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Hardliners turn on Ahmadinejad for watching women dancers

The Guardian: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who flaunts his ideological fervour, has been accused of undermining Iran's Islamic revolution after television footage appeared...

Iran’s Foreign Ministry summons Swiss envoy

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Dec. 04 – Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned on Sunday Switzerland’s charge d’affaires in Tehran to protest police brutality in the...

Censorship fears rise as Iran blocks access to top websites

The Guardian: Iran yesterday shut down access to some of the world's most popular websites. Users were unable to open popular sites including Amazon.com...

US tells banks to shut down Iran operations

The Independent on Sunday: Several of the UK's largest banks fear they could face the full legislative wrath of the US government unless they...

Iran responds to U.S. fingerprinting law

AP: Iran has enacted a law requiring American citizens visiting the country to be fingerprinted upon arrival, an official said Saturday. Associated PressBy...

Iran official sees need for OPEC oil cut – agency

Reuters: Iran's OPEC governor said on Sunday that the oil cartel needed to cut production further because of a slowdown in world economic growth...

Alcatel-Lucent’s Russo says no Iran business for her

Reuters: Patricia Russo, chief executive of the freshly merged Franco-U.S. group Alcatel-Lucent, will be barred, as a U.S. citizen, from doing business with Iran,...

FIFA chief expects Iran will meet reinstatement demands, avoid Asian Games expulsion

AP: The head of soccer's world governing body expects Iran will meet FIFA's requirements for full reinstatement in time to avoid any messy expulsion...

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IRGC: We Attacked U.S. Military Positions in the Region

In a statement issued on the morning of Saturday, June 27, the public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary...

Global Torture Index: Iran Is Among the World’s Highest-Risk Countries for Torture

The latest Global Torture Index identifies Iran as one of the world's highest-risk countries for torture, impunity, and state...

Grossi: A Very Robust Verification System is Needed for Iran’s Nuclear Program

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that a very robust verification system is...

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Iran’s Economic Growth Decline Accelerates

The Statistical Center of Iran, a government agency of...

The Iranian Plateau Is Turning into a Desert

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European Parliament censures Iran rights abuses

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