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ANALYSIS-Turks walk diplomatic tightrope in trade with Iran

Reuters: Turkey's decision to ignore a U.S. ban on gasoline sales to Iran has brought in cash and fostered Turkey's image as an emerging...

Barclays to pay £190 in sanctions case, U.S. court says

Reuters: Barclays Bank PLC has agreed to pay $298 million (190 million pounds) to settle criminal charges that it violated U.S. sanctions in dealings...

Engineer to be sentenced for Iran embargo charge

AP: A Princeton-educated man convicted of violating the Iran trade embargo after his family sent him millions of dollars is to be sentenced by...

Golf president Christopher Tappin ‘sold missile parts’

BBC: A golf club president from London is battling extradition to the US over claims he sold batteries for surface-to-air missiles to Iran. ...

Iran satellite launch delayed

AFP: The launch of a new Iranian satellite has been pushed back by months as it is still undergoing development. TEHRAN...

Iran footballer sacked for ‘not fasting in Ramadan’

AFP: Popular Iranian footballer Ali Karimi, sometimes described as "the Maradona of Asia," has been fired by his club for not fasting during the...

U.S. rules bar banks that violate Iran sanctions

New York Times: The Treasury Department released new regulations on Friday that could bar foreign banks or companies from accessing the financial system in...

Kurdish rebels kill Iran militiamen: report

AFP: Kurdish rebels have killed a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards and two Islamist militiamen in clashes near a northwestern city, a newspaper...

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Iran’s ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ campaign Enters Its 128th Week

On Tuesday, July 7, the "No To Executions Tuesdays campaign" continued. The campaign, which was launched to end all...

Oil Tanker Attacked Near the Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British maritime security monitoring organization, reported that an oil tanker sailing...

Arrested Iranian Protesters in Critical Conditions, Human Rights Bodies Warn

Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based human rights organization, on Monday, July 6, expressed concern over the growing wave...

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New Uncertainty Surrounding Iran’s Underground Nuclear Facilities

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