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Iran resorts to security cameras, ostracism to deter unveiled women

Wary of re-igniting Iran's worst political turmoil in years, the country's rulers are resorting to new, less obtrusive tactics to punish women who refuse to wear the obligatory Islamic hijab.

Reuters

In Tehran, NSA Doval meets Iranian President Raisi, Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian

In a statement, it said the Iranian foreign minister called for boosting trade ties and hoped that the holding of a meeting of the joint economic commission in Tehran will generate fresh momentum in the relations.

The Hindu

Iranian Official Executed for Espionage Leaked Information About Fordo Plant

Five months after Tehran’s execution of Alireza Akbari on charges of espionage for Britain, the New York Times quoted Israeli and Iranian sources as saying that the former official was an unexpected spy because of his loyalty to the regime. Akbari, the former deputy defense minister of Iran, played an…

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Tehran: Our Missions in Saudi Arabia Have Taken First Steps to Resume Operations

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani announced that Iranian missions in Saudi Arabia have taken their first steps to resume diplomatic activity in the Kingdom. Speaking at a weekly press conference in Tehran, Kanaani expressed Iran’s desire to reopen both the Saudi and Iranian embassies in their respective capitals by…

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Saudi-Iran rapprochement visible in Sudan evacuation effort

The growing rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran after years of mistrust was visible on Monday as Saudi Arabia helped evacuate Iranian citizens fleeing the war in Sudan.

Reuters

US Confiscates Iran Oil Cargo on Tanker

The US confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm. The cargo seizure is the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran after years…

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‘Even one American in Iraq is too many’, Iran’s Khamenei says

Iran’s supreme leader meets Iraqi president, says recent security and economic agreements need to be fully implemented.

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Even one American in Iraq is too many, Iran leader tells Iraqi president

The United States is an unreliable friend, and Iraq should not allow any U.S. troops on its territory, Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told visiting Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Saturday.

Reuters

EU Calls Upon Iran to Refrain From Executing German-Iranian Citizen

The European Union said that it "strongly condemns" the death sentence imposed on jailed German-Iranian citizen Jamshid Sharmahd, the German news agency reported. Tehran's Supreme Court upheld Sharmahd's death sentence, first issued in February, on Wednesday.

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Why did Iran seize a US-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman?

Dramatic video released by Iran shows commandos storming the vessel and taking it over from helicopters.

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Iran’s FM: Lebanese Presidential Elections Are an Internal Matter, We Support Consensus

From Beirut, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian declared on Friday an agreement to reopen the Iranian and Saudi embassies in Riyadh and Tehran in the coming days.

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Syria Intercepted Israeli Air Strike in Homs Area, Three Injured

Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israel rocket attack in the vicinity of the city of Homs in the early hours of Saturday and shot down some of them, state media said, citing a military source. The attack resulted in three civilian injuries as well as material damages, it added. Israel…

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U.S. confiscates Iran oil cargo on tanker amid Tehran tensions -sources

The U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm.

Reuters

In Lebanon, Iran FM Visits Israel Border, Extolls Hezbollah

Iran’s top diplomat visited Lebanon’s border with Israel on Friday where he expressed support for the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in its struggle against their common enemy: Israel. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian began his visit to Lebanon since Wednesday, meeting top officials and expressing Tehran’s readiness to help build power…

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The Independent UK

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston

Iran’s navy has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program

The Independent UK

Iran navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

The Advantage Sweet issued a distress call at 1:15 p.m. while in international waters as Iran seized the vessel, the Navy said

The Independent UK

Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president

Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon's rivals to reach an agreement to elect a new president in the crisis-hit country that has been without a head of state October

The Independent UK

Iran court issues $312.9M judgment against US amid tensions

An Iranian court has issued a $312.9 million judgment against the United States over a 2017 Islamic State-claimed attack on Tehran

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Iran Charges Two Actresses for Not Wearing Headscarves

Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported. Police in Tehran have referred the case against Katayoun Riahi and Pantea Bahram to Iran's judiciary, accusing them of "the crime…

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Iran charges two actresses for not wearing hijab

Businesses also shut down after offering services to women not wearing headscarves deemed appropriate by government.

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Iran Thanks Türkiye for Assistance in Opening an Interests Section in Albania

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian announced that Tehran has agreed to open an interests section through Türkiye in Albania, six months after severing diplomatic relations with Tirana. During a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Amirabdollahian said the Foreign Ministry would open a section of Iranian interests in…

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Tehran Outraged at US Pledge to Obstruct its Weapons Program

Tehran has expressed outrage at US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s pledge to obstruct Iran’s arms purchases, describing it as “provocative” and an attempt to “stir up differences” between countries in the region. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said that Iran’s military program was “merely for defense and deterrence”,…

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Washington Renews Calls on Iran to Release American Detained Citizens in Tehran

Washington described Iran’s imprisonment of US nationals for use as political leverage as outrageous and inhumane, calling on the Iranian authorities to release US nationals wrongfully detained in Tehran. US Department of State Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the US has no higher priority than securing the release of its…

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Gareth Smyth obituary

Other lives: Political journalist who covered the Middle East for 30 years, from the UK and as the Financial Times’s chief Iran correspondent in Tehran

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Israel Cements Ties to Turkmenistan on Iran’s Border

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen inaugurated a permanent embassy in the Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan on Thursday, establishing his country’s closest diplomatic presence to Iran, as Israel seeks to strengthen ties with Tehran’s neighbours. Although the countries established diplomatic ties 30 years ago, there has only been a temporary…

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