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Azeris pressured by Iran to cut Israel, West ties, official says

Bloomberg: Iran is pressuring Azerbaijan to cut ties with Israel and Western nations as tensions mount over the Persian Gulf state’s nuclear program,...

Iran’s Kiarostami goes to Japan for latest film

AP: Abbas Kiarostami has found inspiration far from home. The Iranian director's films are routinely banned in his home country, whose Islamist government...

Iran starts legal case against Reuters

AFP: Iranian authorities said on Monday they have formally started legal proceedings against the international news agency Reuters, after suspending its Tehran...

Bahrain condemns Iran’s Gulf ‘flagrant meddling’

AFP: The government of Bahrain condemned on Sunday Iran's continued "flagrant meddling" in Gulf affairs after the Islamic republic slammed plans for...

Russia says West still considering military action on Iran

Reuters: Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some...

G8, raising pressure on Iran, puts oil stocks on standby

Reuters: Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, signaling their readiness to tap into ...

Iran finds first Caspian Sea oilfield in 104 years, Fars reports

Bloomberg: Iran has discovered its first oilfield in the Caspian Sea for more than a century, the state-run Fars news agency reported today....

Iran finance minister: ‘Rest assured’ record oil prices over nuclear sanctions

CNN: Iran's finance minister believes oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program, a...

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U.S. Treasury Targets Khamenei-Linked Financial Network

The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Ali Ansari, an individual linked to a network of exchange houses and...

Sharp Increase in Bread Prices in Iran

For years in Iran, it was commonly said that even if people could no longer afford meat, chicken, dairy...

U.S. Officials Call for Iran’s Regime to Publicly Declare an End to Attacks on Ships in Strait of Hormuz

Reuters reported that senior U.S. officials said on Friday, July 10, that Washington has asked Iran's regime to formally...

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New Uncertainty Surrounding Iran’s Underground Nuclear Facilities

According to the latest assessment by the U.S.-based Institute...

Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization,...

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It’s Time to Impose Sanctions on Iran’s Khamenei

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