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Chaos in Iran prison as riot breaks out

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 08 – Rajai-Shahr Prison in Karaj, west of the capital, was the scene of a major riot on Wednesday,...

Senior Iran cleric blames West for London bombings

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 08 – The Friday Prayers’ Sermon leader addressing worshipers in Tehran today laid the blame of yesterday’s simultaneous bombings...

Iran Revolutionary Guards ready to serve Ahmadinejad

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 07 – The second most senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) top brass pledged today to...

Iran Revolutionary Guards commanders huddle with President-elect

Iran Focus: London, Jul. 07 – In a meeting with Iran’s newly-elected ultra-conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday, the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)...

In Iran one new person gains drug addiction every 3 minutes

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 07 – In Iran one person becomes addicted to drugs every three minutes, according to the head of the...

Man publicly hanged in northwest Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 07 – A man was publicly hanged at dawn on Tuesday in the town of Salmas, northwest Iran, accused...

Iraqi Defence Minister says Iran opposition group can remain in Iraq

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 07 – Iraqi Defence Minister Sa’adun al-Dulaimi, in a joint press conference with Iranian Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani, announced...

Iran, Arab neighbours spar over leader’s caricature

Iran Focus: Dubai, Jul. 06 – In an interview with the Kuwaiti news agency, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) today sharply...

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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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Iran’s National Currency Has Declined by 120% Over the Past Year

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Deteriorating Conditions of Two Political Prisoners in Iran

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