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Iran blames economic woes on tougher sanctions

AFP: Falling oil exports, sliding currency, soaring inflation, slipping industrial output and rising unemployment -- just some of the economic woes Tehran...

Affleck film ‘Argo’ recounts Hollywood role in Iran crisis

AFP: Actor-director Ben Affleck's latest movie tells the incredible story of Hollywood's role in an attempt to get a group of US diplomats...

Iran budget gap set to widen as sanctions hurt oil exports

Bloomberg: Iran’s budget deficit may widen the most since at least 2007, according to the International Monetary Fund, as sanctions by the U.S....

US: Hackers in Iran responsible for cyberattacks

AP: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the cyberthreat from Iran has grown, and he declared that the Pentagon is prepared to take...

Iran’s sea trade buckles under Western sanctions

Reuters: Iran's vital seaborne trade is buckling under the weight of Western sanctions, deepening hardship for a population deprived of basic imports...

EU insurers strip cover from ships storing Iran oil

Reuters: Two European insurers have withdrawn cover for tankers involved in the Iranian oil trade, the first such move since tough new ...

Biden touts Iran sanctions as Ryan voices doubts

AP: Vice President Joe Biden says his administration has the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, even as his Republican rival says the...

Hezbollah says sent Iranian-built drone over Israel

AFP: The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah boasted Thursday that his Shiite militant group sent a sophisticated unmanned drone over Israel last week,...

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French Magazine Exposes ‘Shah-Making Factory’: Fascist Networks and Lobbies Grooming the Shah’s Son as an Alternative to the Iranian Regime

The renowned French magazine Nouvel Observateur has published a comprehensive investigation by Marie Vaton exposing the hidden mechanisms of...

Iraqi Militia Commander Arrested Over Alleged Plotting of Terrorist Attacks in the U.S. and Europe

An Iraqi militia commander has been arrested on charges of involvement in planning more than 12 “terrorist” attacks in...

Concerns in U.S. Congress Over Cryptocurrency Transfers to Networks Linked to Iran’s Regime

Two members of the U.S. Congress, Sean Casten and Gregory Meeks, in an official letter to the U.S. government,...

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