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Ahmadinejad fires Iran oil, industry ministers amid feud with Parliament

Bloomberg: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked three government ministers, including Oil Minister Masoud Mir-Kazemi, to step down as part of plans to combine some...

Iran cleric warns Ahmadinejad but says crisis over

AFP: The crisis in the higher echelons of Iran's regime has "passed," influential conservative cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Janati said on Friday, as he issued...

ANALYSIS-Arab dynasties lure Jordan, Morocco into anti-Iran bloc

Reuters: Rich Gulf Arab dynasties have reacted to upheaval in the Arab world by inviting fellow monarchies Jordan and Morocco to join their club...

France dismisses terror probe of Iranian opposition group

Wall Street Journal: Preliminary charges of terrorism filed eight years ago against members and supporters of an umbrella Iranian opposition group have been dismissed...

EU to blacklist Iranian-owned bank, says Berlin official

AFP: The EU is set to blacklist a German-based Iranian-owned bank which it believes is involved in the Islamic republic's secret nuclear weapons' programme,...

Gulf troops to stay in Bahrain to protect against ‘Iran threat’

Bloomberg: Troops from Persian Gulf nations will remain in Bahrain to protect the Sunni-monarchy against an Iranian threat and “saboteurs and thugs,” the Bahrain...

Trial of American hikers charged with espionage in Iran is unexpectedly delayed

New York Times: The trial of three Americans charged with espionage and illegal entry in Iran after their arrest almost two years ago near...

Syria expels US journalist to Iran: Syrian embassy

AFP: Damascus expelled an American journalist working for Al-Jazeera to Iran after she tried to enter Syria illegally on an expired Iranian passport, the...

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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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WSJ: A Cryptocurrency Exchange at the Heart of Iran’s Regime’s Financial Transactions

The Wall Street Journal reported in an investigative article...

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

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