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Jailed human rights activists taken to hospital
Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand Iranian-Kurdish human rights activist Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand, has been transferred to hospital by Iranian prison authorities after spending nearly five years…
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Bombing in Tehran claims life of Iranian scientist
Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan The deputy head of Iran’s Natanz Nuclear Facility has been killed in a bombing in Tehran. Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was killed…
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Government critics disqualified from running for re-election
Iran’s Ministry of the Interior has disqualified a number of current MPs from running in the upcoming Parliamentary elections. Ali Motahari, Hamidreza Katouzian, Alireza…
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U.S. condemns death sentence for Hekmati
Amir Mirzai Hekmati The United States has condemned the death sentence handed to Amir Mirzai Hekmati, the U.S. citizen of Iranian origin accused of…
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Iran begins uranium enrichment in Ferdo
Iran says that, despite U.S. condemnation, it has begun uranium enrichment at its underground nuclear facilities in Ferdo, adding that all of its activities…
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Iran says Google is a spying tool
Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam Iran’s head of security forces says Google is not a search engine so much as a tool for espionage. Brigadier General…
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American accused of spying sentenced to death in Iran
Amir Mirzai Hekmati Amir Mirzai Hekmati, the American citizen detained in Iran on the charge of spying for the U.S., has been sentenced to…
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Fall of rial strains airline budgets
Kish Air has announced that Iranian airlines are faced with cost increases of 30 to 35 percent due to the rial’s falling value relative…
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Iran announces arrest of “election disruptors”
Heydar Moslehi Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi has announced the arrest of several “election disruptors” in Tehran. ISNA reports that on Sunday night, Moslehi…
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Concern mounts over safety of detained opposition leader
Mehdi Karroubi Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of detained opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has expressed concern over the safety of the building where her husband…
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Top reformist says leader’s brother in charge of his case
Mostafa Tajzadeh and Fakhrosadat Mohtashamipour Prominent reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh, who was jailed along with his wife in the crackdown on reformists following the controversial…
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Iran to carry out more naval drills in the Gulf
Only days after Iran completed a 10-day naval drill in the Persian Gulf, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps announced that another naval manoeuvre is set…

