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Iran’s Rafsanjani ignores hardliners’ call on vote

Reuters: Iran's influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday defied a call by a group of hardline clerics to back the country's disputed...

Revolutionary Guard tightens hold in Iran crisis

AP: The Revolutionary Guard tightened its already powerful hold over Iran during the post-election turmoil, raising alarm among some Iranians that it is transforming...

Iran looms over Gates visit to Israel

New York Times: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is to be in Jerusalem on Monday for the first time in two and a half...

Crashed Iran plane ‘hit runway too fast’

AFP: An Iranian airliner which overshot the runway and hurtled into a perimeter wall killing 16 people appears to have hit the tarmac too...

Iran opposition urges clerics to fight ‘oppression’

AFP: Opposition leaders called on Iran's top clerics on Saturday to intervene to prevent "oppression" by the authorities, as a detained protester was reportedly...

Iran police disperse protests in Tehran

AP: Iranian police and pro-government militia attacked and scattered hundreds of protesters in a rare demonstration in Iran's capital Saturday, witnesses said. The...

Two trains collide in Iran’s capital Tehran

Sky News: A passenger train has collided with another train in Iran's capital Tehran, killing at least three people, state media reports. Sky...

Controversial figure in Iran moved from one key post into another

CNN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has appointed Esfandyar Rahim Mashaie as his adviser, a day after the controversial political figure resigned as first vice...

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Inflation in Iran and the Limits of What an Agreement with the United States Can Achieve

A sick political system inevitably produces a sick economy. In an absolute dictatorship where political and social freedoms are...

Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: International Figures Rally Behind NCRI Alternative

PARIS — The second day of the Free Iran 2026 World Summit brought together a broad range of former...

Free Iran 2026 Summit in Paris Draws International Support for Democratic Change in Iran

PARIS, June 20, 2026 — Political leaders, former government officials, parliamentarians, and human rights advocates from Europe and North...

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Iran’s Regime Executes Political Prisoners Javad Zamani and Abolfazl Saedi

Iran's regime hanged two young men, Javad Zamani and...

Iran’s Healthcare System on Verge of Crisis as Nurses Migrate En Masse

The crisis of nursing staff shortages in Iran, driven...

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