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Hiedeh Farmani

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Hiedeh Farmani

Hiedeh Farmani works from Toronto. ex-AFP journalist in Tehran, news hound, writer/editor

Iran warns Obama over new nuclear policy

Iran warns Obama over new nuclear policy

Iran’s president on Wednesday warned US counterpart Barack Obama of a "tooth-breaking" response, as he condemned Washington’s new nuclear policy.

Iran police, mourners clash after Montazeri funeral

Iran police clashed with protesters after the funeral on Monday of dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, websites said.

Iran defuses bomb in plane toilet

Iranian officials defused a bomb planted on a passenger plane, officials said on Sunday, the latest incident of violence ahead the presidential poll.

Iran delivers response to nuclear offer

Iran delivered its response on Tuesday to a deal aimed at ending a nuclear stand-off — but it had already signalled it was likely to defy the international community and refuse…

Iran: More money needed to fight drugs … or else

Iran has threatened to allow traffickers to flood Europe with narcotics unless its costly border-security operation is given a massive hike in United Nations funding. The Islamic…

Iran press hails US letter for crossing ‘red line’

Iran’s press on Tuesday hailed the hard-line regime’s letter to arch-enemy George Bush — with moderate papers hoping for detente and hardliners praising President Mahmoud…

Fahrenheit 9/11 gets ‘axis of evil’ premiere

Cinemagoers in the Iranian capital were given their first glimpse of Fahrenheit 9/11 this week, but appeared to also enjoy the rare chance to watch an American movie more than…