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US sanctions Iranian officials over women's right abuses

The U.S. is adding more sanctions on Iranian state officials who are accused of violating women’s rights, amid nationwide anti-government protests over the treatment of young women and girls

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

US Targets Iranian Officials for Abuse of Women, Girls

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Iranian officials and companies over accusations of serious human rights abuses, stepping up pressure on Tehran over its crackdown on protests as Washington marks International Women's Day. The US Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on two senior Iranian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Actor Nazanin Boniadi asks world to back Iran women protests

Actor Nazanin Boniadi is urging the world to back the protests in her native Iran calling for women’s rights and political change, saying despots fear nothing “more than a free and politically active woman.”

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Deputy FMs of Türkiye, Syria, Iran, Russia to Meet Next Week, Cavusoglu Says

The deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran are meeting in Moscow next week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, ahead of planned talks between foreign ministers later. Cavusoglu said his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian wanted to join the talks between Türkiye, Syria and Russia, and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Seven Dead in Syria Drone Strike on Arms Factory

Seven people including several civilians were killed Wednesday when a drone strike targeted a weapons factory belonging to Iran-backed factions in government-held eastern Syria, a war monitor said. It was not immediately clear who was behind the strike in Deir Ezzor province, where Iran-backed factions hold sway and where a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Campaign calls for gender apartheid to be crime under international law

Prominent Afghans and Iranians say current laws do not capture the systematic suppression of women

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

US, Israeli Officials Hold Talks to Prevent Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Weapons

Senior US and Israeli officials have held talks in Washington to reinforce security coordination with the aim of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and deterring its increasing hostile activities in the Middle East and other regions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Saudi FM: Situation in Syria Not Tenable, We Are Open to Dialogue with Iran

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah denied on Tuesday divergence between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying reports that have made such claims are “overdramatized” and “far from the truth.” Speaking to the press in London, he said: “All decisions in OPEC and OPEC+ are…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Iran’s Rulers, Shaken by Protests, Now Face Currency Crisis

As their currency plunged to new lows recently, Iranians did what they had grown all too used to: They crowded exchange shops, hoping to convert their increasingly worthless rials into dollars. At the grocery store, prices had climbed so high that many people had only enough to buy vegetables.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Iran arrests several people over wave of poisonings of schoolgirls

Several people in Iran have been arrested over a wave of suspected poison attacks at girls schools that have hospitalized thousands of students since they were first reported four months ago, a senior government official said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023