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U.S. speeding up missile defenses in Persian Gulf

New York Times: The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships...

Seized North Korea arms were bound for Iran: Thailand

Reuters: A shipment of weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities last month were headed for Iran, according to a confidential report the...

German embassy police ‘recalled from Iran’

AFP: Two German policemen working at their country's embassy in Tehran have been brought home after being targeted by Iranian intelligence, according to the...

3 Americans now held in Iran for half of a year

AP: It's been six months since three young Americans were taken into captivity in Iran, and the mother of one said even hiring an...

Miliband ‘appalled’ by Iran hangings

AFP: Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he was "appalled" by the reported hanging of two men in Iran convicted of being Mohareb (enemies of...

White House condemns executions of Iran dissidents

AFP: The White House on Thursday "strongly" condemned the executions of two Iranian dissidents, which it said marked a new low in Tehran's "ruthless...

Iran absence at Afghan meet ‘inexplicable’: Britain

AFP: Britain said it was "inexplicable" that Iran had chosen not to attend an international conference on Afghanistan Thursday considering it had raised concerns...

Iran to skip Afghan conference in London – agency

Reuters: Iran said on Wednesday it would not take part in an international conference on the future of Afghanistan in London this week, a...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

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