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Iran scraps stoning, capital punishment for minors
The death penalty for minors and death by stoning have been omitted from the Islamic Republic's penal code after years of review and reform of the penal laws.
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Iran presses ahead with dollar attack
“The dispute over Iran’s nuclear program is nothing more than a convenient excuse for the US to use threats to protect the 'reserve currency’ status of the dollar,” the newspaper, which calls itself the voice of the Islamic Revolution,…
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Iran sends head of elite force to Syria to advise Assad
The head of Iran's elite Quds Force is reportedly visiting Syria to advise the regime on repressing protests and the armed resistance, as consternation grows in Western capitals about Iranian involvement in the crisis.
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Severe Internet Disruptions Reported In Iran
Severe Internet disruptions and increased censorship have been reported in Iran this week by Iranians who have complained on social media websites and via messages and telephone calls.
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Iran 'to announce nuclear progress'
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the Islamic Republic would soon announce "very important" achievements in the nuclear field.
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Iran cuts off Internet access
Iran has cut off access to the Internet, leaving millions of people without access to e-mail and social networks.
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Iran sanctions already hitting oil trade flows
Sanctions on Iran are already hitting global oil flows even though a European ban on imports from the Islamic Republic does not come into effect until July, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.
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Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports
More evidence emerged of the crippling impact of new sanctions on Iran, with international traders saying Tehran is having trouble buying rice, cooking oil and other staples to feed its 74 million people weeks before an election.
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Iran defaults on rice payments to India
Iranian buyers have defaulted on payments for about 200,000 tonnes of rice from their top supplier India, exporters and rice millers said on Tuesday, a sign of the mounting pressure on Tehran from a new wave of Western sanctions.
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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.