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Tehran tries to bully Iraqi officials into silence

Iran Focus: In a caustic attack on a senior member of the Iraqi government, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi anted the recent spate of...

Political prisoners beaten up at the end of their hunger strike

Iran Focus: Following the release of a statement by the political prisoners announcing the end of their hunger strike on Sunday evening, July 25,...

Iranian prisoners’ hunger strike at the end of its third week

Iran Focus: In the third week of hunger strike by supporters of the Mojahedin and dissidents at Evin prison in Tehran, the mullahs’ inhuman...

10 executions in ten days

Iran Focus: The Iranian state-controlled media reported that seven prisoners were hanged between July 12 and 22 in Tehran and other cities. Three more...

Tougher restrictions on veiling

Iran Focus: Majlis deputies and the State Security Forces (SSF) are taking tougher measures to deal with women accused of mal-veiling. Majlis deputies...

Hunger strike by political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison

Iran Focus: Political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin Prison have staged a hunger strike on the eve of the anniversary of July 9 uprising and...

Two Peers in Tehran to boost trade ties with Iran

Iran Focus: Two British trade missions have arrived here to boost London’s trade ties with the Islamic Republic, just as the British embassy continues...

Iraqi attitudes harden on Iranian meddling

Iran Focus: As the new Iraqi transitional government emerges, interviews with Iraqis from a variety of backgrounds and a review of the local press...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Political Prisoner Yahgoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death for a Second Time

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From Inflation to Food Insecurity, Iran Is Moving Toward a Hidden Famine

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