4 Baha’i Members Sentenced Over Pursuit of Higher Education in Iran
Iran’s authorities have imposed 5-year prison sentences on four members of the Baha’i religious community for the crime of pursuing higher education.
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Iran and Azerbaijan Renew Verbal Clashes
Verbal clashes between Iran and Azerbaijan resume, only 3 days after Foreign Ministers’ call supposedly eased tensions, with allegations of drug trafficking.
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EU Waits on Iran for Resumption of Nuclear Talks
The European Union, with top officials in Tehran and Washington, waits on movement from Iran before any resumption of stalled talks over 2015 nuclear deal.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Sits Down With Assad
Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, offering no detail over talks on bilateral ties & regional developments.
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Iran Renews Discussions with Taliban, Declares “Trade Agreements”
Embracing rapprochement with the Taliban after its takeover of Afghanistan, Iran has declared “trade agreements” as it pursues economic opportunities.
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Appeal to Iran: Let Ex-Political Prisoner Baquer Namazi, 84, Leave Country for Urgent Surgery
Lawyers appeal to Iran to free former political prisoner Baquer Namazi, an 84 year-old Iranian-American national, for urgent surgery for arterial blockage.
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UPDATE: Iran to US — Unfreeze $10 Billion and We’ll Rejoin Nuclear Talks
Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran will rejoin stalled nuclear talks if the US unfreezes $10 billion of Iranian assets held abroad.
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Supreme Leader’s War on South Korean Refrigerators
Iran’s Supreme Leader proclaims authorities must stop import of South Korean refrigerators as they are “breaking backs of domestic home appliance companies”.
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UPDATES: Iran Continues to Stall Over Resumption of Nuclear Talks
Iran Foreign Minister Abdollahian walks back statement that nuclear talks would resume “very soon”: “Difference between Iranian and Western ‘soon’ is a lot”
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UPDATE: Iran Blocks IAEA Access to Nuclear Site
Iran has blocked access by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to the Karaj uranium centrifuge assembly site, defying a September 12 agreement.
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72+ Deaths in Custody in Iran “Uninvestigated and Unpunished” — Amnesty
Iran’s authorities have failed to give an explanation for at least 72 deaths in custody since January 2010, according to a report by Amnesty International.
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Iran Balks at Release of Anglo-Iranian Political Prisoners
Iran has loudly balked at the release of Anglo-Iranian political prisoners, accusing UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, assailing her for “hostile tweets”.
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Raisi’s “Security-First” Cabinet in Iran
Why is Iran’s new Raisi Government “security-first”? “Image abroad, while seeking a positive distraction from issues at home, cannot solve them.”
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How Israel’s Remote-Controlled Supergun Killed Iranian Nuclear Scientist Fakhrizadeh
How Israel assassinated top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last November with a remote-controlled machine gun, following discussions with US.
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After Years of Attempts, Iran Accepted Into Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Iran is finally accepted as a provisional member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, but important symbolic move faces economic and political challenges.
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Israel: We Won’t Stop Iranian Fuel Shipments to Lebanon
Israel’s military has said it will not try to block Iran’s shipments of diesel fuel to Lebanon amid the country’s economic crisis and crippling shortages.
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IAEA and Iran Reach Limited Deal on Nuclear Inspections
Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency announce limited agreement on inspections, averting crisis that threatened talks on renewal of 2015 nuclear deal.
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UPDATE: IAEA — Iran Has “Seriously Undermined” Nuclear Inspections
International Atomic Energy Agency warns that Iran has “seriously undermined” inspections of its nuclear facilities, after expiry of agreement in June.
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“I Don’t Feel Safe”: The Journalist Threatened Abroad by Iran’s Intelligence Services
Iranian journalist Masoud Kazemi, released as a political prisoner in April 2020, says he is still being threatened abroad by Iran’s intelligence services.
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Trump White House to Pentagon: Play Down Troop Injuries from Iran Attack
Donald Trump’s White House asked Pentagon to play down reports of US troop injuries from an Iranian missile attack on two Iraqi bases in January 2020.
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US Sanctions 4 Iranian Officials Over Kidnap Plot v. Journalist Alinejad
US sanctions 4 Iran officials over alleged plot to kidnap exiled journalist Alinejad: “Another example of Iran continued attempt to silence critical voices”
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Leading Financial Journalist Azarmvand Imprisoned in Tehran
Financial journalist Amir Abbas Azarmvand imprisoned in Iran over his reporting on “difficult economic situation of union workers” and Government decisions
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UPDATE: Iran — No Resumption of Nuclear Talks for “2 to 3 Months”
Foreign Minister Abdollahian indicates Iran will not return to Vienna nuclear talks for “2 to 3 months” as Raisi Government must “settle in and plan”.
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UPDATE: Iran’s Flop at Iraq Regional Conference
Iran in diplomatic setback at regional security conference in Iraq, upset by French President Macron’s prominence and sparking dispute over official photo.
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UPDATE: Amid Economic Crisis, Assad Regime Poses With Iran Meeting
Bashar al-Assad has hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian after Iran’s fumbled diplomacy at a regional summit in Iraq.
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Iran Parliament Approves 18 of 19 Raisi Cabinet Ministers
As expected, Parliament has approved almost all of the Cabinet nominees of President Ebrahim Raisi, with only the canidate for Education rejected.
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UPDATE: Coronavirus — Iran’s Record Death Toll; Revolutionary Guards Say Foreign Vaccines Are “Biological Warfare”
With 5th wave of Coronavirus, record daily deaths and cases, and shambolic mass vaccination program, Iran’s medics say health system is at breaking point.
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UPDATE: Senior Official Admits Abuses in Iran’s Evin Prison
CCTV footage, obtained by a hacker group, shows a guard beating a detainee in Evin Prison, Tehran,...
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The Iranian Lawyers and Activists Detained Over Coronavirus Lawsuit
Iranian lawyers and civil rights activists are arrested over imminent lawsuit against officials for gross mishandling of deadly Coronavirus pandemic.
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How Much Will Iran Risk Over the Persian Gulf and Israel?
Amid water shortages & electricity cuts, stalled negotiations over nuclear deal, and troubled economy, will Raisi Government risk confrontation with Israel?
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