Iran Daily: Zarif — “Constructive” Talks with France’s Macron
Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif says talks with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, mediating to salvage the Iranian nuclear deal, have been “constructive”.
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Iran Daily: Macron Tries Again to Mediate Nuclear Deal, US-Tehran Tensions
French President Emmanuel Macron launches another effort to mediate between Iran & US, hoping to salvage 2015 nuclear deal and avoid military confrontation.
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Iran Daily: 10-Year Sentence Upheld on British Council’s Amiri
Iranian court upholds 10-year prison sentence against British Council staffer and UK permanent resident Aras Amiri, without a hearing or public evidence
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Iran Daily: Tehran — Give Us Money for Our Impounded Supertanker
Iranian officials demand “compensation” for supertanker Adrian Darya 1, released by Gibraltar after 6x-week detention for allegedly carrying oil to Syria.
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Iran Daily: Officials Celebrate “Victory” With Release of Supertanker
Iran’s officials celebrate “victory” with release of detained supertanker, jabbing at Trump Administration as ineffective in sanctions & “maximum pressure”.
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Iran Daily: Impounded Supertanker Leaves Gibraltar — Will US Try to Intercept It?
Impounded Iranian supertanker leaves Gibraltar after 7 weeks, defying last-ditch US attempt to hold it as Tehran celebrates defiance of sanctions.
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Iran Daily: Release Women Detained for Going to Football Stadium — Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch calls on Iran’s authorities to release women detained for going to a football stadium, defying a ban to avoid interaction with men.
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Iran Daily: 1-Year Prison Sentence for Top Professor Zibakalam
Sadegh Zibakalam, one of Iran’s top professors, has been threatened with a one-year prison sentence after an Instagram post on religion and poverty.
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EA on talkRADIO: Trump, Israel, and the Congresswomen; Hong Kong; Kashmir; UK-Iran
Scott Lucas on Israel’s decision — prompted by Donald Trump — to bar entry of Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, and conflicts from Hong Kong to Kashmir
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Iran Daily: “Why Should We Be Silent?” — Colleagues Speak Out Over Imprisoned Photographer
Colleagues challenge latest detention of member of Iran’s film and theater community: photographer Nooshin Jafari, seized at undisclosed location in Tehran.
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Iran Daily: Gibraltar Defies US, Releases Iranian Supertanker
Gibraltar court rejects appeal by US Justice Department to continue detention of Iran’s supertanker Grace 1, after assurances it will not take oil to Syria.
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Iran Daily: “UK Will Soon Release Our Supertanker” (But Gibraltar Says “No”)
Iran officials say their supertanker Grace 1, impounded on July 4, will soon be released by the UK. Gibraltar’s authorities deny the claim.
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Iran Daily: Government Begins Rationing of Subsidized Gasoline
Facing US sanctions and sharp fall in oil income, Iran Government begins rationing of heavily-subsidzied gasoline, with smart cards for limited purchases.
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Iran Daily: “We Can Detain Any Ship We Want To” — Revolutionary Guards
Commander of Revolutionary Guards’ navy says Iran can detain any ship that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries 1/5th of the world’s oil.
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Iran Daily: Foreign Minister Zarif — “We Are Not Weak”
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif defies sanctions, declaring it is Tehran’s strength prompting the Trump Administration’s policy of “maximum pressure”.
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Iran Daily: Tehran Shows Off Improved Missile Defense System
Iran’s military commanders unveil upgraded missile defense system, claiming “high capabilities” and a range of 400 km against ballistic missiles and drones
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Iran Daily: Revolutionary Guards — War May Mean Israel’s “Irreversible Collapse”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warn that regional conflict may lead to Israel’s destruction: “Any new war may expose Zionist regime to irreversible collapse.”
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Iran Daily: Austrian-Iranian Businessman Detained Since January
72-year-old Austrian-Iranian dual national, Massoud Mossaheb imprisoned in Iran since January. Foreign Ministry appeals to Iranian counterpart for release.
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Iran Daily: Women’s Rights Activists Call on Supreme Leader to Quit
Women’s rights activists in Iran write open letter to Supreme Leader, asking him to step down: “We cannot tolerate this degree of discrimination any longer.”
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Iran Daily: Rouhani — “War With Iran is Mother of All Wars”
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani issues further warning to Western nations against military action, including protection of oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran Daily: Revolutionary Guards Seize 3rd Tanker in 3 Weeks
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have seized a third tanker in three weeks, accusing the ship of smuggling oil through Persian Gulf to Arab states.
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EA on TRT World: Iran Seizes 3rd Foreign Tanker in 3 Weeks
Will Iran’s seizure of another tanker bring little response? Or will it contribute to tensions after detention of UK-flagged, Swedish-owned Stena Impero?
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Iran Daily: Trump Sought Meeting With Foreign Minister Zarif
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif turned down an invitation in July, issued through Sen. Rand Paul. for a White House meeting with Donald Trump.
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Iran Daily: 16-Year Sentences for Handing Out Flowers and Not Wearing Hijab
Three women in Iran are given prison sentences of at least 16 years, for offenses such as not wearing hijab and handing out flowers on Tehran subway train.
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Iran Daily: Rouhani Threatens to Suspend More Nuclear Deal Commitments
President Hassan Rouhani again threatens to suspend more of Iran’s commitments under 2015 nuclear deal with 5+1 Powers: “We are too great to break down.”
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US, Iran, and The Crisis of Trust
“Mutual perception between the US and Iran of a betrayal of trust is a challenge to de-escalation of the current crisis in the Persian Gulf and the region.”
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Iran Daily: Trump Administration Sanctions Foreign Minister Zarif
Trump Administration confirms sanctions on Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif, overshadowing step back from sanctions on foreign firms in Iranian nuclear program
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Iran Daily: Oil Exports May Be Down 96%
Iran’s oil exports may be only 4% of level of April 2018, according to industry source and tanker data, amid US sanctions and tension in Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran Daily: Parliament Discusses Food Shortages
Iran’s Parliament holds special closed-door session to discuss shortages of food and essential goods amid economic problems, inflation, and US sanctions.
Read More Iran Daily: UK Rejects Tanker Swap
UK rejects tanker swap with Iran, releasing an impounded Iranian supertanker in exchange for a British-flagged vessel seized by Revolutionary Guards.
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