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Who is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and why was she imprisoned in Iran?

Jailed charity worker has always denied the Islamic Republic’s accusation that she was involved in 'plotting to topple the Iranian regime'

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia says it's not responsible for high oil prices

Saudi Arabia says it “won’t bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets” after attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have affected the kingdom’s production

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia Says Won’t Bear Responsibility for Any Oil Shortage after Houthi Attacks

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it “won't bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets” after attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias. Saudi Arabia made the announcement in a statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency. It quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying that…

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British-US national detained by Iran now on hunger strike, says sister

Morad Tahbaz, 66, who also holds Iranian citizenship, was taken back into custody after originally being allowed out on furlough last week.

The Independent UK

US-UK national moved back to Iranian prison, daughter says

An Iranian-American environmentalist who was recently released from an Iranian prison has been taken back to jail, one of his daughters told a news conference in London on Monday.

Reuters

Bennett: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Is World’s Largest Terrorist Organization

As the Biden administration is considering removing Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps from a terror blacklist, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday that his country will continue to fight this group as a terrorist organization. “If the US decides to delist the IRGC, Israel will continue to treat it…

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Iran's Khamenei Hopes for Economic Upturn

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei expressed on Sunday hopes for the improvement of his country's economy during a speech to mark Nowruz. Iran's economy has suffered under stringent sanctions that were reimposed by the US in 2018 after it unilaterally pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and…

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3 Messages from Coalition after Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led Arab coalition emerged with three messages in wake of the string of attacks carried out over the past two days by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against civilian locations and vital facilities in the Kingdom. The first was its underscoring of restraint to ensure the success of…

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Arab Coalition Destroys Booby-trapped Vessel in Yemen's Hodeidah, Thwarts Imminent Attack

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said Sunday that it had destroyed a booby-trapped vessel off the coast of Hodeidah in Yemen, thwarting an imminent attack in the Red Sea. The coalition said it had destroyed 106 booby-trapped vessels so far in the southern Red Sea. "Our efforts have helped protect international…

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Arab Coalition Destroys Hostile Aerial Target Aimed at Jeddah

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said on Sunday it had destroyed a hostile aerial target flown towards the Kingdom's western coastal city of Jeddah. The coalition added that it supported the Gulf and international positions to ensure the success of the upcoming Yemeni consultations set for Riyadh. It urged restraint so…

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Australian citizen Shokrollah Jebeli, 83, dies in Iran's Evin prison

Shokrollah Jebeli had been in a Tehran prison since January 2020 after facing charges in relation to financial disputes.

ABC News

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to address media for first time since leaving Iran

The 43-year-old will make a statement along with her husband, Richard.

The Independent UK

Morad Tahbaz now in hotel after being moved from jail in Iran

He was originally allowed out of jail on the same day Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori were released and returned to the UK.

The Independent UK

MP who campaigned for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release tells of first meeting

MP Tulip Siddiq said meeting Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe for the first time was ‘surreal’ after six years of campaigning for her release from Iran.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

British-Iranian Morad Tahbaz moved from prison in Iran to hotel room

Conservationist detained since 2018 left behind when Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori released

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US Condemns Houthi Attack in Saudi Arabia

US National security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that the United States condemns the attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. "The Houthis launch these terrorist attacks with enabling by Iran, which supplies them with missile and UAV components, training, and expertise.…

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Arab Coalition: Hostile Attack Targets Aramco Plant in Jeddah, No Casualties

A hostile attack targeted a petroleum products distribution plant in Jeddah, said the Saudi-led Arab coalition on Sunday. The attack resulted in a fire breaking out in one of the tanks. It was controlled and did not result in any casualties. The coalition blamed the attack on the Iran-backed Houthi…

Evening Standard

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe spends time with family at Chancellor’s Georgian mansion

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has spent her first few days of freedom with her family at the Chancellor’s country mansion in Buckinghamshire.

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Houthi Attacks against Saudi Arabia Are Widely Condemned

Several Arab countries and Islamic organizations condemned on Sunday the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen for attacking civilian facilities in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Saturday that it had destroyed four armed drones fired by the militias towards the southern region of the Kingdom. It revealed that…

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Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corporation: Terrorist Houthi Attack Did Not Affect Production

Saudi Arabia's Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) said on Sunday that the terrorist attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against a water desalination plant in al-Shuqaiq did not lead to a disruption in supplies and production. An official source at SWCC added that the attack took place on…

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Signs of an Imminent Iran Nuclear Deal

An agreement over Iran's nuclear program could be reached within 48 hours, said a senior participant in the Vienna talks. Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney, who acts as United Nations Security Council facilitator at the talks, stressed “the signals are good” for agreement over the weekend. There was “no question”…

The Guardian - UK

I watched up close as ministers’ ignorance and incompetence kept Nazanin in Iran

Her local MP reveals the obstacles put in the way of the six-year campaign to free her

The Guardian - UK

Family’s MP says Johnson’s ‘poor grasp’ of Zaghari-Ratcliffe case led to errors

Writing in the Observer, Tulip Siddiq accuses Foreign Office of callous behaviour, as calls grow for full investigation

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Arab Coalition Thwarts Houthi Attempts to Target Civilian, Economic Facilities in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Saturday that it had destroyed four armed drones fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen towards the southern region of the Kingdom. It revealed that the attack targeted a desalination plant in al-Shuqaiq and an Aramco facility in Jazan. The coalition also announced…

Reuters

Ukraine conflict opens diplomatic and energy opportunities for Qatar

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has opened up diplomatic and commercial opportunities for gas exporter Qatar to expand energy sales to the West and bolster its alliance with Washington amid U.S. tensions with other Gulf Arab states.

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