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PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Nov 12

Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for...

Iran’s Guards in $2.5bn rail deal

BBC: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have won a $2.5bn tender to build a railway route linking the south-eastern port of Chabahar to Iran's rail network....

Italian company says no launch for Iran satellite

AP: An Italian company that helped build a communications satellite for Iran said Wednesday there are no plans to launch it, denying an announcement...

Iran says U.K. to loan 2,500-year-old cylinder for three months

Bloomberg: Britain has agreed to loan the 2,500-year-old Cyrus Cylinder to Iran for three months, Iran’s state television reported today. By Ali...

Gazprom Neft, NIOC to partner at Iran oilfields

Reuters: Gazprom Neft, Russia's fifth-largest oil producer, said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC)...

Oxford defends scholarship in name of Iran protester

AFP: Oxford University on Wednesday defended a decision to set up a scholarship in honour of an Iranian student shot dead during protests which...

Iran’s opposition steers challenge toward the top

AP: Just minutes before anti-riot police charged opposition marchers in Tehran last week, a new chant bubbled up from the crowd: "Death to Nobody."...

PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Nov 11

Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for...

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Warning Over the Imminent Execution of Political Prisoner Aref Khoshkar in Iran

Following the transfer of political prisoner Aref Khoshkar, who has been sentenced to death, to a solitary confinement cell...

Near-Complete Halt to Shipping Through the Strait of Hormuz

Bloomberg, citing vessel-tracking data, reported that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz came to an almost complete halt...

129th Week of ‘No To Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign in 58 Prisons Across Iran

The "No To Executions Tuesdays" campaign has warned about the rising number of executions in Iran and called for...

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Why Is Iran’s Regime Violating the Ceasefire with the U.S.?

Mojtaba Khamenei, the Iranian Regime's supreme leader, said in...

Ship Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Falls to Lowest Level in Weeks

Shipping data show that the number of vessels transiting...

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