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Iran Revolutionary Guard general survives attack; bodyguard dead

Bodyguard of Iranian general is killed in a shooting in Sistan-Baluchistan, a province bordering Pakistan and Afghan.

Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2022

Experts Warn against Iran Becoming a Nuclear State

A group of 40 former government officials and top non-proliferation experts urged US President Joe Biden to successfully complete negotiations to return to the nuclear deal, warning that Tehran was a week or two away from producing enough uranium for the production of nuclear weapons. In a statement, due to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2022

Hair cutting, beatings: Videos reveal brutal punishments at Iranian schools

School officials cutting students’ hair, slapping or punching them and hurling insults… These are some of the punishments inflicted on students at schools in Iran. Now thanks to smartphones, students are able to record videos of these incidents and share them online. Our Observer, a teacher in Iran, told us…

France 24 · Apr 23, 2022

Yemen Seeks Int'l Pressure to Make Houthis Respect Truce, Open Taiz Crossings

Chairman of the new Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad al-Alimi, underlined the importance of international pressure to make the Iran-backed Houthi militias commit to the two-month truce. Alimi received a telephone call on Thursday from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who congratulated him on his new position. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2022

Iran Revolutionary Guards general unhurt after car shot at - state media

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in restive southeastern Iran early on Saturday, killing a bodyguard, Iranian state media reported.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

Iran Revolutionary Guards General Unhurt after Car Shot at

Gunmen opened fire on a car carrying a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in restive southeastern Iran early on Saturday, killing a bodyguard, Iranian state media reported. Brigadier General Hossein Almassi, a Guards commander in Sistan-Baluchistan province, was unhurt after the attack and the attackers were arrested, the official news agency…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 23, 2022

Iranian Hulk demands new opponent after Martyn Ford fight was cancelled

The Iranian star has demanded a new opponent after his fight with British star Ford collapsed earlier this month, pointing out the sacrifices he has made in training to prepare for the event

Daily Mirror · Apr 22, 2022

Iran: Teachers Demand Fair Wages, Better Working Conditions

Teachers in Iran marched in several cities, including Tehran, to demand fair wages, better working conditions, and the release of their jailed colleagues. The Iranian Teachers Unions Coordination Committee stated that teachers organized protests in front of the education departments' headquarters in about 50 Iranian cities. The committee's spokesman, Mohammad…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2022

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Reject US Proposals to Drop Plans to Avenge Soleimani Killing

Iran will not abandon plans to avenge the 2020 US killing of al-Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, despite "regular offers" from Washington to lift sanctions and provide other concessions in return, said a top Iranian official. A State Department spokesperson told Reuters that if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 22, 2022

US Says Iran Must Address its Concerns for Sanctions Relief Beyond Nuclear Deal

The United States said on Thursday if Iran wanted sanctions relief beyond that of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal - an apparent reference to removing Iran's Revolutionary Guards from a US terrorism list - it must address US concerns beyond the pact. "We are not negotiating in public, but if…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022