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Iranian fighter jet crashes in south-west Iran

An F4 fighter jet belonging to the Iranian Air Force has crashed close to the southern city of Bushehr in south-western coast of Iran on Friday, but the pilots were able to safely eject before impact.

Iran says increase in crude stocks not due to sanctions

An increase in Iran’s stocks of crude oil is a result of maintenance work at refineries at home and abroad rather than of international sanctions, a senior official was quoted as saying on Monday.

Ahmadinejad's unwavering support for aide proves costly

Motion to question Ahmadinejad in parliament

Conservatives members in the Iranian parliament (Majlis) are stepping up the pressure on Ahmadinejad following his unwavering support for his controversial Chief of Staff Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei.

After hunger strike

Prisoners threatened with 6-month Solitary Confinement

Five of the 17 Evin hunger strike prisoners detained in solitary confinement cells of ward 240 were transferred to the Prosecutor’s office.

Senior reformist Mostafa Tajzadeh called back to Prison

Senior reformist politician Mostafa Tajzadeh has been called back to Evin prison after having joined six other leading reformist figures in filing a lawsuit against several commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps for their interference in Iran's rigged presidential election of in June 2009

Prisoner update: 3-year sentence for political activist upheld by court

The three-year prison sentence of Amir Hossein Kazemi has been approved by an appeal court.

'No Legal Reasoning for the Verdict', says Journalist’s Attorney

Branch 26 of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts has sentenced journalist Badrolssadat Mofidi to six years in prison and five years’ deprivation of press activities.

Russia says to load fuel in Iran reactor on Aug 21

Russia will begin to load fuel into the reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station on August 21, a spokesman for Russia's state atomic corporation said on Friday.

Official endorsement from Green Movement leader

Karroubi welcomes launch of RASA TV

The chairman of the National Trust Party Mahdi Karroubi has welcomed the launch of the Green Movement’s new satellite channel RASA TV and expressed hope that this media would also pave the way for the spread of a more merciful interpretation of Islam.

TV ‘confession’ of iran stoning case woman criticised by Anmnesty

Amnesty International criticized the TV “confession” of an Iranian woman on Wednesday night in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, awaiting execution by stoning for adultery, appears to implicate herself in the murder of her husband.