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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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The United States and Arab Allies Sanction Five Entities and 16 Hezbollah Officials

The United States and the member states of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) have imposed a new round...

Drug Crisis: Chemotherapy Costs in Iran Have Increased Tenfold

A new wave of drug price increases in Iran has catastrophically raised the cost of medical treatment. In one...

Iran’s Negative Economic Growth: From Statistical Manipulation to the Collapse of Investment

When the gap between official figures and reality becomes too wide, the economic crisis is no longer confined to...

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