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Rights group calls for accountability in Khuzestan deaths
The group Justice for Iran has issued a statement denouncing the crackdown on protesters in Khuzestan that saw two detainees killed while in custody.
- Iranian journalist sentenced to jail
Iranian journalist Mahsa Amrabadi has been sentenced to a prison term for the second time in the past two years.
- Iran puts conditions on selling oil to Europe
The head of the National Oil Company of Iran, Ahmad Ghalehbani, has announced that the Islamic Republic will only sell oil to European countries under contracts lasting two to five years.
- IAEA delegation returns to Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency delegation is visiting Iran for the second time in the past month.
- February 14 detainees on hunger strike
Ten detainees from the February 14 (Bahman 25) rally in Tehran have begun a hunger strike to protest their situation.
- Iranian protest leaders and one year of house arrests
Marking one year of house arrest for the Iranian opposition leaders, Behrouz Samadbeigi records the events that led to their unprecedented confinement and their ordeals of the past year.
- Iran suspends oil sales to France and Britain
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Ghassemi has announced that Iran has stopped oil exports to France and Britain.
- Nuclear talks to be held in Istanbul
Iran’s Foreign Minister announced that future talks between Iran and the G5+1 will be held in Istanbul.
- Iranian ships stop at Syrian port
Two Iranian ships that sailed through the Suez Canal on Saturday have now put down anchor at a Syrian port, raising eyebrows in Israel.
- Eight Baha'is arrested in Mashhad
Islamic Republic security forces have arrested eight Baha’i youth at a craft show held at the home of a Baha’i citizen in Mashhad.
- Launch of "National Internet" postponed
Iran’s Minister of Communications has announced that the launch of the “national internet”, which was scheduled for February, has been postponed to June.
- Historic fraud trial begins
Suspects in Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud went on trial today, with prime suspect Mah Afarid Amir Khosravi accused of being a “corruptor on the earth” – a charge that can carry the death penalty.
- Khazali collapses after more than a month on hunger strike
Iranian political prisoner Mehdi Khazali has collapsed from heart complications on the 41st day of his hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
- U.S., EU optimistic about resuming nuclear talks with Iran
The United States and the European Union have welcomed Iran’s letter that shows a willingness to resume talks on the country's nuclear program.
- Workers barred from running in elections
Alireza Mahjoub, the head of Iran’s House of Workers, says the new election law prevents workers from becoming representatives and getting into Parliament.
- Death sentence proceeds for software designer
The death sentence for Saeed Malekpour has been forwarded to the enforcement branch of the Iranian judiciary.
- Intelligence Minister says Iran facing full-fledged war
Iran’s Intelligence Minister says a full-blown and multifaceted war is being waged against the Islamic Republic, and the “enemy” is now taking a new approach.
- Iran unveils domestic nuclear fuel rods
Iranian-made nuclear fuel rods were loaded into the the core of the Tehran research reactor today, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looked on.
