Iran: Nuclear Talks Will Soon Resume
Iran’s officials say talks for a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, stalled since March, will soon resume. Iranian outlet says next round may be in Qatar.
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Turkish Officials: We Foiled Iran Intelligence Plot to Attack and Kidnap Israelis
Turkish officials: We foiled plot by Iran’s intelligence services to attack & kidnap Israeli residents, tourists, & former ambassador & his wife in Istanbul.
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Shows Up in Tehran
Amid stalled nuclear talks & Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov is in Iran’s capital Tehran for discussions “to expand cooperation”.
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Iran Military Speedboats “Buzz” US Warships in Persian Gulf
In the latest display of military force in the Persian Gulf, three Iranian military speedboats have buzzed two US warships at “dangerously high speed”.
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UPDATES: Iran’s Protests Spread as Currency Sinks to Historic Low
With no prospect of a breakthrough in stalled nuclear talks, Iran’s currency has sunk to a historic low amid spreading protests over economic conditions.
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US Sanctions Iran’s Petrochemical Companies
Amid stalled nuclear negotiations, US extends sanctions on Iran by blacklisting three leading petrochemical companies as well as firms in China and UAE.
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Iran’s Oil Exports Drop Sharply Amid Russia’s Ukraine War
Iran’s oil exports to Asia halved amid Russia invasion of Ukraine, with discounted Russian cargoes pushing out Iranian oil, in storage & awaiting customers.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Officers and Scientists Are Suddenly Dying — Is Israel Responsible?
In 3 weeks since Israeli operations assassinated Revolutionary Guards colonel & killed an engineer in Iran, other officers and scientists have suddenly died.
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IAEA Censures Iran Over Lack of Cooperation on Nuclear Facilities, as Tehran Shuts Off Surveillance Cameras
IAEA Board of Governors censures Iran for lack of cooperation over nuclear program, just after Tehran shut off two surveillance cameras at Natanz facility.
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UPDATES: Iran Seizes Tankers in Retaliation v. Greece
Iran forces have seized two Greeks tankers, retaliating over the US confiscation of Iranian oil from a tanker held off the Greek coast.
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Iran’s Forces Have Kidnapped Another Journalist Overseas, Say His Family
Family of Mohammad Bagher Moradi, an Iranian dissident journalist who took refuge in Turkey in 2013, say he was abducted in Ankara by Iran’s operatives.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Blames “Enemies” for Protests Over Deadly Building Collapse
Iran’s authorities struggle to contain protests, angered at corruption and mismanagement, over deadly building collapse in Abadan in southwest of country.
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Drones Struck Iran’s Parchin Military Complex, Killing Engineer — Multiple Sources
Iran’s Parchin military complex is struck in a drone assault, killing an engineer, according to “3 Iranians with knowledge of the attack” and a US official.
Read More US Sanctions Iran-Russia “Oil Smuggling and Money Laundering Network”
US Treasury sanctions Iran officials, including Qods Force officers, for cooperation with Russian entities in “oil smuggling and money laundering network”.
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#Israel Assassinated Iran Revolutionary Guards Colonel in Tehran — Why?
Israel tells US that it assassinated Iran Revolutionary Guards Colonel: was he overseeing kidnap of foreigners or giving technology to Assad and Hezbollah?
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Zaghari-Ratcliffe: UK Foreign Office Complicit in My “Confession” in Iran
Charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, freed in March after 6 years in detention in Iran, says UK Foreign Office was complicit in her forced “confession”
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Iran Denies Supreme Leader’s “Compromise” on Nuclear Deal
Iran’s Supreme Leader hosts Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani,...
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UPDATE: Protests Spread Across Iran Over Surge in Food Prices
Iranian security forces reportedly fire live rounds and tear gas to disperse ongoing protests in several province over rises in food prices of up to 500%.
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UN Official: Remove “Illegal” US Sanctions on Iran
Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on sanctions, after 12-day trip to Iran cites “devastating humanitarian impact of US sanctions”: “They are illegal.”
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UPDATE: Iran Seizes Two More French Nationals as Political Prisoners — and Bargaining Chips
Possibly seeking leverage amid stalled nuclear talks, Iran authorities imprison two more French nationals — reportedly a trade unionist and her husband.
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EU’s Mora in “Difficult” Discussions in Iran over Stalled Nuclear Talks
EU’s Enrique Mora is embroiled in “difficult” discussions in Iran over the stalled talks to renew the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1 Powers.
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UPDATE: Iran Again Threatens to Execute Swedish-Iranian Scientist Djalali
Concern is rising that Swedish-Iranian scientist and political prisoner Ahmadreza Djalali, detained since April 2016, will soon be executed in Iran.
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Bashar al-Assad Visits Iran’s Supreme Leader and President Raisi
Bashar al-Assad makes 2nd trip to Iran, essential ally propping him up during Syria’s 11-year conflict, amid his other ally Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Iran Detains Another Swedish Citizen
Amid Sweden’s war crimes trial of former Iranian official, Iran’s authorities detain Swedish citizen and threaten to execute Iranian-Swedish scientist.
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UPDATE: US Calls on Iran to Release “Political Pawn” Emad Sharghi
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Iran to release Iranian-American venture capitalist Emad Sharghi, imprisoned for 10 years in Tehran.
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Iran Authorities Impose New Restrictions on University Students
Iran authorities impose new restrictions on universities, sparking protests in at least 2 institutions over “Stone Age ideas” and “military base” atmosphere,
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At Least 13 Teachers Arrested Amid Protests Across Iran
Despite arrests of some leaders, teachers stage protests across Iran on May Day, which is also Teachers’ Day, over adequate pay, conditions, and rights.
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UPDATES: Nuclear Talks Stall Over US “Terrorist” Designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
The US must remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps from its terrorist list for any renewal of the 2015 nuclear deal, say Iran’s officials.
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Supreme Leader: Iran Nuclear Talks “Going Well”…But Don’t Depend on Them
In cautious approach over nuclear talks, Iran’s Supreme Leader says discussions are “going well” but warns Iranians not to rely upon their completion.
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Iran Supplies Russia’s Ukraine Invasion — Reports
Iran supplies Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with munitions and military hardware, according to Iran-backed Iraqi militias and regional intelligence services.
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