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Iraq’s ‘Gulf 25’ Win Intensifies Need for Deeper Ties with Arab Neighbors

Iraqi leaders and officials are avoiding to use the term “Arab Gulf” when congratulating their country’s football team for winning the “25th Arabian Gulf Cup,” but Muqtada al-Sadr has decided to continue challenging Tehran by calling the waterway dividing Iran from its Arab neighbors the “Arab Gulf.” In a tweet,…

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EU to Expand Sanctions on Iran Next Week

The European Union will add 37 individual entries to its sanctions against Iran on Monday, two European diplomats told Reuters, as the bloc works on listing Tehran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. Foreign ministers from the bloc are to agree to adopt the fourth package of sanctions on…

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Iran slams EU Parliament for proposal to brand Revolutionary Guard as terrorists

Tehran reacted angrily after the European Parliament called on Thursday for the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation. The parliamentary motion blames the powerful force for the repression of protesters and the supply of drones to Russia.

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Iran, South Korea summon each other’s envoys amid row over Yoon’s comments

‘The enemy of the UAE, its most-threatening nation, is Iran, and our enemy is North Korea’

The Independent UK

EU assembly wants Iran's Revolutionary Guard on terror list

The European Parliament has called for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to be put on the European Union’s terrorist list and insisted that sanctions targeting Tehran had to be expanded after the violent suppression of protests

The Independent UK

South Korea, Iran summon each other’s envoys over ‘enemy’ comment

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s description of Iran as an ‘enemy’ of the United Arab Emirates has angered Tehran.

Al Jazeera

EU lawmakers want Iran's Guards branded terrorist group

The European Parliament called on Wednesday for the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, blaming the powerful force for the repression of protesters and the supply of drones to Russia.

Reuters

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Faces of condemned as Iranian freedom protesters face execution or death under regime

Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Bambos Charalambous gave just a snapshot of the estimated 18,000 arrested since the Mahsa Amini protests began last September

Daily Mirror

Ron Dermer Lays Out Priorities, Including Ensuring That ‘evil Regime In Tehran’ Can’t Destroy Israel

Strategic affairs minister tells International March of the Living gala attendees that Israel “will be the most important ally".

Zenger

Sudani, McGurk Discuss Bolstering Iraqi-American Cooperation

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani held talks in Baghdad on Monday with Deputy Assistant to the US President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk. The talks coincided with the arrival of Iran’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani to the Iraqi capital on…

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Blinken says U.S. 'appalled' by execution of British-Iranian national

The United States is appalled by Iran's execution of Alireza Akbari, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, vowing that Tehran's abuses in its crackdown of widespread demonstrations will not go unpunished.

Reuters

Tehran doubles down: Crackdown fuels calls to ban Revolutionary Guards

It's incredible to think that just a few months ago, the West still hoped to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Now, the UK and the EU are openly considering outlawing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. What's the right response to Tehran's weekend execution of British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari? Officially, his case…

France 24

Iran's 'death committee' president unyielding in defence of clerical rule

As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Ebrahim Raisi sat on a "death committee" overseeing the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital, rights groups say.

Reuters

EU's Von der Leyen Backs Listing Iran’s Guards as Terrorist Group

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday she backed listing Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization to respond to the "trampling" of "fundamental human rights" in the country. Ties between the EU member states and Tehran have deteriorated in recent months as efforts to revive…

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The Independent UK

Iran says Harry killing Taliban ‘like chess pieces’ means UK in ‘no position to preach’ over execution

Duke of Sussex dragged into row as Tehran attempts to deflect blame for execution of British-Iranian national

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UK Vows More Action Against Iran after Execution

Britain on Monday vowed more reprisals against what it said was Tehran's "weakened and isolated regime" after it executed a UK-Iranian dual national. Following the killing of Alireza Akbari on Saturday, the UK summoned Iran's most senior diplomat and recalled its own ambassador. But despite slapping sanctions on Iran's prosecutor…

The Independent UK

American detained in Iran launches hunger strike to mark seven years in captivity

‘I remain caged in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, holding that long overdue IOU along with the unenviable title of the longest held Iranian-American hostage in history’

The Guardian - UK

Family of executed British-Iranian national ‘prevented from seeing body’

Alireza Akbari’s sister and daughter went to cemetery to collect his remains but were told he had already been interred

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Germany summons Iranian ambassador for talks in Berlin

Germany summoned Iran's ambassador to the Foreign Ministry in Berlin for talks on Monday against the backdrop of German concerns about Tehran's human rights record, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.

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.

Daily Mirror

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

Al Jazeera

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.

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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…

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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