The Latest Breaking News from Iran

‘A nightmare’: Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s 804 days as a victim of Iran’s hostage diplomacy

Two years after the British-Australian academic was released from Tehran’s Evin prison, she remains marked by her ordeal and anxious that western governments have no better strategies to respond to Iran’s ‘blackmail’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022

Iranian town removes statue of woman for un-Islamic dress

The latest target of Iran’s compulsory hijab law: a statue recently installed on a street in Gorgan, in the northeast of the country. On March 25, city officials removed the sculpture of a woman because the veil and dress were deemed inappropriate.

France 24 · Mar 28, 2022

Abhijeet Gupta back in joint lead at Delhi International Open Chess

NEW DELHI: Defending champion Abhijeet Gupta defeated Iran's Poormosavi Seyed Kian in the penultimate round to take a joint lead in the 19th Delhi International open chess tournament on Monday.

The Times of India · Mar 28, 2022

Aboul Gheit to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran Uses Arab Crises as Pressure Cards to Confront the West

Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul Gheit said that the possible understanding between the United States and Iran in the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, “does not end” the Iranian nuclear threat, calling on Tehran to stop its “adventures” on Arab land, and to refrain from using Arab files to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Evacuate Homes Near Nairab Airport in Syria’s Aleppo

Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanders and Syrian regime officers informed locals living in neighborhoods close to the Nairab military airport in Aleppo governorate to evacuate their homes for “security reasons.” The clearing of civilians coincided with military measures and activities carried out by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and its loyalist militias…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

French Foreign Minister Le Drian: confident Iran nuclear deal is near

French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Monday that a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was near even though a few items had still to be settled.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Iranian FM Faces Criticism Despite Holding onto IRGC Delisting

Iran’s demand from the US to remove the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its terrorist list has transformed from an unresolved issue at the Vienna talks to an item for internal controversy among conservatives in the cleric-led country. Controversy is raging in Tehran despite Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

China's Huawei says 2021 sales down, profit up

Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei says its 2021 sales fell but profit rose 76% despite U.S. sanctions in a year when its chief financial officer was released by Canadian authorities, ending a standoff with Washington over its dealings with Iran

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

Tehran: Absence of US Decision the Only Obstacle in Vienna

Iran informed the European mediator at the Vienna talks that the “political decision” in Washington was the “last obstacle” to reaching an agreement, calling for US “realism.” However, US Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley expressed doubts about reaching an agreement, stressing that sanctions will be kept on Iran’s elite…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Israel's U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran, urge Palestinian talks

The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to press their host to revive long-stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022