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Jila Bani Yaghoub Jailed Iranian journalist Jila Bani Yaghoub has been released at the end of her sentence, and Nasrin Sotoudeh, the jailed human…

The dollar was trading at just under 30,000 rials today in Tehran, revealing a persistent optimism in the currency market. The rial has been…

Golestan Palace Golestan Palace, one of the oldest buildings in the Iranian capital, has been declared a world heritage site by the United Nations…

Hashemi and Rohani Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, and Mohammadreza Aref, a former reformist presidential candidate, met on separate occasions…

Hassan Rohani A group of citizens from the northern city of Rasht has sent a protest letter to Iran’s president-elect about “violent” police behaviour…

Afshin Osanloo Jailed labour activist Afshin Osanloo died on Saturday June 22 following complications brought on by a cardiac arrest, the Human Rights Activists…

Iran’s Ministry of Science has finally put a halt to the rapid trend of forcing university professors into early retirement, announcing that pending retirements…

caricaturist: Mana Neyestani

Britain’s Supreme Court has quashed sanctions imposed on Iran’s Bank Mellat since 2009 over alleged links to the country’s disputed nuclear program. The ruling…

Mohammad Khatami Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to assist new president Hassan Rohani to realize the…

Iran’s Guardian Council has put its seal of approval on the presidential election, finalizing the legitimacy of Hassan Rohani’s victory. The council announced its…

Foad Sadeghi and Ali Ghazali, the director and editor of the Baztab-e Emrooz website, were released from jail in Tehran on Tuesday June 18,…