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Iran jails French 'tourist' for eight years for spying

Paris (AFP) - An Iranian court has sentenced a French man to eight years in prison on spying charges, his family and Paris-based lawyer said Tuesday, arguing that Tehran was using him as a "hostage" in talks with the West.

AFP

Iran jails French man for 8 years on spying charges

Paris (AFP) - An Iranian court has sentenced a French man to eight years in jail on spying charges, his family and Paris-based lawyer said Tuesday, arguing that Tehran was using him as a "hostage" in talks with the West.

AFP

Iran's cost-of-living squeeze belies push for economic self-reliance

Every day Mohammad Hosseini feels squeezed by Iran's soaring prices, his experience of hardship at odds with a rosy official target of 8% economic growth even with U.S. sanctions still in place.

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Flicker of Hope for Western ‘Hostages' in Iran

When Barry Rosen, one of those held in Tehran's American embassy in the 1979-81 crisis, saw coverage of the talks in Vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, he felt there was one glaring omission. Rosen, 77, says he saw "nothing in the press, anywhere, about the plight of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US ‘prepared to meet directly’ with Iran as nuclear talks reach critical phase

The United States is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program, the State Department reaffirmed Monday, after Tehran said it would consider such an option.

France 24

Iran ‘will consider’ direct talks with US, says foreign minister

US administration says direct talks are ‘urgently needed’ to facilitate communication to restore the Iran nuclear deal.

Al Jazeera

Flicker of hope for Western 'hostages' in Iran

Vienna (AFP) - When Barry Rosen, one of those held in Tehran's American embassy in the 1979-81 crisis, saw coverage of the talks in Vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, he felt there was one glaring omission.

AFP

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No Decision Yet on Direct Talks with US, Says Iran FM

Iran is ready to consider direct talks with the United States if it feels it can get a good deal with guarantees, its foreign minister said on Monday, adding no decision had yet been made. Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal resumed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

No decision yet on direct talks with U.S. -Iran foreign minister

Iran is ready to consider direct talks with the United States if it feels it can get a good deal with guarantees, its foreign minister said on Monday, adding no decision had yet been made.

Reuters

Iran Makes Arrest after Khomeini Statue 'Destroyed'

Iranian authorities on Sunday arrested an individual for destroying a statue of Ruhollah Khomeini the previous day, a local official said. The incident comes as Iran prepares to celebrate in February the 43rd anniversary of the Iranian revolution and Khomenei's triumphant return to Tehran from exile. "We have received a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hunger Strikers Demand Prisoners’ Release amid Iran Nuclear Talks

Two men are staging a hunger strike to demand the release of prisoners being held in Iran, on the sidelines of international negotiations in Vienna to halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The two activists have also experienced being jailed, they told dpa in Vienna. As a young diplomat from the US,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Malley: Iran Nuclear Agreement Unlikely without Release of US Prisoners

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four US citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead US nuclear negotiator told Reuters on Sunday. The official, US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley, repeated the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan: Suspects in 2011 Killing of Saudi Diplomat Fled to Iran

Islamabad has asked authorities in Tehran to assist in the arrest of the suspects behind the assassination of Saudi diplomat Hassan al-Qahtani in Pakistan's Karachi in 2011. Reports have said the killers had fled to Iran. The Kingdom's ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf al-Malki, told Asharq Al-Awsat that Saudi Arabia was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Exclusive-Iran nuclear agreement unlikely without release of U.S. prisoners -Malley

The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four U.S. citizens Washington says it is holding hostage, the lead U.S. nuclear negotiator told Reuters on Sunday.

Reuters

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Head of Iran's Chabahar trade zone arrested: media

Tehran (AFP) - The director general of Iran's Chabahar Free Zone, an economic development project in the country's southeast, has been arrested for "major offences", state news agency IRNA reported Sunday.

AFP

Iran urges people to dress warmly to cut gas use

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's oil ministry on Sunday urged people to wear warm clothes to reduce a surging demand for gas, as people turn up their heaters to cope with bitterly cold winter temperatures.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Rejects Russia’s Proposal for ‘Interim Deal’ in Vienna

Tehran rejected a Russian proposal in the Vienna talks to conclude an “interim deal” that includes restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for the release of its frozen assets, NBC News reported, citing US officials. The network quoted US officials as saying that Iran and Russia discussed, on the…

Reuters

S.Korea says Iran to regain UN vote after delinquent dues paid with frozen funds

Iran is expected to regain its vote in the U.N. General Assembly after South Korea paid Tehran's delinquent dues to the world body with frozen Iranian funds in the country, South Korea said on Sunday.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

S.Korea Says Iran to Regain UN Vote after Delinquent Dues Paid with Frozen Funds

Iran is expected to regain its vote in the UN General Assembly after South Korea paid Tehran's delinquent dues to the world body with frozen Iranian funds in the country, South Korea said on Sunday. Iran had regained its UN voting rights in June after a similar payment, but said…

The Independent UK

British-Iranian held in Tehran prison to begin hunger strike, daughter says

Anoosheh Ashoori is being held at Evin prison on charges of spying for Israel, which he denies.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Blinken Talks with Lavrov About Iran

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he discussed Iran on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, warning there was only a brief window to bring talks to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to a successful conclusion. Blinken told reporters the deal was an example of how Moscow…

AFP

Iran, Russia, China start war games to counter 'maritime piracy'

Tehran (AFP) - Iran, Russia and China began on Friday naval and air drills in the Indian Ocean, seeking to counter "maritime piracy", according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.

Al Jazeera

What next for Iran and Russia ties after Raisi-Putin meeting?

Tehran’s relations with Moscow to be bolstered, regardless of the fate of the nuclear deal, analysts say.

Asharq Al-Awsat

West Warns Iran amid ‘Modest Progress’ at Vienna Talks

Foreign ministers of the Western quartet partaking in talks on Iran’s nuclear program sent another warning to Tehran.

ABC News

Artists from around the world share their experiences of COVID in Shepparton exhibition

From Shepparton to Tehran, artists have come together on a common project about how COVID has changed their worlds.

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