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Bipartisan House bill toughens penalties on Iran

House leaders are pushing for tougher penalties on Iran to thwart its nuclear ambitions, introducing a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would pressure the U.S. to work with the European Union in cutting off Tehran's access to the euro.

Sites accused of 'treason'

'Opposition media arm of British spy organisation' says Iran's Intelligence Ministry

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has accused the Green Voice of Freedom and a number of other Persian-language media outlets of being part of network set up by British intelligence.

Iranian human rights lawyer sentenced to 6 years in jail

A court in Iran has sentenced human rights lawyer to six years in prison, sources report.

Iraqi scholar detained in Iran

Iranian authorities have arrested an Islamic scholar from Iraq, according to media reports.

Rare footage of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi

A never before seen video clip that shows Mir Hossein Mousaiv, a leader in Iran’s pro-democracy Green Movement, while doing art.

'Nuclear talks should not sideline human rights'

European Parliament group calls for release of Green Movement leaders

A major political group in the European Parliament has called for the immediate release of Iran’s opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Mousavi’s wife Zahra Rahnavard, two years after the start of their arbitrary house arrest.

Iranian Guards' commander killed in Syria

Assailants shot dead an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander in Syria while he was travelling by road from Damascus towards the Lebanese capital, the Iranian authorities said on Thursday.

In joint appeal

Six leading rights groups call for end to house arrest of Iran's opposition leaders

Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights groups have called on the Iranian authorities to “immediately” release from arbitrary house arrest the leaders of the country’s opposition Green Movement Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, his wife Zahra Rahnavard.

Iran lawmakers demand probe over speaker incident

Senior Iranian lawmakers are demanding an investigation into the incident involving the country's parliament speaker in the seminary city of Qom.

Iran holds, questions opposition leaders' children

Iranian authorities held and questioned two daughters of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and the son of fellow opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi for several hours on Monday, opposition websites reported.