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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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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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Lebanese President Expresses Clear Opposition to Iran’s Regime

Recent remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun regarding the...

Iran’s ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign Enters 124th Week

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