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Abolfazl Ghadiyani Jailed reformist Abolfazl Ghadiyani has called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Kahmenei to step down from his all-powerful position for the sake…

Iran held a naval drill this morning, firing long-range missiles in the Persian Gulf as a show of force, just days after threatening to…

Ahmad Khatami Hardliner Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami used his Friday sermon to condemn reformist calls for an election boycott, saying it is in stark opposition…

One day after a Turkish air attack killed dozens of civilians in the Kurdish region of Sirnak, the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) called on…

Ali Motahari Conservative MP Ali Motahari has once again called for the active participation of reformists in the coming parliamentary elections. Iranian reformists have…

Abolfazl Ghadiyani Senior Iranian reformist figure Abolfazl Ghadiyani has been given a new three-year sentence for the charge of “insulting” the Iranian leader. The…

Ebrahim Yazdi Iranian dissident Ebrahim Yazdi has been sentenced to eight years in prison and a five-year ban from civic activities for the crime…

General Martin Dempsey The top U.S. military commander says his forces are prepared for a mission against Iran if one proves necessary. U.S. Chairman…

Oil prices have pushed past $100 a barrel with Iran threatening to block off the Strait of Hormuz, the major route for transporting oil…

The dissident Kurdish group PJAK has clashed with Islamic Republic forces near Baneh in western Iran. The Fars News Agency reports that one member…

Behrouz Moradi A government representative in Iranian Parliament was expelled from parliament after he struck one of lawmakers over an argument about the redistribution…

Amir Mirzai Hekmati The man accused of spying for the CIA went on trial today in Tehran. The Fars News Agency reports that 28-year-old…