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Iranian man's death in France shakes distressed diaspora

When a 38-year-old man anguished over the protests in Iran took his own life in the French city of Lyon this week, fellow members of the Iranian diaspora felt his pain

The Independent UK

With advances and setbacks, a year of struggle for women's rights

From the US revoking the federal right to abortion to Afghanistan mandating the burqa and gradually banning women from public spaces, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the main events that marked the struggle for women’s rights around the world over the past year.

France 24

Over 100 German Deputies Sponsor Iranian Political Prisoners

Over one hundred German politicians are sponsoring political prisoners in Iran, as confirmed by a member of the German Bundestag to Asharq Al-Awsat. MP Kaveh Mansouri, a member of the Social Democratic Party of Iranian origins, told Asharq Al-Awsat that deputies from almost all political parties have joined the movement,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran holds military drill near strategic Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s state TV says the country's military has kicked off its annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Iran Holds Joint Military Drills in the Gulf

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported. The drills involve submarines and drones "practicing information-gathering operations against attacking forces, as well as reconnaissance operations,” Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told the official IRNA news agency. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Prime Minister Threatens Iran With Attack If It Develops Nuclear Weapons

Outgoing P.M. Yair Lapid reiterated on Israel's "wall-to-wall" commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

Zenger

Iran holds joint military drills in the Gulf- state media

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported.

Reuters

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The Observers' top images from 2022

Over the past year, our team examined thousands of images taken by citizen journalists from around the world. These images captured everything including the war in Ukraine, the protests in Iran and Argentina's World Cup victory. To mark the year's end, the Observers present a video of some of our…

France 24

Iran Replaces Central Bank Governor amid Currency Crash

Iran appointed a new head of its central bank on Thursday after the currency crashed to its lowest level ever against the dollar amid mass protests and ongoing Western sanctions. Mohammad Reza Farzin, 57, a senior banker and former deputy finance minister, was tapped to replace Ali Salehabadi, who resigned…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Analysis-Iraq's mercurial Moqtada Sadr risks isolation with political retreat

Moqtada al-Sadr, the Muslim Shi'ite cleric who dominated Iraqi politics for two decades, seems isolated for now after his move to step back from formal politics emboldened his Iranian-backed rivals and raised the prospect of fresh factional flare-ups.

Reuters

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem competes in tournament without mandatory hijab

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem has broken her country’s strict dress code to compete in an international tournament without a hijab.

Evening Standard

Iran's crackdown on protesters unacceptable and intolerable, Italy PM says

Iran's repression of protesters, including with the death penalty, is unacceptable and intolerable, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday.

Reuters

Middle East round-up: To move forward, we look back on 2022

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Yemen, Solutions... Arab Coalition Opens Doors, Iran Closes Them

It is not possible to explain the events of the year 2022 in Yemen without returning to a “golden day”, after which the defense equation led by the Arab Coalition and the Yemeni Armed Forces changed. The day was November 21, 2021. It was after that day that Houthi military…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Fears growing for Irishman held in sub-zero Iranian hellhole prison

Bernard Phelan was jailed in October after he was charged with inciting propaganda against the regime

Dynamite News

Hijab Row: Iranian Woman Competes At Chess Tournament Without Hijab, Says Report

Iranian Chess player Sara Khadem, also known as Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, recently took part in a tournament without wearing a hijab. Read on for details:

Tribune News Service

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Iranian chess players compete without hijab, 100 Iranian detainees could face death penalty, rights group says

At least 100 Iranians, including five women, are charged with capital offences in connection with protests in Iran, Norway-based Iran Human Rights says, as two Iranian chess champions defy hijab laws during a chess tournament in Kazakhstan.

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Canada, others seek formal arbitration with Iran over downed jet

Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Wednesday called on Tehran to settle a dispute over accountability and reparations for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces nearly 3 years ago through arbitration under the rules of the 1971 Montreal Convention.

Tribune News Service

Israel has improved readiness to attack Iran, minister says

Israel has improved its readiness to attack Iran, outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday as he cited preparations that the military is making to hit nuclear sites.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Minister Sees Possible Attack on Iran ‘in Two or Three Years’

Israel could attack Iranian nuclear sites in two or three years, its defense minister said on Wednesday, in unusually explicit comments about a possible timeline. With international efforts to renew a 2015 nuclear deal having stalled, the Iranians have ramped up uranium enrichment, a process with civilian uses that can…

Reuters

Israeli minister sees possible attack on Iran "in two or three years"

Israel could attack Iranian nuclear sites in two or three years, its defence minister said on Wednesday, in unusually explicit comments about a possible timeline.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Protest Movement and the Future of the Regime

Since assuming power in 1989, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei did not find any president agreeable to his desires and line of thought until Ebrahim Raisi, the current president, took office in 2021. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who came to office with the support of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and pretended…

Evening Standard

UK tells Iran to stop detaining dual nationals following seven further arrests

Rishi Sunak’s office say No. 10 is lobbying for reform

The Independent UK

UK demands Iran ends detention of British nationals for diplomatic ‘leverage’

Senior Tory MP calls on government to condemn ‘industrialised hostage-taking’

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