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US cites Iran, Syria in carrier deployment

AFP: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that the United States was preparing for "threats" from Iran and Syria's turmoil as an ...

UN says Iran arms to Syria violate UN sanctions

AP: The U.N. political chief says Iran's delivery of weapons to the Syrian government is an apparent violation of U.N. sanctions banning ...

Report: RBS probed by US on Iran sanctions

AP: U.S. officials are investigating possible violations of sanctions against Iran by Royal Bank of Scotland, Britain's Financial Times reported Wednesday. ...

Iran to host 30 leaders at ‘historic’ NAM summit

AFP: Iran is to host some 30 leaders, including those of India, Egypt and Cuba, at an August 30-31 summit of the Non-Aligned...

U.N. chief defies U.S., Israel; plans trip to Tehran

Reuters: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to attend a summit meeting of leaders of non-aligned developing nations in Tehran next week, defying...

Top Israeli official talks Iran with senior rabbi

AP: An Israeli religious party official says the prime minister's national security adviser met with a prominent rabbi and tried to persuade...

Iran, Egypt move to restore diplomatic ties: Salehi

AFP: Iran and Egypt are moving towards restoring diplomatic relations which were severed more than three decades ago, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali...

Iran unveils upgraded short-range missile

AP: Iran's president on Tuesday unveiled an upgraded version of a short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile just weeks after it was test-fired, the...

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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

Privatization has been one of the most significant economic...

Political Prisoner Yahgoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death for a Second Time

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