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Rapper in Germany handed death fatva

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

A religious website in Iran has offered a reward of $100,000 to anyone who murders Iranian rapper Shahin Najafi, who has lived in exile in Germany since 2005. Read more...

US says India’s Iran oil cut of 11% on good

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

An Indian minister told parliament in New Delhi Tuesday that India will cut its purchases of Iranian crude oil by 11 percent this year. Read more...

Regime has fit over Afghan-US pact

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

The signing of a long-term strategic partnership agreement between Afghanistan and the United States has set off a diplomatic row between Afghanistan and Iran, further strai... Read more...

Even Iran government damns 25 lashes for cartoonist

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

A global uproar over a cartoonist sentenced to 25 lashes for a caricature of a Majlis deputy even has Iran’s own Culture Ministry condemning the court decision. Read more...

Haddad-Adel to run for speaker oof Majlis

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

Former Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel announced Saturday that he will try to get his old job back by unseating Ali Larijani who unseated Haddad-Adel four years ago. Read more...

Tehran insists all talks of sanitizing Parchin is jok

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

The Islamic Republic says that allegations that Iran is trying to clean up a possible nuclear site are just a “joke” because it is not possible to clean up a nuclear site. ... Read more...

Prosecuter wasjailed for firing in air, not at people

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

The prosecutor carted off to jail last week was arrested for firing a pistol while trying to break into a gasoline station queue six weeks Read more...

Is regime seeking to seize Shia leadership in Najaf?

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

The Islamic Republic may be seeking to take over the theocratic leadership of the Shiite community in Iraq when the aging Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani passes away. Read more...

Poll shows Islamic Republic still least respected state

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

A new poll shows—surprise—that the Islamic Republic is the world’s least respected country. Read more...

Rohani: Bush tried to talk to Iran, but got nowhere

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

Although George W. Bush is widely denounced for refusing to speak with Iran, it turns out that in 2004 he made a personal appeal Read more...

Iran recruits Yemen rebels

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

The Guardian of Britain says that Iran is very actively intervening in Yemen, far more actively than US officials have asserted. Read more...

Four children die in stampede TV show

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

Four children were killed and five injured in a stampede after the taping of a popular children’s show in Khorramdarreh city of Zanjan province last Thursday. Read more...

Sepahan wins soccer cup for third year in a row

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

The Sepahan soccer club of Esfahan was crowned Iran’s champions for the 2011-12 season Friday after a rather embarrassing final game Read more...

Mortazavi didn’t offer to quit job

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

Former Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi has denied that he gave his word of honor that he would step down from his new post Read more...

ACLU fight no-fly list

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

Fifteen US Muslims are suing the federal government alleging they were placed on the “no-fly” list without any explanation — or any way to get off it. Read more...

Jobs statistics appear more fuzzy than real

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

The fuzzy statistics on job creation got even fuzzier last week as a cabinet minister said the regime created 350,000 jobs Read more...

The Oil Patch

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

SLIP SLIDING AWAY - The daily price (above) continues its silde downward. The price Monday of 108.14 was the llowest daily figure for all 2012 to date. Read more...

Children watch as dad gets 26 years for killing mom

Iran Times - May 15th, 2012

A man accused of stabbing his wife to death in front of 300 Iranian immigrants at a Now Ruz function in Australia has now been sentenced to a minimum of 26 years in prison. Read more...