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Essex home raided over Iran dirty bomb threat

The Sunday Times: A British chemicals firm is involved in a secret MI5 inquiry into the illegal export to Iran of material that...

Iranian cleric wants creation of ‘Greater Iran’

AP: A radical cleric called Saturday for the creation of a "Greater Iran" that would rule over the entire Middle East and Central Asia,...

Lawyer: Iran to let French academic leave

AP: A French academic arrested in Iran following last year's disputed presidential elections will be allowed to leave the country after paying a $300,000...

Quake measuring 5.1 hits south of Iran – agency

Reuters: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit southern Iran late on Friday, official news agency IRNA said. TEHRAN (Reuters) - A magnitude...

Iranian government opponents see executions as warning

Washington Post: Iranian authorities are taking increasingly harsh measures to prevent protests marking the one-year anniversary of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed reelection, opposition leaders...

Jailed Iran director Panahi appears on-screen in Cannes

AFP: The jailed Iranian film-maker, Jafar Panahi, described being interrogated by police in a clip screened Thursday at the Cannes film festival. ...

Clashes at Iran embassies in Denmark, Sweden

AFP: Police and protesters opposed to Iran's rulers clashed in front of the Iranian embassies in Denmark and Sweden on Thursday when demonstrators threw...

US hikers’ mums to visit Iran ‘next week’

AFP: The mothers of three US citizens detained in Iran are to visit the country next week and see their children for the...

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Rationing and Sharp Increases in Bread Prices Across Iran

The livelihood crisis and intensifying economic pressures in Iran have now affected one of the most basic daily necessities...

Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

Following widespread and repeated internet shutdowns in Iran ordered by regime officials, reports by trade and professional organizations show...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Enters 124th Week

On Tuesday, June 9, the "No to Executions Tuesdays" campaign entered its 124th week and once again emphasized its...

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Expansion of Rent-Seeking and Corruption in Iran’s Car Industry

Car imports and the crises resulting from them have...

Political prisoner Soheil Arabi from Ghezel Hesar Prison: This Place Smells of Death and Execution

Soheil Arabi, a former political prisoner who was recently...

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