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Internet in ‘coma’ as Iran election looms

AFP: Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month's presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers...

Sanctions help to stoke Iran property boom but bubble feared

Reuters: The Iranian property developer leant back in his chair, drew hard on a shisha pipe and looked down at photographs of a...

Iran cooking oil price surges after currency rule change

Bloomberg: Iranian meat and cooking oil prices surged after the government stopped providing foreign currencies at a preferential exchange rate to importers...

Fearing price increases, Iranians hoard goods

New York Times: Iranians rushed to supermarkets to buy cooking oil, red meat and other staples on Tuesday, stockpiling the goods over new...

Iran minister says sanctions drive inflation above 30%

AFP: Iran's Finance Minister Shamseddin Hosseini said Tuesday that international sanctions had pushed inflation above 30% and were causing "a lot of...

Food price hikes raise concerns in Iran

AP: Iranian newspapers warn that a new wave of price hikes could stir greater discontent less than two months before presidential elections. Monday's...

Hard times weigh heavily on Iranians on New Year’s holiday

Reuters: These should be prosperous days for Ali Pasha, who owns a tourism company in Dubai that arranges holidays for those seeking a break...

Iran blocks use of tool to get around Internet filter

Reuters: Iranian authorities have blocked the use of most "virtual private networks", a tool that many Iranians use to get around an ...

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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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