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Iran newspaper closure seen as squeeze on critics

Reuters: The only thing that surprised Abdolreza Tajik when the Iranian authorities shut the pro-reform newspaper where he worked was that it had survived...

Iran rejects U.N. stance on North Korea

AP: Iran's president said his country has no reservations about pursuing its nuclear ambitions despite the U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea for its...

Iran registers candidates for Dec 15 municipal elections

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 16 – Registration of candidates for the December 15 municipal elections commenced on Monday. Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Oct....

A feared force roils business in Iran

Wall Street Journal: Early one morning in August, a pair of Iranian military vessels pulled up alongside the Orizont, a Romanian oil rig working...

Norway’s Statoil is fined by SEC over Iran affair

Wall Street Journal: The Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department levied a $21 million fine against Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA for a...

Iran refuses to free westerners, France says

AFP: Iran has refused to grant conditional freedom to a French and a German citizen who were jailed for 18 months in January for...

Senior Democrat’s Iran visit raises eyebrows

Iran Focus: London, Oct. 13 - A five-day visit to Iran earlier this month by a senior Clinton administration official has fuelled rumours among...

U.S. delegation to visit Gulf to discuss defenses against Iran

Bloomberg: The U.S. is sending a high-level delegation to the oil-rich Persian Gulf next week to discuss how the U.S. might better protect Arab...

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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...

Renewable Water Per Capita in Iran Falls To 1,200 Cubic Meters Per Year

Reports from Iranian regime government institutions show that the "renewable water per capita" indicator for each Iranian citizen has...

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Iran’s Water Crisis: Women on the Front Lines of a Silent Disaster

Iran’s water crisis is no longer merely an environmental...

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