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May 2011

Iranian hardliner rallies public to act as morality police

Iranian hardliner Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda has called on people to confront and stop violations of Islamic dress code in public. » read more

Iranian oppostion leader may be moved to different location

Iranian security forces have agreed to allow opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi and his wife, who have been under house arrest since February, to move to another location, media sources close to the opposition leader report. » read more

Ahmadinejad vice-president banned from public service

Iranian executive vice-president Hamid Baghai has been suspended from public service for four years in yet another blow to embattled president Mahmoud Ahamdinejad. » read more

Guardian Council rules Ahmadinejad cannot head oil ministry

In another indication of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s shrinking support in the Islamic Republic establishment, Iran’s Guardian Council, which is charged with guarding the constitution, announced today that the president cannot act as caretaker of the oil ministry, Fars news agency reports. » read more

EU to expand sanctions against Iran

The European Union indicated yesterday that it will increase sanctions against Iran in response to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities. » read more

Rose for the Executioner

caricaturist: 
Mana Neyestani

Iran denies dealings with North Korea

Iran’s Defence Minister denies there has been any munitions trade between Iran and North Korea. » read more

Attacks against Ahmadinejad top aide intensify

Iranian hardliners have targeted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s closest aide, Esfandiar Rahim Mashai, with fierce criticism as the struggle intensifies over who will shape the next government. » read more

Iranian universities to reduce intake in humanities programs

Iran will reduce the number of students enrolled in humanities programs at universities across the country, the Ministry of Science and Technology has announced. » read more

Iranian judiciary: Medical reasons delayed blinding sentence

Tehran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi has announced that convicted assailant Majid Movahedi has not yet been blinded by acid only because certain “medical arrangements” must be made before the sentence is carried out. » read more