Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 09 – Thousands of residents of Tehran clashed on Thursday with state security forces who tried to break up a rally to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9 July 1999 student-led nationwide uprising.
Thousands protest in Tehran
Thousands protest in Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Jul. 09 – Thousands of residents of Tehran clashed on Thursday with state security forces who tried to break up a rally to mark the tenth anniversary of the 9 July 1999 student-led nationwide uprising.
Obama expresses solidarity with Brown: governments
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Iran won’t back down “one step” in atom row
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G-8 deplores violence in Iran
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