More than 200 Iranian film industry activists have protested tight censorship and the government's inability to stand by its licensing rules and protect their work.
Iran remains "the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism," funding international terrorist groups and engaging in "its own terrorist plotting" around the globe, particularly in Europe, a new report by the U.S. State Department says.
Iran on Saturday unveiled new anti-American murals on the walls of the former US embassy as Tehran prepares to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the storming of what it labels the "den of spies".
Hardliners in Iran try to win hearts and minds as parliamentary elections approach and as the danger of a spill-over of protests in Iraq and Lebanon is felt in Tehran.
On October 29, three times more pregnant women went to hospitals asking for Caesarean births of their babies because they believed it was the magical date of 8/8/98 in Iranian calendar.
Turkey's Energy Market Adjustment Office says that natural gas imports from Iran last August has nearly dropped to one-third compared with the same period in the previous year.
Less than four months before Iran's Parliamentary elections, the government appears to be more concerned about suspicious funds in electioneering rather than a legitimacy crisis as a result of low turnout.
As the biggest protests got underway in Iraq on Friday, the country’s most influential Shiite cleric warned of “civil conflict, chaos and destruction” if the security forces or paramilitary groups attack protesters.
Iran has stepped in to prevent the ouster of Iraqi Prime Minister Abdel Abdul Mahdi by two of Iraq's most influential figures amid weeks of anti-government demonstrations, sources close to both men told Reuters.
The issue of Iran's influence in Iraq has now become a part of the demands protesters voice and the the media now is more focused on the issue.
At a hearing in the U.S. Congress, the State Department is asked tough questions on Iran's influence in the Middle East and plans to counter it.
Aryan style marriage bureaus in Iran have been closed down, as "un-Islamic" institutions.
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