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Ramin Mehmanparast Iran attacked Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri today, calling his recent criticism of Iran “unfounded, deceitful and divisive.” ISNA reports that…

Ali Larijani Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani is denying any sectarian motivation behind the Islamic Republic’s support for popular uprisings in the region. “Iran…

Three gas pipelines have exploded in Qom Province, Iranian media report, with no cause yet determined. Mehr News Agency reports that emergency teams and…

Rejaishahr Prison Political prisoners at Karaj’s Rejaishahr Prison have announced a hunger strike in solidarity with Fakhrosadat Mohtashamipour, who has been going without food…

Iraqi officials are denying reports that as many as 28 people were killed this morning during an attack on Camp Ashraf, the Iraqi settlement…

Ahmad Zeidabadi Jailed Iranian journalist, Ahmad Zeidabadi has been awarded this year’s UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. UNESCO reported that an independent…

Hamid Fazeli The Islamic Republic Space Agency is trying to recover the communications satellite Mesbah-1 from Italy. The head of the Iranian Space Agency,…

caricaturist: Mana Neyestani

An Iranian man who set himself on fire in Amsterdam yesterday has died of his injuries. The unidentified 36-year-old was aflame for more than…

Sam Mahmoodi Sarayi Sam Mahmoodi Sarayi, the book review editor at Shargh newspaper, is reportedly in grave physical and mental condition in Evin Prison.…

Iranian parliament Two hundred Iranian MPs have issued a statement condemning the presence of Saudi soldiers in Bahrain and calling on Saudi Arabia to…

Iranian labour ministry Iranian experts on employment and the economy are contesting the government’s official unemployment rate of 10 percent, saying the rate is…