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Tremors jolt Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 26 - Two earthquakes simultaneously rocked Iran’s northern province of Semnan and the south-eastern province of Kerman on Wednesday. ...

Iran and Russia clash in worst row for years

Reuters: Iran and Russia clashed on Wednesday over Kremlin support for draft U.N. sanctions against the Islamic Republic, in one of the worst rows...

Ahmadinejad lacks legitimacy: opposition leader

AFP: Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has reiterated that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lacks "legitimacy," months after changing his stance and saying he recognised the...

Analysis: Turkey’s Iran standoff role irks allies

AP: Turkey's attempts to mediate Iran's nuclear standoff with the West have evolved into an aggressive effort to forestall new U.N. sanctions. The assertive...

Boeing cites Iran in tanker battle with EADS

Reuters: Boeing Co accused rival EADS of having courted Iran and other countries at odds with the United States and said this should figure...

Iran criticizes Russian stance on sanctions, stalled arms deal

Bloomberg: Iran’s ambassador to Moscow voiced frustration that Russia was giving tentative support for tougher United Nations sanctions and stalling the delivery of anti-...

Report: Iran releases filmmaker Jafar Panahi

AP: Iran released an internationally renowned filmmaker and opposition supporter on bail Tuesday after more than two months in custody, state TV reported. ...

U.S. bill takes aim at Iran oil partners

Wall Street Journal: A U.S. House committee has proposed barring the Pentagon from buying fuel from companies that do business with Iran's energy industry—a...

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Iran’s ‘No to Execution Tuesdays’ campaign marks 121st week

The “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign entered its 121st week on Tuesday, May 19. Prisoners participating in the campaign...

Massive Washington Rally Highlights Growing Pressure on Iran’s Regime

Thousands of Iranian Americans, political activists, and former U.S. officials gathered in Washington, D.C. on May 16 for one...

French Magazine Exposes ‘Shah-Making Factory’: Fascist Networks and Lobbies Grooming the Shah’s Son as an Alternative to the Iranian Regime

The renowned French magazine Nouvel Observateur has published a comprehensive investigation by Marie Vaton exposing the hidden mechanisms of...

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

Iran’s regime tries to shut the voice of dissidents...

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

Women in Iran have faced a wave of widespread...

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