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- 16 Dec 16, 2:49pm -

In surprise move, President Obama declines to sign legislation renewing Iran sanctions but lets it become law anyway - AP
- 15 Dec 16, 1:04am -

Iran finalizes major deal with Boeing to buy $16.6 billion worth of passenger planes - AP
- 11 Dec 16, 1:58pm -

US Senate passes 10-year extension of sanctions against Iran, 99-0; bill now goes to President Obama - @juliepercha
- 1 Dec 16, 2:22pm -

Iran-backed Iraqi Shi'ite group says western access to Mosul blocked, helping isolate city from all sides - Reuters
- 23 Nov 16, 8:36am -

Iran Paralympic Committee says cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after Paralympics crash in C4-5 road race - BBC Sport
- 17 Sep 16, 4:21pm -

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says Russia will stop using Iranian air base for Syria airstrikes for the time being - AP
- 22 Aug 16, 5:01am -

US State Department: $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent on American prisoners' release - @AP
- 18 Aug 16, 3:45pm -

Prominent Iranian lawmaker confirms Russia is using Iran's Shahid Nojeh Air Base for Syria strikes - AP
- 17 Aug 16, 8:13am -

Update: Russian ministry says airstrikes launched from Iran's Hamadan airbase targeted Islamic State and former al Nusra Front in Aleppo, Idlib, Deir el-Zor provinces - Al Jazeera
- 16 Aug 16, 10:57am -

Details of consular fees at the British Embassy in Iran.
- 2 days ago, 18 Mar 19, 1:33am -

The UK highlighted concerns of violations and abuses in several countries, including the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the human rights situation in Venezuela.
- 8 days ago, 12 Mar 19, 10:34am -

The UK raised its concerns regarding the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, as well as the deteriorating right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
- 9 days ago, 11 Mar 19, 10:37am -

The Foreign Secretary has today (7 March) decided that the UK will exercise diplomatic protection in the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as part of the Government’s continuing efforts to secure her release.
- 12 days ago, 7 Mar 19, 5:30pm -

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt spoke at Glasgow University on cybersecurity and the UK government's approach to deterring cyber crime.
- 13 days ago, 7 Mar 19, 6:00am -

Guidance on the Iran (Sanctions) (Human Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
- 48 days ago, 31 Jan 19, 12:48pm -

French, German and UK Foreign Ministers announce INSTEX, a new mechanism for facilitating legitimate trade with Iran to preserve the Iran nuclear deal.
- 48 days ago, 31 Jan 19, 12:13pm -

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will travel to Washington for talks with the US Administration and other US politicians on a range of foreign policy issues.
- 55 days ago, 24 Jan 19, 11:17am -

The UK, alongside other European partners, met with the Iranian authorities on 8 January 2019.
- 71 days ago, 8 Jan 19, 10:44am -

This factsheet provides key economic and development data for Iran.
- 71 days ago, 8 Jan 19, 6:25am -

There’s not much good news to share in Iran as Nowruz, the Iranian new year, approaches. The economic situation that played a role in nationwide protests during December 2017 and January 2018 is still difficult as millions of Iranians struggle to l…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

Expand Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Farhad Meysami, a human rights defender, protest the suspension of  Sotoudeh's law license in front of the Tehran bar association i…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

Expand Ebrahim Raeesi, a candidate in the 2017 presidential elections, addresses his supporters during a campaign rally at Imam Khomeini Mosque in the capital, Tehran, on May 16, 20…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

Expand A campaign poster showing environmental activists, Taher Ghadirian, Niloufar Bayani, Amirhossein Khaleghi, Houman Jokar, Sam Rajabi, Sepideh Kashani, Morad Tahbaz and Abdolre…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

The Iranian constitution after the 1979 revolution provides limited freedoms for religious minorities, and it does not recognize the Baha’i community, with more than 300,000 members in the country. Instead, for four decades, the Islamic Republic ha…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

(Beirut) – Iranian authorities on January 20, 2019 arrested two activists who had alleged that authorities tortured them in detention, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests of Ismael Bakhshi, a prominent labor rights activist, and Sepideh Ghol…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

Expand Iranian students protest at the University of Tehran during a demonstration driven by anger over economic problems, in the capital Tehran on December 30, 2017. …
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

This week, two well-known political prisoners in Tehran’s Evin prison went on a three-day hunger strike to protest their inability to get urgent medical treatment.  Expand Narge…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

Expand Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, Iran. © 2004 Private (Beirut) – Iranian authorities should immediately carry out an independent and impartial in…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

Iranians participated in numerous protests across the country amid deteriorating economic conditions, perceptions of systematic government corruption, and popular frustration over lack of political and social freedoms. Security forces and the judicia…
- 31 Dec 69, 7:00pm -

The former Blackwater chief said the campaign huddle focused on "Iran policy," and suggested a congressional hearing transcript when he failed to mention it was inaccurate.
- 11 days ago, 9 Mar 19, 2:49am -

In his harrowing, surprisingly funny memoir, he discusses his warring identities as an Iranian-American.
- 47 days ago, 31 Jan 19, 7:04pm -

Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani spoke with Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian about the 544 days he spent in an Iranian prison.
- 48 days ago, 31 Jan 19, 3:54pm -

The Israeli military is giving more information on its activities in Syria than it used to.
- 58 days ago, 21 Jan 19, 8:29am -

Marzieh Hashemi is being held in prison, apparently as a material witness, her son said.
- 62 days ago, 17 Jan 19, 5:20am -

No formal charges have been pressed against Marzieh Hashemi, Press TV says.
- 63 days ago, 16 Jan 19, 1:50am -

It's not clear what crime Michael White is accused of. His mother said he was visiting his Iranian girlfriend when he disappeared.
- 70 days ago, 9 Jan 19, 4:23pm -

Xiyue Wang has been gone for two and a half years. He and his wife worry their son will forget about him.
- 73 days ago, 6 Jan 19, 2:06pm -

Inspired by HBO's hit flick, the president's "Sanctions Are Coming" meme has been turned into a giant poster.
- 76 days ago, 2 Jan 19, 7:30pm -

The attempts to break in to emails of U.S. Treasury officials, Arab atomic scientists and D.C. think-tank employees illustrate Tehran's espionage priorities.
- 97 days ago, 13 Dec 18, 6:29am -

By Jubin KatiraieIran has finally published the sentenced of human rights lawyer and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, which states that she will serve 26 years in prison and been given 148 lashes, in addition to the five years she’s already serving for…
- 15 hours ago, 19 Mar 19, 2:34pm -

By MehdiThe US is urging Europe to get tougher on Iran concerning its terrorist activities and to hold the mullahs to account for their crimes, with the US counter-terror chief warning that the continent is under increased threat from Iran and will…
- 2 days ago, 18 Mar 19, 4:57pm -

By Pooya StoneIran’s renewed embrace of Iraq, shows that the US sanctions on Iran are working, according to political scientist Dr Majid Rafizadeh.Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Iraq last week for the first time since becoming preside…
- 2 days ago, 18 Mar 19, 4:48pm -

Iran FocusLondon, 18 Mar - US President Trump must soon decide whether or not to end sanctions waivers granted to several nations. US officials have affirmed that the global oil market can withstand the removal of all Iranian crude exports this yea…
- 2 days ago, 18 Mar 19, 3:29pm -

By Jubin KatiraieAccording to Amnesty International's R. Bahreini, the situation in Iran is only getting worse. No one is safe from being detained under vague laws that criminalize most forms of expression in Iran.She says, “At the moment there…
- 3 days ago, 17 Mar 19, 1:36pm -

By MehdiIt has been over 400 days since a group of nine environmental activists were arrested and charged with espionage in Iran. Now, one has died under suspicious circumstances in prison and eight are facing trumped-up national security charges,…
- 4 days ago, 16 Mar 19, 2:10pm -

By Pooya StoneIranian operatives are compiling “target packages” as part of their planning for prospective future assassinations and terrorist attacks, according to more than half a dozen former U.S. intelligence officials.The assembly of the…
- 5 days ago, 15 Mar 19, 4:57pm -

Iran FocusLondon, 15 Mar - On Wednesday the United Nations issued a shocking announcement: Iran, seen as one of the top human rights abusers in the world, was awarded a seat on the United Nations committee that oversees complaints about the global…
- 5 days ago, 15 Mar 19, 4:46pm -

By Jubin KatiraieA top Treasury Department official told a Congressional subcommittee on Tuesday that the US has been very clear with Europe about the “significant risks” of providing Iran with a special mechanism to facilitate trade.US Treas…
- 6 days ago, 14 Mar 19, 4:50pm -

By MehdiIranian businesses that are sanctioned by the United States for links to the Revolutionary Guards Corps have been caught unloading shipments at Syria’s Latakia port, which is raising concerns that the dormant maritime trade route has been…
- 7 days ago, 13 Mar 19, 4:33pm -

Print section Print Rubric:  Neglect and confusion aggravate the problems of the Arab world Print Headline:  Donald Trump’s Muddle…
- 30 Nov 17, 5:18am -

Print section Print Rubric:  A pointless conflict has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis Print Headline:  The war the wo…
- 30 Nov 17, 4:18am -

Print section Print Rubric:  A humanitarian crisis brought on by war is devastating the poorest country in the Middle East Print Headline: …
- 29 Nov 17, 5:48pm -

Print section Print Rubric:  Donald Trump’s road map maybe more about countering Iran than making peace Print Headline:  The art o…
- 23 Nov 17, 10:52am -

Print section Print Headline:  The revenge of the clergy Print Fly Title:  History of Iran…
- 16 Nov 17, 10:58am -

Print section Print Rubric:  What lies behind Iran’s imprisonment of a British citizen? Print Headline:  Held to ransom…
- 16 Nov 17, 10:58am -

Main image:  AS EARTHQUAKES go, it was far from the world’s strongest, with a magnitude of 7.3. Nonetheless, it was the deadliest quake so far in 2017, killing about 400 people and…
- 13 Nov 17, 1:17pm -

Print section Print Rubric:  A Turkish town turns into a playground for repressed Iranians Print Headline:  Sin city…
- 9 Nov 17, 10:48am -

Print section Print Rubric:  Binyamin Netanyahu has some ideas Print Headline:  To fix or to nix? Print Fl…
- 9 Nov 17, 10:48am -

Print section Print Rubric:  Muhammad bin Salman has made himself the sole arbiter of Saudi policy Print Headline:  All the crown pr…
- 9 Nov 17, 10:48am -

Social work can break cycles of crisis, and help people change their lives and communitiesGuardian Jobs: see the latest vacancies in social care Too often, social services are designed as rotating doors. They focus on individuals in crisis who, when…
- 1 day ago, 18 Mar 19, 8:05pm -

Shocking harassment of journalists and their families should get wider media attentionTyrannical regimes seek to control what their populations read, see and hear, lest the people obtain information that might encourage them to question the power tha…
- 3 days ago, 17 Mar 19, 10:00am -

Lawyer says 46-year-old convicted on two charges‘Unclear’ if charges politically motivated, attorney addsA US navy veteran has been sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison, his family’s lawyer said, after he was arrested last July while visi…
- 3 days ago, 16 Mar 19, 6:20pm -

Alleged activities range from nuclear procurement in China to arms brokering in SyriaUnited Nations experts are investigating possible violations of UN sanctions on North Korea in about 20 countries, from alleged clandestine nuclear procurement in Ch…
- 8 days ago, 11 Mar 19, 10:13pm -

Lawyer sentenced to decades in prison and 148 lashes, husband writes on FacebookNasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, has been handed a new sentence that her husband said was 38 years in prison and 148 lashe…
- 9 days ago, 11 Mar 19, 1:34pm -

Police say pair offended Islamic society with proposal in Arak shopping mallA young Iranian couple have been arrested after a marriage proposal in public that was captured on a video clip that went viral on social media. The police say the pair offen…
- 9 days ago, 11 Mar 19, 11:29am -

Tehran refuses to acknowledge dual-national woman jailed in Iran is a British citizen Iran has rejected the UK’s claim that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is entitled to British diplomatic protection, insisting she is solely an Iranian citizen and there…
- 12 days ago, 8 Mar 19, 1:20pm -

Jeremy Hunt raises British-Iranian’s case to state dispute, meaning injury to her is now injury to UKThe Foreign Office (FCO) has escalated its conflict with Iran over the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe by granting her diplomatic protect…
- 12 days ago, 8 Mar 19, 2:59am -

Ebrahim Raisi accused by US of role in deaths of thousands of political prisoners in 1988A hardline cleric once thought to be a possible successor to Iran’s supreme leader has been appointed head of the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, sparking conc…
- 13 days ago, 7 Mar 19, 1:56pm -

Gohar Dashti’s take on the aftermath of the Iran‑Iraq war captures her nation’s ongoing sense of traumaThe photographer Gohar Dashti was born in 1980 in Ahvaz, a city in south-west Iran, near the border with Iraq. For the first 10 years of her…
- 17 days ago, 3 Mar 19, 2:00am -

Pakistan is seeking cooperation with Iran in oil and electricity sectors
- 14 Dec 16, 12:33am -

Assaluyeh is the beating heart of Iran's economy with largest oil and petrochemical sites.
- 13 Dec 16, 6:30am -

Proper processing of natural resources paves the ground for creating more job opportunities
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Facilitating banking and customs relations will boost bilateral ties between the two countries
- 13 Dec 16, 6:30am -

Afghan merchants agreed with Iranians to import part of their production line for mutual benefit
- 12 Dec 16, 12:30am -

The British leader assured the GCC that she is "clear-eyed about the threat that Iran poses to the Gulf and to the wider Middle East"
- 8 Dec 16, 5:15am -

Oil giant Shell was set to sign an initial agreement on Wednesday to develop oil and gas fields in Iran.
- 8 Dec 16, 2:05am -

Concern over Iran remains for the GCC, whose member nations have bulked up their own militaries as a deterrent
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