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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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Bread Prices and the New Wave of Price Increases and Rationing in Iran

In recent days, the issue of bread prices has become one of the most important livelihood concerns in Iran....

Privatization: The Transfer of Wealth to Power Circles in Iran’s Regime

Privatization has been one of the most significant economic policies of Iran's regime over the past three decades. Regime...

European Union Sanctions Against Iran’s Regime and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis

In the latest development in the tense relations between Tehran and Brussels, the issue of European Union sanctions has...

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Political prisoner Soheil Arabi from Ghezel Hesar Prison: This Place Smells of Death and Execution

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Food Basket Share Reaches 71% of Iranian Workers’ Minimum Wage

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