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Iran Sentences Belgian Aid Worker to 28 Years in Prison

The Iranian authorities sentenced Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele to 28 years in prison, according to a spokesman for his family. Vandecasteele, 41, was arrested in Iran at the end of February and was once held in Evin prison over "fabricated series of crimes" on suspicion of espionage. Belgium and…

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IAEA Delegation to Visit Tehran Soon

Iran said Wednesday that officials from the UN nuclear watchdog would visit the country in the coming days to resolve the “ambiguities” over claims of secret activities. The United Nations Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has for months been calling on Iran to explain the presence of nuclear material…

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Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 28 years in prison

Iran has imposed a 28-year jail term on a Belgian aid worker, stirring a bitter debate over a stalled prisoner exchange treaty between Tehran and Brussels.

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The Young Iranians Facing Death Penalty over Protests

A doctor, rap artists and a footballer are among around two dozen Iranians who risk being hanged as Tehran uses capital punishment as an intimidation tactic to quell protests, rights groups say. The executions in the past week of Mohsen Shekari and Majidreza Rahnavard, both 23 and the first people…

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Iran ousted from UN body tasked with empowering women

Twenty-nine of 54 members vote to expel country over regime’s bloody crackdown on protests calling for gender equality

The Guardian - UK

Iran Nuclear Chief Says IAEA Officials to Visit Tehran Soon

UN nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites. "We hope the visit of the International Atomic Energy officials to Tehran in the coming days…

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Iran nuclear chief says IAEA officials to visit Tehran soon - TV

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials will visit Iran in the coming days, Tehran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said on Wednesday, to try to end an impasse over traces of uranium found at Iranian undeclared sites.

Reuters

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400 Protesters Jailed over Tehran Protests

Courts in Tehran have sentenced 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over their involvement in protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, AFP quoted Iran's judiciary as saying Tuesday. Iran has been gripped by nearly three months of protests -- which officials describe as "riots" -- since…

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Iran sentences 400 people to jail terms of up to 10 years over protests

Figures from Tehran province indicate extent of clampdown on protests sparked by killing of Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK

Russia could help Iran build nuclear weapons if it joins forces in failing Ukraine war

A former FBI terrorism expert has said Iranian leaders may seek additional help from Vladimir Putin's Russia to boost their secret nuclear weapons programme

Daily Mirror

Iran Imposes Sanctions on British, German Entities, Individuals

Iran imposed on Monday sanctions on the UK’s domestic spy agency (MI5) and military along with British and German political figures. The move comes in response to the “illegal sanctions” imposed on Tehran by Europe, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani.

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US Denounces Iran for Public Execution

The US State Department denounced Iran on Monday for hanging a man in public, saying Tehran's use of harsh sentencing and public execution is meant to intimidate people protesting against the ruling theocracy. "We denounce this draconian treatment in the strongest terms. These harsh sentences and now the first public…

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Israeli officials: Fearing backlash, Iran plans to limit range of missiles sent to Russia

Iranian ballistic missile deliveries to Russia could violate a UN Security Council resolution and trigger UN sanctions.

Axios

Iran blacklists more EU, UK officials in tit-for-tat move

Tehran’s new sanctions deal with the assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani by the US.

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Iran publicly carries out second protest-related execution

Iran has signalled more executions could be carried out amid condemnation by rights groups.

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Saudi minister says ‘all bets off’ if Iran gets nuclear weapon

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Saudi Arabia supports efforts to revive Iran’s nuclear deal as ‘a starting point’.

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Fears Mount over Iran’s Plans to Carry out 2nd Death Sentence against Protester

Iranian authorities are preparing to carry out a second death sentence against a protester who had taken part in rallies against the ruling powers, said Iranian sources. The sentence will be carried out in spite of outrage over the first execution of a protester. “Iran’s authorities are preparing to execute…

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Iran summons China envoy over islands dispute statement with UAE

Chinese envoy ‘had a visit’ as Tehran expressed ‘strong dissatisfaction’ over China’s joint statement with GCC nations.

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UK: Iran Likely Top Military Backer of Russia in Ukraine War

Iran is now likely the top military backer of Russia, the UK said, as the Kremlin looks to expand its missile strikes against Ukraine’s national infrastructure. The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets, part…

Radio France Internationale

Turkey accuses Iran of stoking regional tensions

This week Turkey held joint military exercises with Azerbaijan on Iran's border, as its Baku warns Tehran it will not be intimated. With anti-government protests continuing in Iran, Tehran is being accused of escalating regional tensions.

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Israel Threatens to Bomb Beirut Airport If Used to Deliver Iranian Weapons

Israel raised threats on Saturday of plans to bomb the Beirut airport if the terminal gets used as an Iranian weapons smuggling route, in a situation similar to what it did in Syria. Israeli political sources in Tel Aviv said that Israel was aware of a report broadcast by “Al-Arabiya…

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US Sounds Alarm over 'Harmful' Iran-Russia Military Partnership

The United States on Friday expressed alarm over a "full-scale defense partnership" between Moscow and Tehran, describing it as "harmful" to Ukraine, Iran's neighbors and the world. Iran stands accused by Western powers of supplying drones to Russia -- which rejected the US allegations -- as Moscow batters Ukraine's energy…

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Putin’s forces ‘destroy’ city of Bakhmut

‘The occupiers actually destroyed Bakhmut, another Donbas city that the Russian army turned into burnt ruins’, says Zelensky

France 24

US sounds alarm as Russia, Iran move toward full defence ‘partnership’

The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets, part of deepening cooperation between the two nations as Tehran provides drones to support Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

US warns of expanding Iran, Russia defence ‘partnership’

Washington accuses Moscow of offering Tehran ‘an unprecedented level of military and technical support’.

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