The Latest Breaking News from Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells PM she ‘lived in the shadow’ of his mistake

Zaghari-Ratcliffe recalled ‘training journalists’ comment in meeting with Boris Johnson, says Tulip Siddiq

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2022

How US blacklisting of IRGC is stalling Iran nuclear deal revival

Iran wants its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps removed from US ‘terror’ list, a demand Biden is reluctant to grant.

Al Jazeera · May 13, 2022

No apology from Boris Johnson after Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells him she lived in ‘shadow of his words’

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband said Boris Johnson did not specifically apologise for his mistake during her Iranian detention

Evening Standard · May 13, 2022

Nazanin finally meets Boris Johnson after prison hell - and he doesn't apologise

Boris Johnson was widely criticised for wrongly telling MPs in 2017 that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been teaching journalism in Iran, which was credited with complicating her legal case

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2022

UAE president Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a pro-Western moderniser who had aligned the Gulf Arab state closer to the United States and its allies, died on Friday at age 73.

Bangkok Post · May 13, 2022

When is World Cup 2022? Groups, fixtures and England kick-off times

From key dates to kick-off times, here is everything you need to know about this year's World Cup in Qatar

Manchester Evening News · May 13, 2022

Modernising UAE leader Khalifa moved UAE closer to U.S

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who died on Friday, was a pro-Western moderniser whose low-key approach helped steer the United Arab Emirates through a tense era in regional politics by aligning the Gulf oil producer closer with Washington and its allies, including Israel.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

UK PM Johnson meets British-Iranian aid worker for first time since her release

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday met Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian aid worker who was released after six years of detention in Iran and who has criticised the government for not getting her home sooner.

Reuters · May 13, 2022

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and family meet Prime Minister in Downing Street

MP Tulip Siddiq said the British-Iranian dual national deserved ‘to hear directly’ from Boris Johnson why it took so long to get her home.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Soaring bread prices spark protests and shop fires in Iran - IRNA

Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire, prompting police to arrest scores of "provocateurs", the official IRNA news agency said on Friday.

Reuters · May 13, 2022