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Moms leave Iran, but jailed Americans not freed

AP: The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for home Friday, getting one last chance to embrace their children...

Commander: Iran capable of deploying smart arms on borders

Iran Focus: Tehran, May 21 - A senior Iranian commander boasted of Iran’s ability to deploy smart weapons along the country’s borders. ...

Iranian film-maker to get bail hearing on May 22

AFP: Famed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, who has been held in Tehran since March 1 and on hunger strike for six days, is...

Iran sanctions won’t stop missiles: Russian senator

Reuters: The head of a parliamentary foreign affairs committee was quoted on Friday as saying that sanctions on Iran being discussed by world powers...

American hikers jailed in Iran meet mothers

Wall Street Journal: Three Americans, detained in Iran for the better part of a year after crossing into the country on foot from Iraq,...

Pentagon plan to beef up Afghan base near Iran may rile regime

Bloomberg: A U.S. plan to upgrade its airbase in southwestern Afghanistan just 20 miles from Iran’s border will likely rile the Islamic...

Mother thanks Iranians for trying to save son’s life

Iran Focus: Kermanshah, Iran, May 21 - Daye Saltaneh, mother of Farzad Kamangar, the young teacher who was hanged with four other Kurdish activists...

Pro-reform former Iran VP assaulted: reports

AFP: A former Iranian vice president, who was among scores of pro-reform figures arrested after disputed presidential elections last June, said he was assaulted...

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Iran’s July 9 Student Uprising Mark 27th Anniversary

Twenty-seven years have passed since July 9, 1999, when the Iranian regime's official security forces and paramilitary groups loyal...

U.S. Military Attacks More Than 90 Targets in Iran

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that on Wednesday evening, U.S. forces struck about 90...

Amnesty International Challenges Silence Over the Iranian Regime’s Crimes

The bloody crackdown on the January protests in Iran remains unaddressed, and Amnesty International has warned that the continued...

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Death Sentence Issued for Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi

The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) announced...

Iran’s July 9 Student Uprising Mark 27th Anniversary

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