On the holiday marking the birth of Fatima, Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pardoned or commuted the sentences of 81 protesters arrested following the disputed 2009 presidential election.
Reports in the London Times and Israeli press say Israel is to deploy three submarines armed with nuclear-equipped cruise missiles in the Persian Gulf.
Iranian teacher, trade unionist and human rights activist Farzad Kamangar was among five executed by hanging at Tehran's Evin Prison on charges of "moharebe," or enmity against God.
Iran will lodge a complaint at the UN against remarks by President Obama that Washington could use nuclear weapons against Tehran.
Iranian security forces turned out in large numbers on the streets of Tehran to prevent possible opposition protests during the Chahar-Shanbe Suri ceremony marking the Persian New Year.
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad weighs in for 9-11 conspiranoia in the most vulgar terms. Will he be the next hero for the “Truthies”?
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Iranian security forces clashed with protesters and arrested dozens as official commemorations were held to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iranian authorities have arrested seven for allegedly planning to provoke riots on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Several are charged with being in the employ of the CIA.
Two Iranians were executed and nine others sentenced to death for their roles in last summer’s post-election protests. The two executed men were convicted of “enmity against God.”
Iran’s Guardians Council approved President Ahmadinejad’s “Economic Reform Plan,” which will remove subsidies on oil, electricity, water and basic foods.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, commenting on the murder of leading quantum physicist Massoud Ali Mohammadi, said, “The method of bombing was a Zionist one.”
