India's exporters have begun receiving the first rupee payments from Iran, Indian government and trade sources said on Thursday, kicking off a mechanism to skirt Western sanctions which have made doing business with Tehran tougher.
The Iranian regime continued its persistent campaign against press freedom days ahead of its parliamentary elections on March 2 by sentencing two journalists to prison and periodically blocking millions of users from accessing the Internet,…
A Dubai Islamic bank with ties to the emirate's ruling family said Wednesday it stopped doing business with Iranian banks in December, shortly before the United States approved new sanctions targeting the country's financial system.
For months now, Iranians have endured economic hardship, political repression and international isolation as the authorities refuse to halt sensitive nuclear work as demanded by the UN Security Council.
Iranian authorities are restating their commitment to launching their own parallel internet, an alternative to the World Wide Web that they call "Clean Internet."
Iran's hard-liners have been so effective at crushing the opposition, they now are left brawling among themselves.
Iran has a few tricks up its sleeve, that are saved for emergency situations, Fars reported, quoting Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi.
"A Separation" won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the honour.
Iran reaffirmed Saturday its opposition to any military intervention in Syria, after an international conference suggested sending an Arab force to Tehran's ally to subdue ongoing bloodshed.
Iran's police has released a statement regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iran, Fars news reported.
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