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Singer Ariana Vafadari on supporting protests in Iran through music and dance

As Iranians continue to brave a deadly crackdown to protest against their regime, Iranian exiles living abroad have joined the movement in any way they can. For French-Iranian opera singer and composer Ariana Vafadari, that’s meant rallying support through music. She left Iran at age five and was later deeply…

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Netanyahu in Germany amid tensions at home, Iran worries

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Germany’s leaders on an abbreviated visit that comes in the shadow of tensions over his government’s planned overhaul of Israel’s judicial system and worries about Iran’s nuclear program

The Independent UK

Report: Meeting of Türkiye, Syria, Iran, Russia, Officials Postponed

A meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Türkiye and Syria, scheduled for this week, has been postponed to an unspecified date, a source from the Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said last week that the deputy foreign ministers of the four…

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Iran Sways between Optimism, Pessimism with IAEA

In the grey area between optimism and pessimism, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of Iran’s atomic agency, said Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must find political and technical solutions to outstanding issues. Iran has agreed with the IAEA regarding three locations where traces of uranium were found, Kamalvandi told…

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Amnesty International: Iran Forces Have Tortured Child Protesters

Iran’s intelligence and security forces have been committing horrific acts of torture, against child protesters as young as 12 to quell their involvement in nationwide protests, Amnesty International reported Thursday. Such acts include beatings, flogging, electric shocks, rape and other sexual violence, it said. Before releasing them, state agents often…

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Saudi Official: Iran Will face Difficulties with China if it Doesn’t Honor Agreement

China has leverage on Iran and Tehran will find it difficult to explain if it does not honor the agreement signed with Saudi Arabia in Beijing, a Saudi official said on Wednesday. Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish relations, seven years after they were severed, following talks…

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TV tonight: inside Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s six-year fight to get home

A documentary follows the British-Iranian journalist and her family. Plus: new 80s-set crime drama A Town Called Malice. Here’s what to watch this evening

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UK urged to sanction Iranian officials on anniversary of Zaghari-Ratcliffe release

Richard Ratcliffe accuses ministers of downplaying Iran’s treatment of hostages since his wife’s release

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China, Russia, Iran Conduct Naval Exercises in Gulf of Oman

China, Iran and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19, the Chinese and Russian defence ministries said on Wednesday. The drills, the 2023 edition of the "Marine Security Belt" exercises, will help "deepen practical cooperation among the navies of participating countries", China's defence…

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Shirin Ebadi Urges EU 'Not to Give In' to Iran

Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi on Wednesday urged the EU to maintain pressure on the authorities in Tehran over human rights violations. "Subordinate aid to Iran, contracts with Iran, and treaties with Iran to respecting international norms, otherwise the money will not benefit the Iranian people at all,"…

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Shamkhani Heads to UAE Thursday

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, amid regional rapprochement, Nour News, which is affiliated with the Iranian top security body, reported. His visit to Abu Dhabi comes at a time of growing rapprochement between Iran and Gulf countries.

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With Saudi deals, US, China battle for influence in Mideast

In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster agreements with the world’s two leading powers

The Independent UK

Putin meets Assad as Russia pushes for Syria-Turkey accord

Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with Syrian leader Bashar Assad in Moscow on Wednesday as the Kremlin steps up efforts to restore ties between Turkey and Syria.

Tribune News Service

More than 100 people arrested after thousands of Iran schoolgirls ‘poisoned’

Police have confiscated thousands of stink bomb toys, indicating some attacks were copycat pranks

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Iran’s police arrest 110 people over poisonings at girls schools

Iranian authorities arrested 110 people on suspicion of being linked to suspected poisonings at girls schools that have hospitalized hundreds of students since November.

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Iranian protesters recount daily beatings, forced confessions and torture tactics while in detention

Zahra, 17, recalls how she sat handcuffed and blindfolded, waiting to be tortured for the ninth day in a row. Six months into the ongoing protests against the Islamic regime, this is a daily reality for many Iranians pushing to overthrow the government.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Renewed Saudi-Iranian ties, brokered by China, force new calculations in Mideast

BEIRUT — The surprise announcement of a resumption of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to a deal brokered by Beijing, underscores regional governments’ interest in a de-escalation of tensions — and China’s willingness to wield its economic clout to achieve it.

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Iran Says 110 Arrested over Suspected Schoolgirl Poisonings

Iranian police said Wednesday that 110 suspects have been arrested in connection with the suspected poisoning of thousands of girls in schools across the country. Students say they have been sickened by noxious fumes in incidents dating back to November that have mainly occurred in girls' schools. Authorities say they…

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UN Sees Renewed Momentum toward Yemen Peace Spurred by Saudi, Iran Deal

The United Nations Yemen mediator urged warring parties on Wednesday to "seize the opportunity" to take decisive steps toward peace and said momentum to end the conflict had been renewed by a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume ties. "Intense diplomatic efforts are ongoing at different levels to…

Reuters

China, Russia, Iran conduct four-day naval exercises in Gulf of Oman

China, Iran and Russia are conducting joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19, the Chinese and Russian defence ministries said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

What is Nowruz? How and when is the festival celebrated by Iranian people around the world?

Nowruz, also known as Persian New Year, has been observed for more than 3,000 years.

The Independent UK

China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman

China's Defense Ministry says Chinese, Iranian and Russian naval forces are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman near the mouth of the strategic Persian Gulf this week

The Independent UK

Red Wednesday: Anti-government protests erupt across Iran during celebration of fire festival

Activists have called on Iranians to use the annual nighttime pre-New Year celebrations to stage demonstrations

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US, Israeli Drill Stimulate 'Strategic Strike'

The United States and Israel began a two-week air exercise, simulating a “strategic strike” as part of the Red Flag exercises. Red Flag drills have been held at least three times a year since 1975 at Nellis airbase, considered the US Air Force’s “premier military training area.” The seven F-35I…

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Saudi Finance Minister: Opportunities Available for Saudi Arabia, Iran if Agreement Is Respected

Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan stressed on Wednesday that the Kingdom is committeed to the agreement it reached with Iran to restore diplomatic relations. “There are a lot of opportunities for Saudi investments in Iran and they could happen very quickly following the agreement,” he told the second edition…

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