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South Korea president, in UAE, backs return to nuclear power

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says his nation’s efforts to be carbon neutral by 2050 would rely in part on returning to nuclear power, even though his predecessor had tried to move away from atomic power

The Independent UK

EU Condemns Akbari’s Execution…UK Reconsidering Support for Nuclear Deal

The European Union joined on Sunday the widespread Western condemnation of Iran’s execution of Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari. “The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the execution in Iran of Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari and recalls yet again its strong opposition against the application of capital punishment in any…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jailed Iranian American Appeals to Biden, Starts Hunger Strike

An Iranian American imprisoned in Iran for more than seven years on spying charges that the United States rejects as baseless appealed to US President Joe Biden on Monday to bring him home and said he was starting a seven-day hunger strike. Siamak Namazi made the plea in a letter…

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Siamak Namazi, imprisoned since 2015 by Iran, has begun a hunger strike

The Iranian American businessman's hunger strike marks seven years after he was left out of a prisoner swap when the Iran nuclear deal took effect. He's appealing to President Biden for action.

WEKU

Declare Iran’s revolutionary guard a terror group after Alireza Akbari’s execution, Labour urges

Party say the group now also poses a growing threat on British soil

The Independent UK

Iran’s revolutionary guard should be branded as terror group – Labour

The call from shadow ministers comes after British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari was executed by Tehran.

The Independent UK

Iraq prime minister al-Sudani backs continued US troop presence

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says foreign forces still needed in training capacity to combat ISIL (ISIS).

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Iranian hardliners urge revenge on UK after Alireza Akbari’s execution

Newspaper editor calls for UK agents to be named, despite zero evidence British-Iranian dual national was a spy

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘reviewing support for Iran nuclear deal’ after execution of Alireza Akbari

Alireza Akbari, who was allegedly tortured to force a confession, was executed on Saturday following accusations that he was an MI6 spy

Evening Standard

Dad on death row pleads with Iranian regime to let him see baby girl before he's hanged

Condemned Hassan Firouzi, 34, was seized by security police in his hometown of Shahr-e Ray on October and accused of taking part in a street demo in Tehran during the nation's widespread protests

Daily Mirror

The Half Known Life by Pico Iyer review – peace and quiet in political hotspots

The travel writer’s quest for spiritual transcendence takes him from Iran to North Korea in a book that rarely illuminates the people he encounters

The Guardian - UK

Analysis: Akbari execution signals rising Iran tensions with West

The execution of the former deputy defence minister has led to a backlash from the UK, where he had held citizenship.

Al Jazeera

Paris: Tehran’s Violations of International Law Will Not Remain Unanswered

France has joined the rest of the world in condemning the execution of Alireza Akbari, a former Iranian official with dual nationality who was tried on charges of spying for British intelligence. French President Emmanuel Macron condemned on Saturday Iran’s execution of Iranian-British national Akbari, describing it as a “despicable…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK set to brand Iran’s revolutionary guards as terrorists after Akbari execution

UK and EU expected to coordinate response to execution of British-Iranian accused of spying

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Iranian PhD students remain in limbo due to Australian visa delays despite securing scholarships

With deadly protests in Iran exacerbating anguish, experts worry visa delays could risk a decline in Australian research standards

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Syrian FM: No Normal Ties with Türkiye without End to Occupation

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad said on Saturday that Türkiye would have to end its military presence in his country to achieve a full rapprochement. "We cannot talk about resuming normal ties with Türkiye without removing the occupation," he said after meeting his Iranian counterpart in Damascus. Türkiye has been…

The Independent UK

Iran’s execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari further raises tensions with UK

UK foreign secretary announces sanctions on Tehran’s top prosecutor as France joins condemnation of hanging over ‘false’ spying claims

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran and Syria Set to Renew Long-Term Economic Agreement

Syria and key ally Iran agreed Saturday to renew an economic strategic arrangement between the two countries as Damascus prepares to welcome Iran’s president in the near future. Since Syria's peaceful uprising turned into conflict in 2011, Tehran has sent thousands of Iran-backed fighters to help President Bashar Assad stay…

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The Independent UK

Iran and Syria set to renew long-term economic agreement

Syria and key ally Iran have agreed to renew an economic strategic arrangement between the two countries as Damascus prepares to welcome Iran’s president in the near future

The Guardian - UK

UK looks clumsy and powerless in wake of Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Culturally insulting language used by Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly will increase tension between the two countries

France 24

Faces of death row: the young men caught up in Iran’s execution spree

Since anti-regime demonstrations erupted following the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities have executed four young men and sentenced several others to death on charges relating to the protest movement. FRANCE 24 profiles some of the people executed or on death row in Iran’s latest state-sponsored…

Axios

UK condemns Iran over "barbaric" dual citizen execution

Akbari was charged with espionage and corruption.

The Independent UK

Human rights campaigners hit out at Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Amnesty International UK condemned Iran for having ‘pitifully little respect’ for the right to life.

The Independent UK

Ex-diplomat says Iran execution timing might have been influenced by UK politics

A former British ambassador to Iran has linked Alireza Akbari’s death to calls for the Revolutionary Guard to be classed as a terror group.

The Guardian - UK

Alireza Akbari’s grim fate seen as signal from Iran’s hardliners

Whether Iranian intelligence services genuinely believed Akbari was a spy is up for debate

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