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Iranian legal scholar threatens to take Fars News Agency to court

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An Iranian legal scholar and attorney who has been critical of death sentences given to those convicted of committing capital offenses during the recent protests and riots in Iran has threatened to file a lawsuit against a news agency for “defamation.”
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 323

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Foreign Policy

Raisi to Putin: Iran ready to help end Ukraine war

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Islamic Republic is ready to play an active and constructive role in ending the Ukraine war and restore peace to the country.
Judiciary

Iran Supreme Court says execution of protester Mohammad Boroughani halted pending review

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Iran’s Supreme Court has announced a halt in the execution of the death sentence for a 19-year-old in connection with the recent rioting and protests in the country.
Economy

High-ranking Iranian economic delegation in UAE

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A delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari is in the United Arab Emirates to explore ways of boosting bilateral economic ties.
Security

Iranian national convicted of spying for Britain, sentenced to death

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The Iranian intelligence ministry says former defense ministry employee Alireza Akbari convicted of spying for Britain has been sentenced to death.
Asia

Blast outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul causes casualties

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An explosion outside Afghanistan's foreign ministry in the capital Kabul on Wednesday caused a number of casualties, a Taliban official has confirmed.
Parliament

MP criticizes President Raisi for restrictions on internet

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An Iranian lawmaker has criticized President Ebrahim Raisi over what he called his administration’s move to restrict access to the internet.
Healthcare

Iranian doctor warns of risk from Covid’s new wave

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A member of the academic board of Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences says the new wave of the Coronavirus’s Omicron variant will be deadlier than the previous ones.
Local

Iranian students gather outside French embassy over Charlie Hebdo’s insulting cartoons

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A group of Iranian students hold a gathering outside the French embassy in Tehran, protesting French Magazine Charlie Hebdo's insulting move in publishing sacrilegious cartoons.
Healthcare

Iran Covid: 3 deaths; 106 new infections

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The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 144,720 with three more killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.
Foreign Policy

Iraqi PM says Baghdad-Tehran ties historical

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has described the relations between Iran and Iraq as historical and based on cultural, religious and social commonalities.
Europe

Azerbaijan urges Armenia to sign peace treaty

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The President of Azerbaijan Republic ,Ilkham Aliye, has called on his arch foe Armenia to sign a peace treaty with Baku.
Incidents

Relief aid provided to over 10k caught in snow across Iran: Official

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Iranian officials say relief workers rush to the aid of more than 10,000 people caught in blizzard and heavy snow blocking roads in different parts of the country over the past days.
Americas

US extends protection for Pompeo and Hook, fearing “Iran threats”

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The administration of US President Joe Biden has extended government protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Trump administration’s special envoy for Iran Brian Hook due to what it calls persistent threats from Tehran.
Human Rights

Jailed Iranian in Sweden: New trial process ‘unfair,’ problems remain unresolved

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Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally detained in Sweden, blasts a new trial procedure opened against him in the European country, saying he will not join the “unfair” process as long as his problems remain unresolved.
Middle East

Report: Dozens of civilians killed by UK and US weapons in Yemen in a year

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At least 87 civilians were killed in airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen using US and UK supplied weapons between January 2021 and February 2022, according to a new Oxfam analysis.
Local

IRIB chief suspects his brother gave bombshell interview to Time under duress

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Peyman Jebelli, the chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), reacts to comments made by his brother in an interview with the Time magazine, suggesting that he may have made the remarks under duress.
Foreign Policy

Iran Foreign Ministry summons Iraqi envoy over use of fake name for Persian Gulf

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Baghdad’s Ambassador to Tehran to lodge a strong protest over the use of a fake name for the Persian Gulf in the title of an Arab soccer event hosted by the Iraqi city of Basra.
Americas

‘Russian trolls’ did not help Trump in 2016 Election

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Twitter Accounts labeled as “Russian trolls” had any meaningful effect pushing voters to Donald Trump in 2016 presidential according to a study published in Nature Communications. A team of researchers could not find any evidence that interactions with content attributed to the “Internet Research Agency” (IRA) in any way influenced attitudes, voting patterns, or political divisions.
Americas

US intelligence materials related to Iran found in Biden’s private office

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Among the items from Joe Biden’s time as US vice president discovered in a private office last fall are 10 classified documents including US intelligence memos and briefing materials that covered topics including Iran, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 322

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Foreign Policy

MP: Tehran pursuing re-opening of Iran, Saudi embassies ahead of Hajj season

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An Iranian lawmaker says the diplomatic apparatus in Tehran is pursuing the re-opening of Iranian and Saudi embassies in the respective countries ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage season in late June.
Healthcare

Iran reports 7 new Covid deaths, highest in weeks

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Iran's Health Ministry figrues on Tuesday confirmed 7 new deaths caused by the COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day figure in weeks.
Judiciary

Iran court sentences Belgian citizen to 40 years in jail for spying, money laundering

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Tehran’s Islamic Revolution Court sentences a Belgian national to 40 years in jail and 74 lashes after he was convicted of four offenses, including espionage and collusion with the United States.
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