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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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Tensions Rise Between France and Iran’s Regime

In response to the Iranian regime's decision to declare two former employees of the French Embassy in Tehran "persona...

Cost of Living Basket Several Times Higher Than Iranian Workers’ Wages

Workers' cost of living has come under pressure from inflation and low wages. July inflation data point to intensifying...

‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Expands to 60 Prisons Across Iran

According to human rights sources in Iran, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign has expanded to 60 prisons across...

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Middle Eastern Countries Seek Ways to Move Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz

An Iraqi government source told the Iraqi news outlet...

People In Iran Can No Longer Afford to Repair Household Appliances

The sharp rise in living costs in Iran has...

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22:00 local time – An update from Tehran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 - Security forces attacked...