On Saturday, March 8, members of the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi Sufi order, the most powerful Muslim contemplative body in Iran, assembled with supporters of other political prisoners in Tehran, for a peaceful protest against repression by the country’s clerical regime. Participants in the demonstration, held at the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office, totaled some 2,000 people. The Sufis […]
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US targets Iran with currency, auto-sector sanctions
The United States on Monday ratcheted up its efforts to isolate Iran for its suspected nuclear weapons program, targeting Tehran with currency and auto-sector sanctions. President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct or facilitate significant transactions in the Iranian rial, meant to further weaken a currency that has already lost […]
Top Iranian university among new sanction targets
The EU has imposed sanctions on Iran’s top institution of technology, Sanati Sharif University in Tehran.
Google says Gmail attack focused on Iranian targets
Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are revoking a rogue SSL certificate that could be used to spy on e-mail accounts IDG News Service – Google said late Sunday that an attack mounted against its Gmail service targeted users primarily located in Iran, although the company has taken steps to block further interception attempts.