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Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank

Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program.

8 February 2012
Iran

Dollar dazzles as fearful Iranians hit panic switch

One measure of the profound anxiety now coursing through Iranian society can be seen on Manouchehri Street, a winding lane where furtive crowds of men gather every day like drug dealers to buy and sell US dollars.

8 February 2012
Iran

Widespread arrests in southwestern Iran

Iranian security forces have arrested 50 people over the past two weeks in the Arab neighbourhoods of the southwestern province of Khuseztan. Two of the detainees were killed while in custody, writer and human rights activist Yousef Azizi…

7 February 2012
Iran

Iran: More Arrests Ahead of Elections

While the condition of recently detained journalists remains unknown, more journalists are arrested ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. In the latest instance, Reza Jelodarzadeh, editor-in-chief of the recently banned "Sobh-e…

6 February 2012
Iran

Iran threatens to ban Samsung following Israeli ad

Teheran is considering a ban on Samsung to protest an advertisement for an Israeli cable provider that makes light of the war of words and mysterious explosions being waged between Iran and Israel, an Iranian lawmaker told the country‘s…

5 February 2012
Iran

Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work

Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

4 February 2012
Iran

Iran bans nationals from road travel to Syria

Iran banned its citizens on Friday from travelling to Syria by road following the abduction of nearly 30 Iranians in the escalating uprising in its key Middle East ally, state media reported.

4 February 2012