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Woman sentenced to death suffers heart attack watching 16 men executed before her

Zahra Esmaili's lawyer Omid Moradi claimed she suffered a heart attack in the moments leading up to her hanging.

Daily Record

US Citizen in Iran Needs Surgery, Family Pleads for Son's Release

The family of a US citizen detained for nearly seven years in Tehran pleaded Tuesday for his furlough to be with his father, who it said needs a new, urgent surgery and cannot leave Iran. Baquer Namazi, 85, requires surgery within weeks to clear life-threatening blockages in his left carotid…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Minister's Cleaner Sentenced for Attempting to Spy for Iran-Linked Hackers

A man employed as a cleaner in Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz's home was sentenced to three years' prison for attempting to spy for Iran-linked hackers, the justice ministry said Tuesday. Omri Goren Gorochovsky, a 38-year-old resident of the central city of Lod, had been employed along with his partner…

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‘I will reach Europe or die’: three stories of Afghan refugees in Turkey

Having paid smugglers to organise a dangerous escape, those fleeing the Taliban face persistent hostility

The Guardian - UK

Families of Europeans Held in Iran Send Letter Criticizing EU Stance

Families of European nationals held in Iran have sent a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell demanding answers over the fate of their loved ones, which they feel are being neglected as the bloc tries to revive a nuclear deal. In recent years, Iran's Revolutionary Guards have…

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Families of Europeans held in Iran send letter criticising EU stance

Reuters

Iranian court orders deaths of two LGBT+ activists, prompting outrage and worry

Advocates suspect the regime was riled by a BBC report last year on the repression of Iran’s LGBT+ community

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Woman condemned to hang suffers heart attack watching 16 executed before her

Zahra Esmaili was sentenced to hang after killing her abusive husband - a rumoured senior Intelligence Ministry official - but died while watching 18 men executed before her in Iran

Daily Mirror

EU Policy Chief 'Less Optimistic' about Quick Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said that he was less optimistic about reaching an agreement on a revival of the Iran nuclear deal than he was only a short while ago. “I am sorry to say that I am less confident today than 28 hours before...about the prospects of…

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Who Marginalized Role of Premiership in Lebanon after Rafik Hariri’s Assassination?

The 1989 Taif Accord that ended the Lebanese civil war (1975-90) transformed the position of prime minister into an effective partner in power. The position was consolidated with the arrival of Rafik Hariri to the post in late 1992. The businessman managed to invest his extensive Arab and international relations…

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‘Winter is coming’: Iran tempts Europe with promise of cheaper gas in exchange for nuclear deal

Experts caution it would be years before Iran’s gas could get to Europe

The Independent UK

Iran sentences two female gay rights activists to death for 'promoting homosexuality'

During her imprisonment, Zahra was insulted for her identity and appearance, threatened with death, and told her children would be taken away from her by security agents from the Revolutionary Guard, it is alleged

Daily Mirror

Iran to use facial recognition technology to enforce grim new laws on women

Iran is introducing an oppressive tightening of its strict hijab laws. Women can be spotted by facial recognition technology on public transport if they do not dress 'correctly'

Daily Mirror

Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Southern Iran Region

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southern Iran on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC said. Iranian state TV said rescue teams had been sent to the area but there were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage.…

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US B-52 Bombers Fly over Middle East amid Tensions with Iran

The United States military said Monday it flew a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 long-distance bombers over the Middle East in a show of force, the latest such mission in the region as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran. The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at…

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Tel Aviv Maintains Intensive Campaign to Block Nuclear Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that his country was conducting an intensive campaign to prevent the signing of a “dangerous nuclear agreement” between Iran and major powers. Addressing a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Lapid announced that the director of the Mossad, David Barnea, would head to Washington on Monday…

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Iran sentences 2 women said to be LGBT activists to death

DUBAI: Two women have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of "corruption on earth" and human trafficking over the last few days, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

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Iran rejects Western claims that nuclear position is ‘negative’

Tehran has maintained that the ball is in the US court after its response to Washington last week.

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Iranian Intelligence Arrests 12 Baha’is, Accuses Them of Links to Israel

The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced the arrest of 12 citizens who adhere to the Baha’i faith, which is banned in the country, for having ties with a Baha’i Center in Israel. Iranian state media, according to AFP, on Sunday said the arrests took place in different cities in Mazandaran…

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Iran Demands Closure of IAEA Probes for ‘Sustainable’ Nuclear Deal

Iran is seeking the closure of the UN nuclear agency's investigation of its nuclear activities among other guarantees, in order to revive the country's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a senior Iranian official said on Monday. "An end to the agency's probes is part of the guarantees that we…

The Independent UK

US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran

The United States military says it flew a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 long-distance bombers over the Middle East in a show of force, the latest such mission in the region as tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran

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Halbousi Proposes 10-Point Plan to Resolve Iraq Crisis

Iraq’s parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi proposed a ten-point plan to resolve the country’s political crisis. Political powers, meanwhile, are preparing to hold their second national dialogue session at the invitation of caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The premier had called for the talks around three weeks ago and so far,…

The Guardian - UK

Iranian authorities plan to use facial recognition to enforce new hijab law

Government says it will use technology on public transport in crackdown on women’s dress

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Adheres to Its Conditions, Keeps Door Open for Iran’s Return to Nuclear Deal

The US Special Representative for Iran, Robert Malley, is scheduled to brief members of the House Foreign Relations Committee on Sept.

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Iran's Hopes for World Cup Surprise Threatened by Infighting

Iran hopes history will repeat itself at this November's World Cup in Qatar, 24 years after overcoming a fractious build-up to score a memorable triumph over the United States - the country's decades-long geopolitical rival - in France. As the teams prepare to clash again, and their governments wrangle over…

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