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Iran elections candidates: Mehdi Karroubi

Iran Focus: Hojatoleslam Mehdi Mahdavi-Karroubi, a mid-ranking cleric, is currently a member of the State Expediency Council and an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

Iran elections candidates: Mohsen Mehralizadeh

Iran Focus:Mehralizadeh, perhaps the most obscure candidate in the race, is a Vice-President in the present administration of President Mohammad Khatami, serving as the...

Iran elections candidates: Mostafa Moin

Iran Focus: Moin served as chancellor of Shiraz University from 1981 to 1982 and has been a member of the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council...

Iran: Thousands join women’s anti-government demonstration in Tehran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – A protest that began with a gathering of dozens of women in downtown Tehran this afternoon drew thousands...

Iran pre-election blasts raise questions

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 13 – An hour after a state-run news agency reported a second explosion in Tehran, eye-witnesses reported that the blast...

Murky motives seen behind Iran blasts

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 – An hour after a state-run news agency reported a second explosion in Tehran, eye-witnesses reported that the blast...

Iran: Explosion in Tehran square kills 1

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 - Minutes ago an explosion was heard in the Iranian capital Tehran. The blast occured near Imam Hossein Square...

Iran: Explosion in Tehran square kills 1

Iran Focus: Tehran, Jun. 12 - Minutes ago an explosion was heard in the Iranian capital Tehran. The blast occured near Imam Hossein Square...

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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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