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Rafsanjani to stand again for Iranian presidency

Finanacial Times: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced on Tuesday he would stand in the June 17 Iranian presidential election for the post he previously held...

Iranian students stage protest for first time in months

AFP: Students from one of the Iranian capital's main universities staged a sit-in on Tuesday for the first time in months to protest at...

Dutch FM summons Iranian ambassador after Dutch MP allegedly harassed in Iran

AFP: The Iranian ambassador to the Netherlands was summoned to the foreign ministry here Tuesday after a Dutch member of parliament of Iranian descent...

Iran no-hopers rile officials with presidency bids

Reuters: Schoolgirls, factory workers and wizened clerics flowed into Iran's Interior Ministry on Tuesday to register to stand for president in an election next...

Berlin convention demands new Iran policy

Iran Focus: Berlin, May 09 – Thousands of Iranians from across Germany held their first-ever major convention in Berlin this afternoon, in which they...

Iranian hardliners reject bill to ease abortion ban

AFP: Iran's Guardians Council, a hardline body that screens all legislation, has rejected a highly contentious law that allowed abortions in limited cases, the...

Hyundai, Daewoo to Share $1 Billion Iran Tanker Order

Bloomberg: Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world's largest shipbuilders, won Iranian contracts worth almost $1 billion to build...

Iran watchdog rejects bill easing abortion ban

Reuters: Iran's legislative watchdog rejected a bill that would have permitted the abortion of a handicapped foetus as un-Islamic on Monday, parliament's Web site...

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Death Sentence Issued for Iranian Political Prisoner Amirhassan Monfared

Amirhossein Akbari Monfared, a 27-year-old political prisoner held in Tehran's Evin Prison, has been sentenced to death by Judge...

Thirteenth Night of CENTCOM Strikes; Southern, Western, and Central Iran Under Fire

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced early Friday, July 24, the conclusion of the thirteenth consecutive night of military...

Three European Embassies in Tehran Evacuate Staff Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

Amid escalating tensions between the Iranian regime and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany have withdrawn...

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Eighth Day of Hunger Strike by 1,500 Prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison

The hunger strike and sit-in by about 1,500 prisoners...

Iran’s Economy on the Brink of Hyperinflation

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