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Standard Chartered’s fitenss is key grounds for shutdown

Bloomber: New York’s financial-services regulator has grounds to shut Standard Chartered Plc (STAN) in the state even if he accepts the firm’s argument...

Iran playing ‘nefarious’ role in Syria: Rice

AFP: The United States on Thursday accused Iran of playing a "nefarious" role in the Syria conflict, one that strengthens the case ...

Syria captive rift: Iran defiant, Hezbollah silent

AP: Iran appears intent on strengthening its role as Assad's big brother with outreach that included a visit to Damascus on Tuesday by...

US raps Iran on Syria after Tehran conference

AFP: The United States on Thursday dismissed a 29 nation conference on the Syria crisis in Tehran, saying the Islamic Republic had been...

Iran’s navy says has no plan for naval reactors

AP: An Iranian semiofficial news agency is quoting the country's acting navy commander as saying that Tehran has no immediate plans to ...

Iran to pay $816 million to support local carmakers

Bloomberg: Iran’s ministry of industries, mines and commerce will pay 10 trillion rials ($816 million) to Iranian carmakers as they are going through...

Syria barrages Aleppo; Iran hosts talks

UPI: A new Syrian barrage to retake rebel-controlled Aleppo neighborhoods raged Thursday with rebels still commanding attacked areas, Western news reports indicated....

S. Korea firms in talks to resume Iran oil imports

AFP: South Korean oil refiners are in talks with Iran to resume oil imports, officials said Thursday, potentially by using Iranian tankers ...

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IRGC Increases Terrorist Activities in Gulf Arab Countries

At a time when Iran’s regime is pursuing a policy of regional militarism, a broad wave of alleged IRGC-linked...

77 Days of Internet Shutdown, A Tool of Control and a Sign of Tehran’s Real Fears

The crisis of internet shutdowns in Iran has entered a new phase. 77 days of internet cuts, widespread disruptions,...

Targeted Repression of Iranian Women, From Mass Arrests to Death Sentences

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread arrests and targeted repression; a wave that indicates a planned...

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Iranian Political Prisoner Mohammad Abbasi Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison

In the early hours of Wednesday, May 13, the...

Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar’s Final Letter Offers a Personal Account from Iran’s Death Row

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