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The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Iran Secures Chair Of Technology Forum At UN Human Rights Council

The selection of Iran's ambassador to the UN, to serve as chair of the 2023 Social Forum led to a great deal of outrage.

Zenger

US to bolster ‘defensive posture’ in Gulf: White House

The move is in response to ‘Iranian threats, armed seizures and attacks’ on shipping vessels, US official says.

Al Jazeera

Hezbollah leader denies reports linking the Iran-backed group to Syria's drug dealer

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has denied reports that linked one of Syria’s most well-known drug dealers who was killed earlier this week to the Iran-backed group

The Independent UK

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Hodding Carter III, State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88

Carter was a Mississippi journalist and civil rights activist who as State Department spokesman informed Americans about the Iran hostage crisis and later won awards for his televised documentaries.

WEKU

US military to bolster defensive posture in Gulf after Iran seizes tankers

The U.S. military will work to bolster the defensive posture in the Gulf region following Iran's seizure and harassment of commercial shipping vessels in recent months, U.S. officials said on Friday.

Reuters

Iran expected to execute three protesters over killing of police officers

Videos released of Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaqoubi and Saleh Mirhashemi confessing, which families say were torture-induced

The Guardian - UK

France says 2 citizens held in Iran have been freed from prison, are on way to Paris

France's foreign minister says two French citizens imprisoned in Iran have been freed

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Irishman Bernard Phelan - who was going blind in hellhole Iranian prison - released on 'humanitarian grounds'

The 64-year-old dual Irish/French national spent almost 200 days in a prison in north-east Iran after his arrest in Mashhad in October 2022 while on a trip.

Irish Mirror

Iran frees two French citizens, says Macron

Two French citizens, Bernard Phelan and Benjamin Briere, have been freed from detention in Iran, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, calling it "a relief".

Reuters

Two French citizens held in Iran released, returning to France

Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases and they are both now returning to France, the French foreign minister said.

France 24

Iranian Activist Masih Alinejad Faced Threats In The UK Appearing On Pierce Morgan’s Show

The Ayatollah believed that the women were being manipulated for not wear the hajib as Iranian women continue to defy tradition.

Zenger

What is Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Gaza militant group now fighting Israel?

The cycle has become grimly familiar

The Independent UK

Iran still smuggling weapons, narcotics to Yemen, U.S. envoy says

Iran has continued supplying weapons and drugs that fuel the Yemen war despite its agreement to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking said on Thursday.

Reuters

Iranian dissident put under 24-hour police protection in UK after threats to life

Exclusive: US-based Masih Alinejad says due to level of threat Met will be with her wherever she goes

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Zenger

Hamas’s Al-Arouri And The Iranian Connection

Hamas’s deputy political bureau chief, Saleh al-Arouri, currently based in Lebanon, is interested in surrounding Israel with rocket and terror bases, and so is Iran

Al Jazeera

Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran hold high-level talks in Moscow

The talks are taking place as Syria mends ties with regional powers after more than a decade of isolation.

Al Jazeera

Iran hangs ‘sultan of cocaine’ as UN warns of rising executions

UN human rights chief says Iran has executed more than 10 people each week so far this year.

Reuters

Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran in highest-level talks since Syrian war

Foreign ministers for Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran met on Wednesday in Moscow, marking the highest-level talks so far on rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during Syria's civil war.

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The Independent UK

Moscow hosts landmark Turkey-Syria rapprochement talks

Russia's foreign minister is hosting his counterparts from Turkey, Syria and Iran for talks aimed at normalizing Turkish-Syrian relations

France 24

EU to discuss 11th package of sanctions against Russia

EU member states are discussing a new sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The latest measures will be focused on tackling the issue of "third" countries circumventing existing sanctions. For the first time, they could include measures targeted at firms from other countries, including China and Iran.…

The Independent UK

As more women forgo the hijab, Iran's government pushes back

More women are choosing not to wear the mandatory headscarf, or the hijab, publicly in Iran

Al Jazeera

Q&A: ‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’

The historian tells Al Jazeera lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government.

Reuters

No quick deal in sight as EU countries start talks on new Russia sanctions

European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for busting trade restrictions.

Al Jazeera

Syria’s return to Arab League leaves opposition dismayed

Residents and members of the country’s political opposition alike are angered at the Arab League’s decision.

The Independent UK

Iranian foreign ministry website hacked to display anti-regime messages

Images of pro-western opposition leader depicted over crossed-out picture of Khamenei

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