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UK sanctions Iranian, judges, commanders and regional governors

Britain imposed sanctions on three Iranian judges, three members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two regional governors, an update to a British government website showed on Monday.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2023

James Cleverly summons Iran’s top diplomat in UK after assassination threats against dissident journalists

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly summoned Iran’s most senior diplomat to Britain on Monday to stress that the Government would not tolerate “threats to life and media freedoms”.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Iran sanctions after discovery by UN of enriched uranium

A new package of sanctions is being imposed on Tehran after reports that the UN’s nuclear watchdog had found uranium enriched very close to weapons grade in Iran, which is also supplying “kamikaze drones” to Russia.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2023

Iran ‘strongly rejects’ Israeli claims on oil tanker attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran for attacking its oil tanker in the Arabian Sea on February 10.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023

Iran’s Currency Falls to Record Low as Sanctions to Continue

Iran's troubled currency broke below the psychologically key level of 500,000 rial per US dollar on Monday, as market participants saw no end in sight to sanctions. The Iranian rial plummeted to a new record low of 501,300 against the US dollar, according to Bonbast.com which gathers live data from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

Where does the Iran nuclear deal stand right now?

With a lot of ups and downs, there were numerous reports of near breakdowns or imminent deals throughout last year.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023

IAEA Finds Uranium Enriched to 84% in Iran, Near Bomb-Grade, Reveal Diplomats

The UN nuclear watchdog has found uranium enriched to 84% in Iran - very close to weapons grade - diplomats said on Monday, while the watchdog said that it was in talks with Tehran about recent findings there. Iran has been enriching uranium to up to 60% purity since April…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

Iran Rejects Israeli Claims on Oil Tanker Attack

Iran denies Israel's accusation that Tehran targeted an Israeli oil tanker on Feb. 10, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday. The captain of the Liberian-flagged Campo Square said on Saturday it had been lightly damaged by an airborne object on Feb. 10 while sailing through the Arabian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

Al-Gosaibi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthis Have Turned Everyday Objects into Explosive Mines

One of the oddest explosives discovered by the Saudi Masam Project in Yemen was a bean can that the Iran-backed Houthi militias had booby-trapped to form a landmine. Ousama al-Gosaibi, the program manager for the Masam Project, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Houthis had designed the explosive in a way…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 20, 2023

UN nuclear body asks Iran to explain uranium enrichment levels

The UN's nuclear watchdog is in discussions with the authorities in Iran following a report that inspectors had found that the Islamic republic has stepped up the level of uranium enrichment, approaching the limit required for an atomic weapon.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 20, 2023