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Hashemi Rafsanjani under growing pressure
Islamic Republic officials have approved the publication of a book entitled “The 5+1 Group”, which describes moderate cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of…
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Twelve convicts executed in Shiraz
Iranian authorities carried out another 12 executions today, Sunday, in Shiraz. Five of the prisoners were hanged in public. The Mehr News Agency reported…
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Central Bank tries to control currency market
Iran’s Central Bank has announced that anyone in possession of foreign currency without a bank receipt will be put under arrest beginning Sunday January…
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Iran ready to resume nuclear talks
Ali Larijani Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, announced today that Iran is prepared to resume talks with the G5+1 over its nuclear…
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EU says Iranian oil sanctions not delayed
The European Union has dismissed reports that EU sanctions on Iranian oil have been postponed, calling the reports nonsense. Xinhua reports that Michael Mann,…
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Ban Ki-moon condemns assassination of Iranian scientist
Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the killing of Iranian scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, saying terrorist actions are “not acceptable.” The 32-year-old…
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U.S. boycotts three companies for dealings with Iran
Hilary Clinton Hilary Clinton announced today that three oil-trading companies have been put under sanctions by U.S. authorities for selling refined oil products to…
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Reporters’ group urges UN assistance for Iranian journalists
Reporters Without Borders is warning about the dire situation for Iranian journalists and bloggers and freedom of information. In a letter to Navi Pillay,…
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Russia warns of possible U.S. military attack on Iran
Nikolai Patrushev The head of Russia’s National Security Council says the threat of a U.S. military attack is “very real” and maintains that the…
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Prominent director challenges closure of House of Cinema
Asghar Farhadi Prominent Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has written a letter to the Ministry of Culture, calling for a vote on the decision to…
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U.S. denies role in Iranian scientist’s assassination
Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan The United States has condemned the assassination of nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan in Tehran yesterday, maintaining that, despite Iranian allegations,…
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UN official asked to consider House of Cinema closure
Shirin Ebadi Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi is asking a United Nations representative to include the closure of Iran’s House of Cinema in…

