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Iran to test-fire missiles in key oil waterway

Ballistic missiles are launched during the second day of military exercises for Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards at an unknown location in June. Tehran said it will test-fire missiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, a move likely to…

31 December 2011
Iran

Iran sentences opposition figure to jai

Iran has sentenced Ebrahim Yazdi, the head of a banned opposition party and a former foreign minister, to eight years in prison for "attempting to act against national security," his lawyer said Wednesday.

29 December 2011
Iran

Head of Iran Judiciary defends widespread executions

Sadeq Larijani, the head of the Judiciary said that the international community has become a tool in the hand of America and that the Islamic Republic is not ‘afraid’ of carrying out executions.

28 December 2011
Iran

Opposition leader calls upcoming Iran election bogus

An Iranian opposition leader who has been under house arrest since February has accused the Islamic establishment of intending to hold a "rubber-stamp" parliamentary election in March, his website Sahamnews reported on Monday.

28 December 2011
Iran

Iran threatens to stop Gulf oil if sanctions widened

Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent on Gulf…

28 December 2011
Iran

Iranian engineers abducted in Syria are safe and sound

Iranian ambassador to Syria said the abducted Iranian engineers in Damascus are safe and sound. "Based on the received information, all kidnapped technicians of our country are totally safe and sound," Mohammad Reza Sheibani told reporters.

28 December 2011
Iran

Iran's currency fluctuations continues

According to khabar online news site, Iran's currency fluctuations continues. Today, rial was being traded 1480 for a dollar in the morning. However, by noon the rate had increased to 1550.

27 December 2011