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Iran’s FM in Saudi Arabia

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 03 - Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, state media reported. Iran...

Quake jolts island in Persian Gulf

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 02 - An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted parts of the island of Hendurabi in the...

European Parliament censures Iran’s human rights abuses

Iran Focus: London, Feb. 01 – The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday adopted a strongly-worded resolution denouncing human rights violations in Iran. Iran...

In Brief: Iran appoints new envoy to Afghanistan

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 01 - Iran’s new ambassador to Afghanistan submitted his credentials to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, state media reported on...

Media watchdog says Iran must stop hounding journalists

Iran Focus: London, Jan. 31 - A prominent press freedoms organisation condemned on Wednesday a decision by Iranian authorities to suspend a feminist monthly...

Five men hanged in Iran’s notorious prison

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31 – Five men were hanged in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, state media reported on Thursday. Iran FocusTehran,...

Iran’s Majlis Speaker in Egypt

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jan. 30 – Iran’s Majlis (Parliament) Speaker is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials state media reported. Iran...

Bush’s remarks on Iran in final State of the Union address

Iran Focus: London, Jan. 29 – United States President George W. Bush on Monday (02:00 GMT Tuesday) touched on the threats posed by Iran...

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Iran’s Regime Escalates Death Sentences and Pressure Against Political Prisoners

Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on individuals accused of links to the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK),...

Thirteenth Day of the Hunger Strike By 1,500 Prisoners, Condition of the Strikers Is Critical

The collective hunger strike by around 1,500 death-row prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj entered...

Death Fatwa: Salman Rushdie’s Attacker Coordinated with an Individual in Iran

The attack on Salman Rushdie was carried out in connection with the death fatwa issued against him by Ruhollah...

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Iran’s Regime Executes PMOI Member for Participating in January Uprising

The Iranian regime hanged Mehdi Khanaki, a 25-year-old law...

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