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Hunger strike in Iran prison enters third week

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 17 - A hunger strike by seven political prisoners in Iran's Rajaii Shahr prison near Karaj (west of Tehran) has...

Bush: U.S. to counter Iran nuke threat with ‘effective strategy’

Combined dispatches: Washington, Feb. 17 - United State President George W. Bush today called on Iran to adhere to its international obligations and called...

Iran: Explosion in Tehran Bazaar

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 17 – A fire set ablaze stalls in the Goldsmiths Bazaar in Tehran this morning after a spontaneous gas explosion....

220 women in Iran province committed suicide

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 16 – Women and teenage girls comprise the majority of people in Iran's Ilam province (western Iran) who committed suicide...

Governor tries to quell unrest after blackout in Iran city

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 15 – The governor of Mahabad (northwest Iranian Kurdistan province) tried to restrain public anger, admitting to serious interruptions in...

Iran intelligence agent arrested in Iraq with fake passports

Iran Focus: Baghdad, Feb. 14 – An agent from Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security was caught carrying dozens of fake passports in the...

Fatal fire in Iran mosque claims 35 lives

Iran Focus: Tehran, Feb. 14 – At least 35 people were killed and 200 more left injured after a fire blaze broke out in...

Iran policy group outlines new approach in dealing with Tehran

Iran Focus: Washington, Feb. 13 – In a conference on Thursday, coinciding with the 26th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the Shah, a...

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Iran Regime and Israel Resume Intense Reciprocal Attacks

Early Monday morning, as the Israeli military announced the launch of airstrikes against military targets in western and central...

Iran’s Regime Upholds Death Sentences of Five Political Prisoners in Ahvaz

Karoon Human Rights Organization reported that the death sentences of five political prisoners held in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz...

Political Prisoner Yahgoub Derakhshan Sentenced to Death for a Second Time

Yahgoub Derakhshan, a political prisoner and supporter of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held in Lakan Prison...

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Regime Insiders Admit That Majority of Iranians Are Dissatisfied

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