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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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Water Shortages in Iran Have Become a Chronic Crisis, and Alarm Bells Are Ringing

Statements by Iranian regime officials at the beginning of the summer indicate that water stress has spread across most...

Continued Human Rights Violations In Iran: Security Forces Open Fire On People Celebrating Khamenei’s Death

As the Iranian regime staged the funeral of Ali Khamenei four months after his death, human rights media reported...

Iran’s July 9 Student Uprising Mark 27th Anniversary

Twenty-seven years have passed since July 9, 1999, when the Iranian regime's official security forces and paramilitary groups loyal...

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Air And Ground Alert in Tehran as Khamenei’s Funeral Begins

The second day of the funeral ceremonies for Ali...

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