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French Committee for Democratic Iran in a statement that was published in the French weekly L’Echo Regional warned the public and French authorities of the potential activities of Iranian intelligence services operating in French soil.

The French daily L’Humanité reported on Wednenday, The French League of Human Rights called for the “dismissal of case concerning the Iranian political refugees” that had been initiated at the time of June 17, 2003 “raid” in Paris against the members and sympathizers of the National Council of Resistance of …

Police were on patrol in Tehran on Thursday on alert for any more violent protests over the introduction of petrol rationing in Iran, the world’s fourth largest oil producer.

In protests against the Iranian regime, people in Tehran set ablaze many security forces vehicles, and government buildings, and at least 50 gas stations

Iran is training fighters in Iraq and helping to plan attacks there despite diplomatic pressure for change, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, while violence around the Arab state killed at least 19 people.

Last night, and shortly after the Iranian regime announced the start of a fuel rationing program, residents in Tehran, Khuzestan, Gorgan, Azerbaijan, and elsewhere took to the streets in protest. 

Lord Russel-Johnston, the honorary president to the Liberal group in the Council of Europe says that the exiled Iranian opposition, People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, has been included in Europe’s terror organization’s list as a measure meant to appease the regime in Iran, Danish daily Politiken reported.

Angry Iranian youths torched petrol stations in Tehran and long queues formed at fuel pumps after the Iranian regime announced the start of fuel rationing, triggering nationwide protests on Wednesday.

Angry demonstrators torched petrol stations and long queues formed at heavily-guarded fuel pumps Wednesday after oil-rich Iran announced the start of fuel rationing, triggering nationwide protests.

The Iranian government’s last-minute decision to ration monthly fuel allotments, as well as increase the price of gas, triggered protests and riots — a rarity in the Islamic republic — according to Iranian media reports.