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'My husband is starving himself inside Iranian jail - but he's desperate to live'

Anoosheh Ashoori started a hunger strike in Evin Prison, and his family say they are worried Boris Johnson's current woes mean his ordeal is currently being overlooked

Daily Mirror

Houthi Attempted Attacks against Saudi Arabia, UAE Are Widely Condemned

Arab and Islamic countries slammed on Monday the Iran-backed Houthi militias for their repeated attempts to attack Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. They stressed that they support all measures the countries take to preserve the security and stability of their citizens and residents. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia: Houthis Defying Int'l Community with Repeated Cross-border Attacks

Saudi Arabia condemned on Monday the repeated attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the Kingdom and Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The latest of these attacks targeted Dhahrab Al Janub and the industrial zone in Jazan.

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No decision yet on direct talks with U.S. -Iran foreign minister

Iran is ready to consider direct talks with the United States if it feels it can get a good deal with guarantees, its foreign minister said on Monday, adding no decision had yet been made.

Reuters

Iran Makes Arrest after Khomeini Statue 'Destroyed'

Iranian authorities on Sunday arrested an individual for destroying a statue of Ruhollah Khomeini the previous day, a local official said. The incident comes as Iran prepares to celebrate in February the 43rd anniversary of the Iranian revolution and Khomenei's triumphant return to Tehran from exile. "We have received a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian farmers uncover remains of Iraqi soldiers killed in 1980s war

An Iranian family was digging up soil to plant lemon trees when they made a shocking discovery – the remains of three Iraqi soldiers from the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. The soldiers were still wearing their dog tags, and a number of journalists have been posting on social media in an…

France 24

Iran Blames US for Slow Pace of Nuclear Talks

Iran blamed the United States on Monday for the slow pace of indirect talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. "The main reason behind the slow pace of the Vienna nuclear talks is the United States' lack of readiness," said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. He also ruled out…

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Iran Arrests Head of Chabahar Trade Zone

The director general of Iran's Chabahar Free Zone, an economic development project in the country's southeast, has been arrested for "major offences", state news agency IRNA reported Sunday. It said the prosecutor in Sistan-Baluchistan province placed Abdorahim Kordi in custody, citing a statement from the intelligence branch of Iran's Revolutionary…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Diplomats Partake in OIC Meetings for First Time in 6 Years

For the first time in six years, Iranian diplomats are participating in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meetings.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Navy Seizes Fishing Vessel Using Iranian Smuggling Route in Gulf of Oman

The US Navy interdicted a fishing vessel carrying 40 tons of explosive material in the Gulf of Oman last week. The vessel was traveling a route popularly used by Iran to smuggle weapons to Houthi militias in Yemen.

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Hunger Strikers Demand Prisoners’ Release amid Iran Nuclear Talks

Two men are staging a hunger strike to demand the release of prisoners being held in Iran, on the sidelines of international negotiations in Vienna to halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The two activists have also experienced being jailed, they told dpa in Vienna. As a young diplomat from the US,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Malley: Iran Nuclear Agreement Unlikely without Release of US Prisoners

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead US nuclear negotiator told Reuters on Sunday. The official, US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley, repeated the…

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Pakistan: Suspects in 2011 Killing of Saudi Diplomat Fled to Iran

Islamabad has asked authorities in Tehran to assist in the arrest of the suspects behind the assassination of Saudi diplomat Hassan al-Qahtani in Pakistan's Karachi in 2011. Reports have said the killers had fled to Iran. The Kingdom's ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf al-Malki, told Asharq Al-Awsat that Saudi Arabia was…

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UAE Says Destroys 2 Ballistic Missiles Fired at it by Houthis in Yemen

The United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the country. The ministry confirmed there were no casualties resulting from the attack, as the fragments of the ballistic…

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Yemen's Houthis fail in second missile attack on UAE

Yemen's Houthi movement, aligned with Iran, launched a missile attack at the United Arab Emirates on Monday that targeted a base hosting the U.S. military but was thwarted by U.S.-built Patriot interceptors, U.S. and Emirati officials said.

Reuters

Exclusive-Iran nuclear agreement unlikely without release of U.S. prisoners -Malley

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four U.S. citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead U.S. nuclear negotiator told Reuters on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Iran’s Hossein Vafaei makes history with Snooker Shoot Out victory

Vafaei beat three-time world champion Mark Williams in the final.

Reuters

Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missile fell in industrial zone

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement had fallen in a southern industrial zone, state media reported on Sunday.

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Iran Urges People to Dress Warmly to Cut Gas Use

Iran's oil ministry on Sunday urged people to wear warm clothes to reduce a surging demand for gas, as people turn up their heaters to cope with bitterly cold winter temperatures. Iran has the world's second largest gas reserves after Russia, and the fourth largest oil reserves.

The Times of India

Asian Cup: China turn on the style against Iran, win 7-0

MUMBAI: Eight-time champions China further underlined their title credentials, cruising to a 7-0 win over Iran in their Group A match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup here on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab League Slams Houthi Attacks on UAE

The Arab League strongly condemned on Sunday the terrorist attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militias against the United Arab Emirates on Monday. The UAE said the attacks, using three Cruise missiles, hit a fuel depot of state oil firm ADNOC in Musaffah and a construction site near Abu Dhabi airport.

The Independent UK

US detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters

The U.S. Navy says it seized a boat in the Gulf of Oman carrying fertilizer used to make explosives that was caught last year smuggling weapons to Yemen

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Court Prosecutes Rouhani’s Brother for Bribery

Hossein Fereydoun, the brother of former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, has returned to the Iranian judiciary, this time facing charges of taking “a bribe from a manufacturer of auto parts” to finance the election campaign in 2012. Quoting the Iranian Judiciary, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported that the fourth…

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Iran Rejects Russia’s Proposal for ‘Interim Deal’ in Vienna

Tehran rejected a Russian proposal in the Vienna talks to conclude an “interim deal” that includes restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for the release of its frozen assets, NBC News reported, citing US officials. The network quoted US officials as saying that Iran and Russia discussed, on the…

Daily Mirror

Jailed Brit national starts hunger strike in Iran 'after lack of Foreign Office help'

Anoosheh Ashoori has been held in Evin prison in Tehran for more than four years. On a routine visit to see his mum in August 2017, he was bundled into a car and jailed.

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