Ukraine news – live: Kyiv strikes deal with Putin to free grain blocked by Russia Months of food blockade may be close to end after Turkey brokers agreement The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Biden heads to Mideast jittery about Iranian nuclear program Joe Biden starts the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency with a monumental task: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he is committed to preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Joe Biden arrives in Middle East at time of rapid change Analysis: Israel has transformed itself from regional pariah to ally to many Arab states The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2022
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turns down managerial return due to 'other priorities' Eight months after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked by Manchester United, the Norwegian coach has reportedly snubbed the opportunity to return to management with Iran Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022
Putin to meet with Iran's Raisi and Turkey’s Erdogan, Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit Iran next week for talks with his counterpart Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022
Biden's Middle East trip aims to shore up a relatively calm moment in the region In his visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week, President Biden will aim to keep the oil flowing and lock in progress on the Middle East's simmering conflicts. WEKU · Jul 12, 2022
France sees weeks to save Iran nuclear deal, but U.S. sets no deadline France's new foreign minister said on Tuesday there were only a few weeks to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, although a senior U.S. official made clear Washington had set no such deadline. Reuters · Jul 12, 2022
Isolated Vladimir Putin travelling to Iran to shore up support for Ukraine war The Russian president will visit Tehran next Tuesday to attend a meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey, the Kremlin said Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022
Iran providing Russia ‘weapons-capable’ drones for war in Ukraine, US says Washington has ‘information’ that indicates Iran is preparing to train Russian soldiers to use drones The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Biden seeks new chapter in troubled Middle East President Joe Biden will visit the Middle East this week at a time when the region is experiencing dramatic changes and struggling to address deep problems The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
In pursuit of oil and Mideast security, Biden to meet with Saudis he once regarded as pariahs WASHINGTON — Nothing about President Joe Biden’s visit this week to the Middle East is going to be easy. Los Angeles Times · Jul 12, 2022
Putin due in Tehran as US says Iran to supply drones to Russia White House says US has evidence Tehran is going to supply Moscow with weapons-capable drones The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022
Putin to visit Iran amid reports Tehran wants to supply ‘several hundred’ drones to Russia Putin’s visit to Iran will happen just days after Joe Biden’s trip to regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Israel The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022
Biden once wanted to make Saudi Arabia a 'pariah' – so why is he playing nice with the kingdom's repressive rulers now? Even before setting foot in the Middle East for his first visit to the region as president, Joe Biden felt compelled to defend a portion of the trip. “I know that there are many who disagree with my decision to travel to Saudi Arabia,” Biden acknowledged in an op-ed for… The Conversation · Jul 12, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2022 Cannes, Venice film festivals call for release of Iranian filmmakers The Venice film festival called Tuesday for the "immediate release" of award-winning dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and fellow directors Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad. On Monday, Cannes film festival organisers also condemned their arrest.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Iranian women removing headscarves to protest mandatory hijab laws ‘This sort of authoritarianism is out of step with the outlook of much of the youth in Iran,’ says Amnesty International
Axios · Jul 12, 2022 Kremlin says Putin will visit Iran next week The White House said Monday that Iran is providing Russia with "hundreds" of unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022 Putin set to visit Iran next week The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran next week, after the U.S. warned that Tehran could provide Moscow with drones for its action in Ukraine
Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2022 Amid Russia-Ukraine war, Putin to visit Iran for Syria talks Russia, Turkey and Iran are engaged in talks as part of the so-called ‘Astana peace process’ to end the war in Syria.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 12, 2022 Binance Served Crypto Traders in Iran Despite US Sanctions The world's largest crypto exchange, Binance, continued to process trades by clients in Iran despite US sanctions and a company ban on doing business there, a Reuters investigation has found. In 2018, the United States reimposed sanctions that had been suspended three years earlier as part of Iran’s nuclear deal…
Reuters · Jul 12, 2022 Activists urge Iranian women to publicly unveil to protest crackdown Iranian rights activists have urged women to publicly remove their veils on "National Day of Hijab and Chastity" on Tuesday, risking arrest for defying the Islamic dress code as the country's hardline rulers crack down on "immoral behaviour".
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 12, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin to Visit Iran Next Week Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to discuss Syria during a visit to Tehran next Tuesday, the Kremlin said. It will be only Putin's second foreign trip since the start of Moscow's armed intervention in Ukraine on Feb. 24, following…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 12, 2022 Turkey: New Details Revealed on Iranian Cell that Targeted Israelis Turkish sources revealed new details about an Iranian cell that plotted to kidnap and assassinate Israeli citizens in Istanbul and whose members were arrested in June ahead of then-Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid’s visit to the country. A report by the Daily Sabah quoted Turkish sources on Sunday as affirming…
Reuters · Jul 12, 2022 Factbox: Iran's hardline rulers see missile systems as vital deterrent Iran's military ambitions are likely to figure high in President Joe Biden's meetings with Israeli and Saudi leaders on a trip to the Middle East, as Tehran's expanding missile arsenal bolsters its regional armed power.
Reuters · Jul 12, 2022 Factbox: Biden set to tackle oil, Israel, Yemen, Iran on Saudi trip President Joe Biden will visit the United State's most important Arab ally Saudi Arabia on July 15-16 after two years of strained ties over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the war in Yemen.