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Iran’s President-elect sues official news agency chief

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 21 – The head of Iran’s state-run news agency was summoned to court for questioning after ultra-conservative President-elect Mahmoud...

Iran’s Kurdish city under de facto martial law

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 21 – The Kurdish city of Mahabad, north-west Iran, was brought under de facto martial law as the paramilitary...

Political uncertainty brings jitters to Iran markets

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 21 – The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has suffered another plunge this week, as political uncertainty over the future...

Tehran, Berlin spar over new Iran President’s terror links

Iran Focus: Berlin, Jul. 20 – A diplomatic spat between Tehran and Berlin over the new ultra-conservative President-elect’s alleged involvement in terrorism became more...

Supreme Leader’s confidant gets Iran’s top security post

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran - Jul. 20 – The appointment of Ali Larijani as the new secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, the...

Iran Majlis deputies endorse execution of minor

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 20 – Members of Iran’s parliament from the north-eastern city of Mashad, where a minor and an 18-year-old man...

Clashes erupt in Iran capital’s slums

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 20 – A Tehran district mayor’s decision to destroy makeshift accommodation in a shanty town on the outskirts of...

Ultra-conservative daily accuses Iran’s Nobel laureate of murder plot

Iran Focus: Paris, Jul. 20 – A state-owned newspaper accused Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and the wife of jailed journalist Akbar...

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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...

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...

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A New Wave of Mass Arrests in Iran

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