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Iran envoy warns Japan against imposing sanctions

Reuters: Iran's ambassador to Japan urged Tokyo on Wednesday not to join in imposing sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program, saying any such...

Iran rejects EU-Gulf Cooperation Council statement

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 17 – Iran rejected on Wednesday a joint statement issued by the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council...

Venezuela weighs selling U.S. jets to Iran

AP: Venezuela is considering selling its fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to another country, perhaps Iran, in response to a U.S. ban on...

Ahmadinejad says Iran to expand ties with Lebanon

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 16 – Iran’s hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic sought to expand its ties...

US diplomacy becomes more … diplomatic

Christian Science Monitor: When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice faced facts last week about international sentiment on Iran - shelving US demands for quick,...

Iran’s FM to travel to Jordan on Wednesday

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 16 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will travel to Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday, the official new agency said...

Iran says Britain committing human rights violations in Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 15 – Iran accused Britain on Monday of committing “systematic human rights violations” in neighbouring Iraq, a statement by...

Britain has accepted incoming Iranian ambassador – report

Iran Focus: London, May 15 – Britain has “unofficially” accepted Iran’s proposed candidate for ambassador, a Persian-language website belonging to the State Expediency Council...

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The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple...

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Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to...

Restrictions, Pressure, and Detention of Families of Opponents of Iran’s Regime

According to a report by Sky News on April...

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Iran arrests four ‘UK-linked men’, state TV

BBC: Iran has arrested four people it says were...