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Khatami postpones Turkey visit after MPs move against contracts

AFP: Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has postponed a visit to Turkey after the conservative-controlled parliament threw into doubt two major contracts signed with Turkish...

Iran successfully tests ‘strategic missile’

AP: Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready...

Iran to U.N.: U.S. to blame for terrorism

UPI: Iran's Foreign Minister at the United Nations Friday described the United States as extremist and said its use of unbridled militarism causes terrorism....

U.S. firm fined $6.3 million for Iran trade

Washington Times: Federal prosecutors completed a plea agreement this week that imposed more than $6.3 million in fines on a U.S. company that illegally...

Conservatives flex muscles in Iran’s new parliament

Financial Times: Iran's parliament has asserted its claim to control contracts signed by the government with international companies, highlighting a constitutional right that had...

Royal Navy tells Iran to return boats

Daily Telegraph: Adml Sir Alan West, First Sea Lord, has demanded the return of three Royal Navy river patrol boats seized by Iran in...

Respol, Shell sign natural gas deal with Iran’s NIOC

AFP: The Spanish oil group Repsol YPF and British-Dutch group Shell have signed a project framework agreement involving the Iranian oil company NIOC regarding...

Gender segregation in school transport

Iran Focus: Tehran, Sep. 23 – As millions of school children headed back to school at the beginning of the new academic year, government...

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Child Laborers: The Silent Victims of Poverty and Inflation in Iran

On June 15, the state-run Shargh newspaper published a report on child labor titled "Childhood on a Work Shift,"...

Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saeedi

Iran's regime hanged two young men, Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saeedi, in the early hours of Tuesday, June 16,...

Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven by the migration of nurses, has once again come into...

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Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

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Iran vows revenge over assassination of nuclear scientist

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jan. 18 - Iran's Interior Minister...