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Iran considers relocating uranium enrichment plants

Iran considers relocating uranium enrichment plants

Iran may move its nuclear facilities to safer locations if it becomes necessary, reflecting Iran’s worries of a possible strike against the sites.

Iran’s fashion crackdown moves beyond headscarves

Iran’s summer fashion offensive has become more ominous — no mullets or "un-Islamic" jewelry for men and women aren’t allowed to show any leg.

Iran chokes off internet on eve of student rallies

Government opponents shouted ”Allahu Akbar” and ”Death to the Dictator” from Tehran’s rooftops in the pouring rain on the eve of demonstrations.

Iran tries US journalist behind closed doors

A jailed American journalist charged by Iran with espionage stood trial behind closed doors, Iran’s judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Ahmadinejad: Iran now has 3 000 centrifuges

Iran has achieved a landmark in its controversial uranium-enrichment programme, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday, suggesting that the country now has 3 000…

Iran announces expanded enrichment programme

Iran announced a dramatic expansion of uranium enrichment on Monday, saying it has begun operating 3Â 000 centrifuges — nearly 10 times the previously known number — in defiance…

Iran insists sailors were in its waters

Iran on Saturday insisted that 15 British sailors it seized had illegally entered Iranian waters, denouncing what it called a ”blatant aggression”. The Britons were being taken…

Death toll climbs after three western Iran quakes

Three strong earthquakes followed by several aftershocks have jolted western Iran, killing at least 66 people and injuring at least 988, state media reported on Friday. The…

Bombs kill six in south-western Iran

Bombs killed six people and wounded several others in the south-western city of Ahvaz on Tuesday, Iranian state television reported. Fire engines and ambulances rushed to the…

Iran breaks UN seals, resumes uranium conversion

A defiant Iran resumed full operations at its uranium conversion plant as Europe and the United States struggled to find a way to stop the Islamic republic from pushing ahead…

Welcome to the Internet Shahkooh

At first glance, this could be any sleepy Iranian hamlet. Women weave carpets on traditional looms. Tea brews over open fires. Donkeys outnumber cars.

Iran’s suffering wives turn to murder

Married at age 13 to a man 18 years her senior, Ferdows was the wife that Iranian society expected her to be: obedient and silent, despite the beatings and humiliation.