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Bin Laden was a US prisoner before being killed: Iran

AFP: Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was a prisoner in US custody for "sometime" before he was killed by the American military, Iranian President...

Iran president takes over oil ministry temporarily

AFP: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he has temporarily assumed the duties of the oil ministry, as the oil cartel OPEC prepares for a...

Iran advocates security agreements with Pakistan

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 16 – Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister met with Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad on Sunday to discuss mutual...

Iran militia trains for anti-regime protests: report

AFP: Thousands of Islamic militiamen loyal to Iran's rulers have staged exercises for deployment against protesters in the event of any anti-regime demonstrations, a...

Iran threatens to let heroin, opium be trafficked to Europe if West keeps up criticism

AP: Iran threatened Saturday to allow the transit of illegal drugs through its territory to Europe if the West continues to criticize the Islamic...

Ally criticizes Iran’s president in power struggle

AP: The spiritual mentor of Iran's president has harshly criticized him for his role in an internal power struggle that has split the country's...

North Korea, Iran trade missile technology: U.N.

Reuters: North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of U.N. sanctions, according to a confidential United...

Iran’s Ahmadinejad ‘under a spell’: top cleric

TEHRAN, May 15, 2011 (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been put "under a spell" by his chief of staff Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie,...

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Iraq Sets September 30 as Deadline for Disarmament of Iranian Regime-Backed Militia Groups

Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi announced on Monday, June 29, that the government has given Shiite armed groups backed...

Escalating Iran-US Conflict Cuts Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Lifts Oil Prices

Oil Prices Rise and Ship Traffic Through the Strait of Hormuz Declines Following Tensions Between Iran and the United...

The ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign has entered its 127th week

The campaign “No to Executions Tuesdays,” a prisoner-led protest against executions held across multiple prisons in Iran, entered its...

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Grossi: A Very Robust Verification System is Needed for Iran’s Nuclear Program

Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy...

Escalating Iran-US Conflict Cuts Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Lifts Oil Prices

Oil Prices Rise and Ship Traffic Through the Strait...

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Indian oil minister visits Pakistan for talks on Iran pipeline

AFP: India's oil minister Murli Deora was to hold...

U.S. to accept Iran’s proposal to hold face-to-face talks

New York Times: The Obama administration said Friday that...