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Analysis: Syria’s Assad hoping for Iran nuclear deal success

Israel’s attack on Damascus airport last week highlights the importance of a deal between Iran and the West to Syria.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2022

Tehran Receives $1.6 Bln in Gas Debt from Iraq

Iran said on Thursday it has received $1.6 billion from Iraq to settle part of the debts it has sought from its neighbor since 2020 for the supply of gas. “In light of the active energy diplomacy, and after months of negotiations, $1.6 billion in arrears... for gas exports to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 17, 2022

US Pressures Iran with New Sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Chinese and Emirati companies and a network of Iranian firms that help export Iran's petrochemicals, a step that may aim to raise pressure on Tehran to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The US Treasury department said it had imposed penalties on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 17, 2022

Iran Arrests Suspect Allegedly Involved in Tehran Hacking

Iranian authorities have arrested a suspect allegedly involved in a cyberattack on the Tehran municipality’s website, media reported Wednesday. The official IRNA news agency gave no further details but said more information would be released later. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the suspect worked for the municipality and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Earthquakes Strike Off Iranian Coast; No Damage Reported

Three earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Gulf. The US Geological Survey said two magnitude 4.7 temblors struck, followed by a 5.3 off the island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state television reported that authorities deployed rescue teams…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Two Iranian Scientists Join List of Dead in Israeli-Iranian Shadow War

Two Iranian scientists fell ill in late May, and they grew sicker and ended up in the intensive care units of hospitals in two different cities nearly 400 miles apart. Then, they both died within days of each other. They both graduated from Iran’s top universities — young, healthy and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Iran Says Still Believes Nuclear Talks Can Yield Deal

Iran on Tuesday said it still believes that negotiations can succeed to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, despite a recent rebuke from the UN nuclear watchdog. Tehran last week condemned as "unconstructive" a move by the International Atomic Energy Agency to censure the country for failure to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

US Awaits ‘Constructive’ Response from Tehran on Nuclear Deal

The United States said on Tuesday it awaits a constructive response from Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal without "extraneous" issues, a possible reference to Iran's demand its Revolutionary Guards be dropped from a US terrorism list. "We await a constructive response from the Iranians, a response that leaves…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

U.S. says awaits constructive response from Iran on nuclear deal

The United States awaits a constructive response from Iran on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal that drops "extraneous" issues, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday in a possible reference to Tehran's demand that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps be dropped from a U.S. terrorism list.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022

Satellite images suggest Iran preparing for rocket launch

Iran appears to be readying for a space launch as satellite images showed a rocket on a rural desert launch pad, just as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear program

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022