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Kurdish writer and translator Ebrahim Yunesi dies
Kurdish writer and translator Ebrahim Yunesi who was in bed in the last three months died on Wednesday afternoon at 85.
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War with Iran is coming
A war is coming. We need a miracle to avert it. Both sides have been preparing for it for years. The two states are earmarking resources, holding drills, utilizing intelligence means, creating uncertainty, and publicly presenting positions…
Iran
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.
Iran
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.
Iran
Iran says Tehran ready for nuclear program expansion with other friendly countries
Iran is ready for expansion with other friendly countries over its nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast said at a live press conference in Tehran this morning, IRINN TV channel reported.
Kurdistan
Zanyar and Loqman's Execution Imminent
Marivan's Friday prayer leader, Mamusta Mostafa Shirzadi, who is a main player in the twisted case of Loqman and Zanyar Moradi, is not willing to make any public comments about the case of the two young men who have been sentenced to death.…
Iran
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.
The Stunning Collapse Of Iran's Currency
In a recent two-part series on the tensions between the United States and Iran, my colleague David Lee Smith provided readers with a broad and insightful overview of the unfolding crisis. He discussed the European Union's newly implemented…
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.
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…