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Netanyahu launches re-election bid centred on Iran

AFP: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday put Iran at the top of on his re-election campaign, pledging that halting Tehran's ...

Obama faces a more volatile Mideast in his second term

Bloomberg: The most persistent challenge may remain Iran, where economic sanctions so far have failed to halt the Islamic republic’s suspected pursuit of...

Argentina slaps $6 mn fine on HSBC subsidiary

AFP: Just last week, officials in the United State found that HSBC's parent flouted US sanctions on Iran and other countries and laundered...

Russia positions itself for fall of Syrian regime

AP: Syria's most powerful ally and protector, Russia, began positioning itself Thursday for the fall of President Bashar Assad, saying for the...

N. Korea extends rocket launch window over Christmas

AFP: In a separate report Monday, the Chosun Ilbo -- known for its comprehensive North Korean coverage -- said a group of Iranian...

Oil rebounds on China crude processing; OPEC to meet in Vienna

Bloomberg: Oil rose from the lowest level in three weeks in New York after China’s crude processing climbed to a record and industrial...

US weighing military options if Syria uses WMD

AP: U.S. intelligence officials also intercepted one communication within the last six months they believe was between Iran's infamous Quds Force, urging Syrian regime...

Outspoken Swedish Academy member, awarder of Nobel, dies

AFP: Swedish author Knut Ahnlund, a member of the Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Literature Prize and who boycotted its workings over...

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Bread Prices and the New Wave of Price Increases and Rationing in Iran

In recent days, the issue of bread prices has become one of the most important livelihood concerns in Iran....

Privatization: The Transfer of Wealth to Power Circles in Iran’s Regime

Privatization has been one of the most significant economic policies of Iran's regime over the past three decades. Regime...

European Union Sanctions Against Iran’s Regime and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

In the latest development in the tense relations between Tehran and Brussels, the issue of European Union sanctions has...

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Rationing and Sharp Increases in Bread Prices Across Iran

The livelihood crisis and intensifying economic pressures in Iran...

Political Prisoner Yahgoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death for a Second Time

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