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Iran’s defeated reformists pin hope on dissident ayatollah

Iran Focus: Paris, Aug. 25 – A simple Islamic wedding party, with male guests in one hall and women in a separate wing, turned...

Iran police arrest Kurdish activist in restive city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 – A Kurdish activist in the city of Sanandaj, northwest Iran, was arrested by State Security Forces, Persian-language...

Swedish police probe murder of dissident Iran Kurd

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 – An Iranian opposition activist was killed in the Swedish town of Lindsberg, on Monday by unidentified assailants,...

7 boys under-18 executed in Iran since January: Amnesty

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 25 - The human rights organisation Amnesty International expressed concern on Thursday at the imminent execution of two minors in...

Sex orgies, STD on the rise in Iran, hard-line daily warns

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 – An influential hard-line daily in Iran warned that young people were increasingly turning to sex orgies, drugs,...

Prosecutor says Iran has 18 law enforcement agencies

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25 – Iran has 18 separate law enforcement and security agencies, according to the country’s top prosecutor.Persian-language websites reported...

Iran’s President appoints hard-liner as spokesman

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 24 –Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has decided to appoint a lay member of the ultra-conservative Guardian Council to the...

Iran’s new Foreign Minister “was involved in terrorism”

Iran Focus: London, Aug. 24 – Manouchehr Mottaki, 52, who was confirmed on Wednesday by Iran’s hard-line parliament (Majlis) as the new Foreign Minister...

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Iran’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation

A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran shows that food inflation in March and April this year...

The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

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...

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US Preparing for a Long-Term Blockade of Iran’s Ports

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that...

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