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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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Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

Iran Intensifies Pressure on Families of PMOI Prisoners Amid Expanding Crackdown

Iranian authorities have intensified pressure on the families of political prisoners and executed dissidents in recent weeks, with multiple...

Iran: A Dangerous Country for Journalists

According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the state of press freedom worldwide has fallen to its lowest level in...

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US Sanctions Chinese Refinery, Tehran-linked Shipping Companies

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a new...

Transfer of a death-row political prisoner to solitary confinement in Urmia, Iran

Punitive transfer of death-row political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh to...

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Reuters: Iran can either buy nuclear fuel for a...