held protest gatherings and marches in...

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