Iran Moves Centrifuge-Parts Production Out of Disputed Workshop, IAEA Says Iran has moved production of parts for advanced centrifuges, used to enrich uranium, out of a workshop only a month after agreeing to allow the UN nuclear watchdog to reinstall surveillance cameras there, the watchdog said on Monday. The move adds to uncertainty over Iran's nuclear activities while indirect talks… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022
Revolutionary Guard Kills Gunman in Attack in Southern Iran Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard killed an unidentified gunman who attacked its intelligence office Monday in southern Iran, near the Pakistani border, the country's state-run IRNA news agency reported. The report said the attack happened in the town of Saravan, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, about 1,360 kilometers… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022
Escaped Lioness Kills Keeper in Iran, Prowls Zoo for Hours A lioness killed her keeper in Iran on Sunday as he was feeding her lunch, then escaped with her male partner and prowled around a zoo before being captured, media reported. The official IRNA news agency said the 40-year-old victim, identified only by his family name, Esfandani, was putting meat… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022
Bennett: Israel Decided to Hit Head of Iranian Octopus Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that Israel decided to change its policies towards Iran, by hitting the head of the Iranian octopus instead of its arms in the region. Speaking to Israeli media seven months after his government was formed, the Israeli PM said for decades, the Iranian octopus, with… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 29, 2022
Qatar, Iran Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional Developments Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani held talks on Thursday with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, ahead of talks with President Ebrahim Raisi. Discussions tackled bilateral ties and political developments in the region. Amirabdollahian met with Qatar’s ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Sheikh… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022
Iran Defeats Iraq 1-0 to Qualify for Spot in World Cup Mehdi Taremi scored from close range Thursday to lead Iran’s national soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Iraq and seal the Islamic Republic’s third straight World Cup berth. Taremi, the FC Porto striker, scored the only goal of the game in the 48th minute in the second half. He… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022
Some women allowed into stadium as Iran secures World Cup spot Officials allocate 2,000 tickets for women spectators as Iran defeats Iraq 1-0 in Tehran to secure place in Qatar. Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022
Qatar foreign minister holds talks in Iran before emir’s US visit Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani meets Iranian counterpart days before Qatari emir due to meet US President Joe Biden. Al Jazeera · Jan 27, 2022
Qatar's top envoy visits Iran as Tehran and Washington consider direct nuclear talks Qatar's top diplomat visited Iran on Thursday, Iranian state media reported, days before Qatar's ruling emir holds talks in Washington at a crucial time for efforts by Tehran and major powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact. Reuters · Jan 27, 2022
Virus-ravaged Iran Finds Brief Respite with Mass Vaccination As much of the world sees vaccination slowing and infections soaring with the spread of omicron, Iran has found a rare, if fleeting, respite from the anxiety and trauma of the pandemic. After successive virus waves pummeled the country for nearly two years, belated mass vaccination under a new, hard-line… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022
Qatari FM to Visit Tehran on Thursday Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will visit Tehran on Thursday to meet with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian. On Tuesday, Al Thani held talks with Iran's Foreign Minister over the phone. According to Qatar’s official news agency QNA, the two diplomats reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022
Virus-ravaged Iran finds brief respite with mass vaccination While the West sees vaccination rates slowing and infections soaring with the spread of omicron, Iran for once is not seeing grim COVID-19 statistics dominate the headlines The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022
Qatar’s foreign minister set to visit Iran to meet top officials The Qatari diplomat is expected to discuss regional issues with Iranian officials in Tehran on Thursday, sources say. Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022
Radio France Internationale · Jan 26, 2022 Frenchman jailed for eight years in Iran on spying charges Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced Benjamin Brière to eight years in prison on espionage charges, his family and Paris-based lawyer said Tuesday, arguing that Tehran was using him as a "hostage" in talks with the West.
Reuters · Jan 26, 2022 UAE discussing defence upgrade after Houthi attacks- envoy to U.N The United Arab Emirates may upgrade its defensive capabilities after missile attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group, while continuing diplomacy with Tehran to reduce regional tensions, a senior UAE diplomat said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022 Raisi Says Revival of Nuclear Deal Possible if US Lifts Sanctions Iran's hardline President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday a revival of Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal is possible if the United States removes sanctions that have crippled Tehran’s economy. "If the other party removes the sanctions, there will be possibility to revive the pact," Raisi told Iran's state TV. Iran and…
Reuters · Jan 25, 2022 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.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2022 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…
France 24 · Jan 24, 2022 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.
Al Jazeera · Jan 24, 2022 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.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022 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…
Reuters · Jan 24, 2022 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.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022 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 · Jan 24, 2022 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,…