Foreign Policy

Iran: EU Ukraine war allegation against Tehran unrelated to UNSC resolution 2231; pursues destructive moves

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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the European Union allegations that Iranian-made drones were used in the Ukraine war, show they are continuing irresponsible, destructive and illegal moves to create a poisonous political atmosphere against the Islamic Republic, reiterating issues pertaining to the current war in Ukraine are completely unrelated to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
Economy

President Raisi: Iran witnessing growth in exports despite sanctions, threats

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the Islamic Republic has recorded a significant growth in exports, including non-oil sales, despite all the economic sanctions and threats against the country.
Judiciary

Iran’s prosecutor-general writes to Sweden on violations of jailed citizen’s rights

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Iran’s Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri writes to his Swedish counterpart to complain over violations of the rights of former Iranian official Hamid Nouri, who had been illegally jailed in the Scandinavian country since 2018.
Incidents

Iranian soldier killed in clash with thugs in east

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An Iranian Army conscript was killed on Friday afternoon in a clash with armed thugs in the eastern city of Taybad bordering Afghanistan, the governor of the city announced.
Healthcare

Red alert back on Iran’s Coronavirus map

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Four cities in Iran have turned red in the latest update of the Iranian ministry of health’s Coronavirus pandemic map that shows the severity of the outbreak of the disease.
Security

Sistan and Baluchestan police chief: Scores of rioters detained in Zahedan

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The police chief in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan says at least 57 rioters who threw rocks, attacked banks, and shattered windows after Friday prayers in the provincial capital Zahedan to repeat the violent scenes three weeks ago, have been arrested.
Human Rights

Rights chief: Iran to file legal case against US for ‘direct role’ in riots

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Iran’s human rights chief has announced a bid to launch a legal case against the US at a Tehran court over the country’s “direct involvement” in the recent unrest and violent riots that caused damage and deaths across the Islamic Republic.
Security

Navy chief: Iran seizes two US unmanned vessels for breaching safety laws

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Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the country’s naval forces have seized two American unmanned vessels during a mission in the high seas for violating international maritime law, delivering a warning to the US.
Sport

Head of Iran’s Taekwondo Federation slams UK for denying visas for Iranian athletes

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The head of Iran's Taekwondo Federation has criticized Britain for refusing to issue visas for seven members of the Iranian national Taekwondo team in the World Taekwondo Grand Prairie competitions in Manchester.
Security

Ex-minister: Israel can’t weaken Iran’s intel command by eliminating own agents

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A former Iranian intelligence minister says Israel’s Mossad spy agency eliminated six of its own forces to stymie communications with Iran, but the Islamic Republic’s intelligence command is beyond the regime’s imagination.
Views

Analyst: New anti-Iran sanctions show Europeans abandoned talks

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The recent sanctions on Iran over human rights allegations show that the Europeans have jettisoned negotiations as an option to resolve the outstanding issues with Iran to restore a 2015 nuclear deal and have adopted a confrontational approach.
Foreign Policy

Iran issues travel advisory asking citizens to avoid Ukraine

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry has issued a travel advisory calling on the country’s nationals to leave Ukrainian soil or not to travel to the East European country, which has been engaged in a military conflict with Russia.
Views

Ex-Iranian diplomat: West might seek to unleash UN sanctions on Iran, using trigger mechanism

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A former Iranian diplomat says the United States and the West have raised the accusation that Iran supplies Russia with drones amid the conflict in Ukraine in order to tie the issue to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 on Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement and re-impose the related sanctions.
Healthcare

Iranian Health official sounds alarm at rising influenza cases ahead of cold season

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An Iranian health official sounds the alarm at a rising trend in infections with respiratory diseases ahead of the cold season, saying 334 cases of influenza have been recorded over the past week alone, including fatalities.
Foreign Policy

Amirabdollahian to top EU diplomat: No Iran drone supply to Russia for use in Ukraine war

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The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran’s policy regarding the Ukraine war is to respect the country's territorial integrity, rejecting claims of Iran supplying Russia with drones for use in the conflict.
Int'l Relations

Iran: Allegations against Iran over Ukraine war ‘politically driven’

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Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has dismissed allegations that Tehran supplies Russia with drones for the war in Ukraine as ‘politically charged’.
Nuclear

Iran’s ex-diplomat: No hope for JCPOA revival under current circumstances

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Iran’s former envoy to the UK says the recent sanctions imposed by Europe on the Islamic Republic over human rights issues have faded hopes for salvaging the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear agreement with the world’s major powers.
Nuclear

Iranian paper blames Raisi administration for halt in nuclear talks

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An Iranian newspaper has blamed the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi for the cessation of negotiations in Vienna over the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Nuclear

Pace of progress in nuclear industry increasing in Iran: Nuclear chief

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Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami says the development of Iran’s nuclear industry is picking up increasing momentum.
Local

Kayhan: 83% of women in Iran consider hijab as value

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Iranian newspaper Kayhan says a recent opinion poll shows that 83 percent of women in Iran believe that hijab is a necessary dress code and does not hinder women’s social activities and freedom of action.
Foreign Policy

Iran calls for evidence proving drones used in Ukraine war

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The Iranian Foreign Minister once again rejected media reports of Iran providing Russia with drones for use in the Ukraine war, calling for evidence to prove this.
Foreign Policy

Velayati calls for reopening of Iran, Saudi embassies

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An advisor to the leader of Iran’s Islamic revolution in international affairs says Iran and Saudi Arabia should have “peaceful coexistence”, stressing that the embassies of the two countries should be reopened.
Foreign Policy

Iran imposes sanctions on British individuals, institutions for supporting terrorism, instigating riots

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The Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed sanctions on a number of British individuals and institutions for their role in “supporting terrorism, promoting and instigating terrorism, violence and hate-mongering and violation of human rights.”
Local

Amini family lawyer: Parents have appealed legal medicine report on cause of Mahsa death

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The lawyer of the family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old girl whose death triggered the recent protests and riots in Iran, says her parents have appealed the opinion of the legal medicine organization on her death.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi: Iran’s definite policy is to oppose war

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has once again denied claims that Tehran supports Russia in the Ukraine war, saying Tehran’s definite policy is opposition to war.
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