(Reuters) – Britain, which closed its embassy in Tehran last month after it was ransacked by protesters, said on Thursday that Iranian authorities had blocked its website aimed at Iran.
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My Take: Iran must stop persecuting minority religions
CNN – In March 2009, when I was detained in Evin Prison in Iran, two evangelical Christians were arrested. I never met them but spotted them a few times through the barred window of my cell as they walked back and forth to the bathroom down the hall.
Western pressure, inflation send Iran’s rial to record low
(Reuters) – International sanctions imposed on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, coupled with high inflation and fear of a military strike by Israel, has led Iran’s currency to fall to its lowest-ever level against the U.S. dollar.
Iran turns attention to plunging currency
By Marc Burleigh(AFP) — Iranian officials, lawmakers and media on Wednesday snapped their focus on to their country’s sanctions-hit economy amid a sudden and accelerating plunge in the currency.
Cracks threaten Iran’s historic site
The famous tomb of four Achaemenid kings, known as the archaeological site Naghsh-e Rostam, is threatened with destruction by cracks that have appeared at the foot of the mountain that holds it.
Farewell to fall, salute to snow: Yalda and the advent of winter in Iran
The traveller may stop anytime but the road never really ends. If it does, then perhaps it was not a road in the first place, but a dead-end.
Diplomats agree to increase pressure on Iran
ROME (Reuters) – Diplomats from the United States, the European Union and other allies agreed on Tuesday to step up pressure on Iran to force it to resume talks over its nuclear program, an Italian diplomatic source said.
Iran moves websites to guard against cyber attacks
(Reuters) – Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country, to protect them against cyber attacks, a senior official said on Tuesday.
UN denounces rights violations in Iran (by AFP)
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing serious human rights violations in Iran, including “flogging, dismemberment and an increase in executions.”
Iran Says Invites UN Nuclear Agency To Visit
Iranian Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh Iran says it has invited the UN nuclear watchdog to visit for talks and would be ready to discuss concerns about its disputed atomic ambitions.