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Small table diplomacy: Vladimir Putin arrives in Tehran for meetings with leaders of Iran and Turkey

Syria, Ukraine , weapons and food on the agenda of trilateral summit

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Tehran Makes Rare Hints at Capacity to Build Nuclear Weapons, Israel Threatens Military Response

A few hours after Iran made a rare hint at its technical capacity to build a nuclear bomb, Mohammad Javad Larijani, a former high-ranking official and one of the Larijani brothers who have long been influential regime insiders, said that if Iran wants to build a nuclear bomb “no one…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 19, 2022

Khamenei Adviser Says Tehran ‘Capable of Building Nuclear Bomb’

Iran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has not decided whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei told Qatar's al Jazeera TV on Sunday. Kamal Kharrazi's comments were a rare suggestion that Iran might have an interest in nuclear weapons, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 17, 2022

Iraqi State TV Station Threatened for Criticizing Iran's Khamenei, Soleimani

The state-run Iraqiya television station found itself in hot water after political analyst Sarmad al-Tai made a scathing critique of President of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zidan, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and slain Iran Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani. Journalists revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that security forces were…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 3, 2022

Two young brothers killed in building collapse found hugging in rubble

The bodies of brothers Erfan and Arian Jalilian have been found hugging in the rubble of the Metropol building collapse in Iran. The ten-storey building collapse has so far caused 37 deaths

Daily Mirror · Jun 2, 2022

Protesters Chant ‘Death to Khamenei’ over Iranian Building Collapse

Protesters in several cities in Iran chanted anti-government slogans overnight, including "death to Khamenei", over a deadly building collapse in the southwest of the country, videos posted on social media showed. Officials said the death toll had risen to 34 on Tuesday, with another 37 injured in the May 23…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 31, 2022

Protesters chant 'death to Khamenei' over Iranian building collapse

Protesters in several cities in Iran chanted anti-government slogans overnight, including "death to Khamenei", over a deadly building collapse in the southwest of the country, videos posted on social media showed.

Reuters · May 31, 2022

Reports: Iran Building Collapse Sparks Anti-government Protests

Iranian protesters chanting anti-government slogans took to the streets of several cities including southwestern Abadan where a building collapse blamed on widespread corruption killed at least 24 people, news agencies and social media said. Demonstrators vented their anger at Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, chanting "Death to Khamenei", late on Thursday…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 27, 2022

Iran's Top Negotiator: Countries Seek to Neutralize Effects of Sanctions

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani announced that several countries had asked Iran for ways to "neutralize effects of sanctions," noting Tehran is serious about the Vienna negotiations aimed at reviving the nuclear agreement. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei insists on neutralizing the effects of sanctions. Speaking on the sidelines…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 16, 2022

How US blacklisting of IRGC is stalling Iran nuclear deal revival

Iran wants its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps removed from US ‘terror’ list, a demand Biden is reluctant to grant.

Al Jazeera · May 13, 2022