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Iran's Parliament Summons Ahmadinejad to Explain Economic Policies
Lawmakers in Iran have summoned President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to respond to a long list of complaints, particularly concerning his handling of the economy.
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Iran
Iran says Tehran ready for nuclear program expansion with other friendly countries
Iran is ready for expansion with other friendly countries over its nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast said at a live press conference in Tehran this morning, IRINN TV channel reported.
Kurdistan
Zanyar and Loqman's Execution Imminent
Marivan's Friday prayer leader, Mamusta Mostafa Shirzadi, who is a main player in the twisted case of Loqman and Zanyar Moradi, is not willing to make any public comments about the case of the two young men who have been sentenced to death.…
Iran
Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank
Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program.
The Stunning Collapse Of Iran's Currency
In a recent two-part series on the tensions between the United States and Iran, my colleague David Lee Smith provided readers with a broad and insightful overview of the unfolding crisis. He discussed the European Union's newly implemented…
Iran
Dollar dazzles as fearful Iranians hit panic switch
One measure of the profound anxiety now coursing through Iranian society can be seen on Manouchehri Street, a winding lane where furtive crowds of men gather every day like drug dealers to buy and sell US dollars.
Iran
Widespread arrests in southwestern Iran
Iranian security forces have arrested 50 people over the past two weeks in the Arab neighbourhoods of the southwestern province of Khuseztan. Two of the detainees were killed while in custody, writer and human rights activist Yousef Azizi…
Will Women Participate in Iran's Parliamentary Elections?
In examining the eight Islamic Republic parliaments, from the very first Parliament, which included only four women, despite the historic role that women played in the success of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, to the fourth one, in which a…
Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran's defiance of the West over its nuclear programme. He can hardly bear it.
Iran
Iran: More Arrests Ahead of Elections
While the condition of recently detained journalists remains unknown, more journalists are arrested ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. In the latest instance, Reza Jelodarzadeh, editor-in-chief of the recently banned "Sobh-e…