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Top News Stories from the Past 24 Hours:

  • Heavy clashes in Qoba mosque in the city of Shiraz - After Friday's Qods Day rally, a group of organized thugs who were provoked by the remarks made by the representative of the supreme leader in the Revolutionary Guards of Fars province, and with the guidance of former hardliner governor of the city of Shiraz, using governmental resources entered the Qoba mosque


  • Iran's Supreme Leader Accountable for Violence Against Opposition Leaders - The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran holds Iran's Supreme Leader responsible for the safety of presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi and his family following attacks on Karroubi's home by dozens of armed plainclothes forces.


  • Arabic, Farsi Fluency Considered 'Critical' to US National Security - Summer vacation is ending and students at American schools and colleges are getting ready to head back to class. In previous years, many of them would have been taking French or Spanish as a second language. Knowledge of Arabic or Farsi is now considered "critical" to U.S. national security and more Americans are learning these languages today than ever before. -VOA


  • 40 Tehran University professors retired in past six months - Deputy Treasurer of Tehran University announced today that about forty faculty members of the university have retired since the beginning of the Iranian year in March. He stressed that the retirement of professors must not be seen as a political issue. -Zamaneh


  • Archery World Cup: Iran Wins Silver In Mixed Team Compound - Iran team consisting of Vida Halimian and Reza Zamaninejad lost to Mexico 150 - 155 and came second while the U.S. defeated the Netherlands 156-152 in the bronze medal match. -MNA


  • Iranian Pro-Government Demonstrators Turn Out for Jerusalem Day - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned Israel and the US in a rally marking the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day. Security was tight and coincided with reports that the house of opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi was under siege by pro-government militia members.


  • Iran Hails 'Serious Progress' In Armenia Ties - Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki says there has been "serious progress" in his country's relations with Armenia. Mottaki said that "we need to take concrete steps such as the elaboration of an agreement on a free-trade zone and privileged tariffs, which would help to elevate our relations to the proper level." -RFE


  • Iran imports hit $24b for first 5 months of the year - Iran imported $24.2 billion worth of goods during the first five months of current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2010). The amount shows 22.21 percent increase in comparison to the same period in the previous year.


  • Iran: Hardliners Attack House Of Opposition Leader Karrubi - The son of opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi says hardliners tried to forcefully enter his father's house tonight but were stopped by his bodyguards. Hossein Karrubi -- who was at his father's house at the time of the attack -- told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that the attackers fired shots at the house and smashed the windows and surrounding street lamps. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE


  • Hossein Karroubi: Attack was response of Supreme Leader to my mother's letter - In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Hossein Karroubi talked about the recent attacks on his father's residence. The residence of Mehdi Karroubi was under attack by Basiji forces the night before Qhods. According to Hossein Karroubi, bullets were fired at the water pipes and the entire house was filled with water. The telephone lines in the entire building were also disconnected.