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Iran customs hold four million tons of goods amid dispute

Bloomberg: Four million tons of food and medicines are stranded in Iranian customs because of disagreements between the central bank and the Commerce...

On stage in Tehran: Stories of death row youth

AP: The stage curtains open. Six nooses hang above the young inmates, who are making chairs in the prison workshop to be used...

Iran labor protest: Sign of daunting challenges for next president

Los Angeles Times: More than 200 steelworkers staged a demonstration Tuesday in front of the Iranian parliament, protesting layoffs and unpaid salaries in...

Iran kicks off its internal internet with government email

Wall Street Journal: It’s no secret that Iranian authorities don’t trust or like the Internet. This week, the Islamic Republic inaugurated the national...

Underground music flourishes in Iran

AP: Heavy metal guitarists jamming in basements. Headphone-wearing disc jockeys mixing beats. There's an underground music scene flourishing in Iran, despite government...

Iran cartoonists on tightrope during vote campaign

AFP: Press cartoonists say they are dodging "moving red lines" in the run-up to a June 14 presidential election in Iran, a country...

Iran funeral turns into political protest

AP: Video clips from Iran show mourners chanting opposition slogans at the funeral of a dissident cleric in the largest political protest in...

Iranian filmmaker makes it to Cannes amid secrecy

AFP: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, jailed in 2010 for anti-regime propaganda, told the Cannes Film Festival on Friday he knew his latest...

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Retirees Keep the Flame of Civil Protest Alive in Iran

Retirees in Iran are now forced to take to the streets in the scorching heat of summer and the...

United States Launches Major Attack on Iranian Regime Targets

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says the latest strikes were a response to missile attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

Iranian Regime Backs Down on Executions Over Ghezel Hesar Prison Hunger Strike

After 16 days of a widespread hunger strike by approximately 1,500 death row prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel...

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Migration from Southern Iran in the Shadow of the Iranian Regime’s Warmongering

The migration and displacement of people from cities in...

Death Sentence Issued for Iranian Political Prisoner Amirhassan Monfared

Amirhossein Akbari Monfared, a 27-year-old political prisoner held in...

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