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Anti Semitic Speech By Iranian Diplomat Causes Stir

A video of a speech by the First secretary of the Iranian Embassy in Auckland has caused controversy in New Zealand.

Man Accused Of Big Fraud In Teachers' Fund Flees Iran

A person accused of roughly $146 million overdue payback related to the Teachers Deposit Fund scandal has fled Iran, says a member of parliament.

The Case of Iran's Lost Dams

While Iran has built hundreds of dams in the last 30 years, there is official data only for 100 of them. Dams have harmed the environment.

Motahari Says The Guardian Council Should Avoid 'Disrupting Order'

Deputy speaker and outspoken Tehran MP Ali Motahari has dismissed comments made by two Islamic jurists from the influential Guardian Council (GC) declaring a Zoroastrian’s membership in Yazd City Council as null and void.

Rouhani Says Iran Will Keep Producing Missiles

Iran will continue producing missiles for its defense and does not consider that a violation of international regulations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on October 29 in a speech in parliament.

Parliament Approves Rouhani’s Last Two Ministers

President Hassan Rouhani’s nominees for two vacant seats at his cabinet were approved by the Islamic Republic parliament.

Restrictions Imposed On Khatami May Intensify

Iran Says It Foiled 'Illegal Gathering' At Tomb Of Cyrus The Great

Iran says it has foiled an online plan to organize an "illegal gathering" at the tomb of Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.

Renowned Iranian Film Director Faces New Charges

American Physical Society to Campaign For Iranian Rights Activist

Several members of American Physical Society, APS are laying the groundwork to launch a campaign, calling on the Islamic Republic of Iran to free a prominent Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi.

Ahmadinejad Attacks Judiciary in Full Force

Hours after his close allies, Hamid Baghaei and Ali Akbar Javanfekr were summoned to the court, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked the Islamic Republic’s judiciary with unprecedented vitriolic criticism.

U.S. Senators Ask Haley To Strengthen IAEA Inspections And Reporting

Thirteen United States Senators have written a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, asking for tougher inspections of Iranian sites.

IRGC Says It Has Dismantled 'Terrorist Cell'

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that it has dismantled a “terrorist group” in Chalderan region in the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.

Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Awarded Sakharov Prize

American Physical Society, APS has awarded Prisoner of Conscience and deputy president of the Center for Human Rights Defenders, Narges Mohammadi its prestigious Sakharov Prize 2018.

Fire In Oil Refinery Near Tehran Kills At Least Six

UN Special Rapporteur Voices Concern Over Human Rights In Iran

Asma Jahangir, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran told The Third Committee that she was deeply concerned about continuation of several systemic violations of human rights in the country.

Students Continue To Protest Against Nominee For Science Ministry

Protest assemblies against Rouhani’s nominee for heading the Science Ministry have gained momentum at universities around Iran.

Iraq's Al-Abadi In Tehran For High-Level Meetings

The official Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA reports that Iraq Prime Minister, Haidar al-Abadi arrived in Iran last night for a one day visit.

Iranians Receive Text Messages Warning Them Not To Go To Pasargadae

Khamenei Says Iran's Defense Capabilities 'Not Negotiable'

Iran’s Supreme Leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the presence of Iranian forces outside its borders, by calling it “the strategic depth of the Islamic regime”.