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Iran begins registration for municipal elections

AP: Iran's state radio says candidates can begin to register for municipal council elections scheduled for June. The councils have little power. But...

South Korea’s imports of Iranian crude oil fall 17% in March

Bloomberg: South Korea, the world’s fifth- largest oil importer, reduced crude shipments from Iran by about 17 percent in March from a year...

Iranian military official warns against unrest in upcoming presidential election

Xinhua: A senior Iranian military official warned Sunday against any attempts to create unrest during the country's upcoming presidential election, Iran's Press...

Ahmadinejad in Benin for first stop on West Africa tour

AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Benin on Sunday on the first stop of a west African tour that will also take...

Ahmadinejad to visit uranium-rich Niger

AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will leave on Sunday for a visit to Benin, Ghana and Niger, the world's fourth-largest uranium producer,...

US ends Iran-related sanctions on 3 maritime firms

AP: The Obama administration is lifting sanctions it imposed on three companies two years ago for helping to ship Iranian oil in violation...

Iran negotiator: Sanctions can end ‘step by step’

AP: An Iranian negotiator suggests that "step by step" progress can be made toward lifting sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program. Ali Bagheri...

Iranian opposition group opens Washington office

AFP: The People's Mujahedeen, the Iranian opposition group listed by the United States as a terrorist organization until last year, opened an ...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

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

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Privatization: The Transfer of Wealth to Power Circles in Iran’s Regime

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