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Iran, P5+1 make progress in nuclear talks: German FM

November 24, 2014

“We have made progress, new ideas have been put on the table,” Steinmeier said on Monday at the end of seven days of talks between Iran and the six countries over Tehran’s nuclear program.

“The ideas have the capacity to bridge several differences that are still there. But because there are technical details, we have to say that the new ideas must be tested by experts,” he added.

The German minister said Iran and the P5+1 failed to bridge all the gaps but they are in the “right direction” and the atmosphere of the Vienna talks has been very constructive.

He urged the two sides to make use of the chance they have made in order to end a decade-long dispute over Iran’s nuclear issue.

“We are hoping to use this chance but we also have a responsibility not only towards ourselves but also towards all states in the world and the region and countries which have justifiable concerns about Iran’s nuclear program,” Steinmeier added.

He emphasized that both Iran and the P5+1 should resume intensive talks in the coming days and weeks, noting that a few months should be used to reach a framework that can later be complemented by a few details.

“But that at this moment, nobody is disappointed at the talks and I think all the participating parties believe there’s a chance to reach an agreement,” the German minister pointed out.

Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that “substantial progress” has been made in the Vienna nuclear talks but Iran and the P5+1 have failed to reach a final agreement.

“Substantial progress was made,” Lavrov said, adding that he expects the sides would manage to agree on the “basic principles” of a final document in three or four months.

The nuclear talks between Iran and the so-called P5+1 group of countries – Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany — ended in Vienna on Monday with the two sides agreeing to extend the Joint Plan of Action, which they signed last November, to July 1, 2015.

Iran nuclear talks to resume in December: Hammond

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

Hammond made the remarks on Monday after an agreement between Iran and the six world powers to extend the nuclear talks to July 1, 2015.

“There will be no pause, we will have meetings through December, we are determined to get to the outline of an agreement within the next three months and then spend the remaining period of the extension working out the precise detail and the technical schedules that would have to be done anyway,” he said.

Hammond expressed regret over the fact that the two sides did not reach a final agreement before the deadline, but hailed the significant progress the parties made in the latest round of negotiations.

“Well it’s a disappointment (failing to meet the Monday deadline) but as you say, there has been momentum and there has been good will on both sides and the atmospherics are positive,” he said.

In their last round of talks before a November 24 deadline for reaching a comprehensive nuclear deal, Iran, the United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain held nearly a week of intense negotiations in Vienna on how to tackle the remaining obstacles that exist in the way of reaching an agreement.

Under the Joint Plan of Action reached between the two sides in November 2013, a final comprehensive deal aims to give assurances that Tehran’s nuclear program is exclusively peaceful and, at the same time, lift all sanctions imposed against the Iranian nation over the country’s nuclear program.

Iran has repeatedly said its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, including generating electricity and making radioisotopes for its cancer patients.

Iranian bishops fully support nuclear team

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

A host of high-ranking Assyrian and Armenian bishops in Iran have sent a letter to US President Barack Obama to express their full support for the ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers, describing the conclusion of a possible accord as a step forward toward establishment of sustainable peace.

Fars News Agency (FNA) on November 24 filed a report on the letter sent by the bishops of the Christian Assyrians and Armenians to the US president. The missive, which bears the signatures of the priests of Iran’s Christian community and their representatives in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, has some highlights as follow:

The experience [members of] the Christian community have gained from social life in Iran shows that despite the existing [anti-Iran] media hype, Muslim Iranians enjoy an old civilization and rich culture and have strong faith in Islamic principles and religious teachings.

Iran’s traditions which have been established based on religious beliefs and teachings have left a deep ideological and ethical impact on the country’s ruling system, political life and social relations. A case in point is the country’s religious tolerance which has manifested itself in the direct presence of people representing religious minorities in parliament; freedom to practice their faith, live their own communal life, and learn their mother tongue and their religious principles.

A fatwa issued by the Supreme Leader and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces banning the supply, purchase, production or use of atomic weaponry is yet another proof that like other divine faiths Shiite clerics disapprove of and reject weapons of mass destruction, chemical and nuclear arms included.

The fatwa is of great essence in Islamic traditions since it is binding on Muslims and they are required by their faith to comply with such edicts.

We, the archbishops of the Armenian and Assyrian churches in Iran, together with our representatives in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, fully support the ongoing nuclear talks with P5+1. Any possible deal which would come out of the talks will be a step forward in efforts to establish sustainable peace. A fair result of the talks could see tolerance and constructive interaction take the place of pervasive violence in the region.

New Yorker analyst: The collapse of nuclear talks unlikely

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

The November 24 deadline is upon us and the negotiations are reaching the hours of truth, with the two sides saying some gaps remain unfilled. There is a growing possibility that yet another interim agreement is concluded and talks are extended for a couple of months. Failure of the talks still remains an option, albeit not strong enough to be a factor in the calculus of Iran or the West.

Fars News Agency (FNA) filed an interview with Hooman Majd, a New York-based Iranian-American writer and journalist, on Monday November 24 on speculations over the nuclear negotiations and the slim chance of the talks breaking down.

Majd, who is an analyst with the New Yorker, said that chances for the talks to fail are slight and that the [positive] effects of a possible deal are of great importance for both Iran and the West. The following is a partial translation of what Majd had to tell FNA:

Parties to the talks are trying to clinch an agreement which could appease the critics.

For the time being, it is impossible to predict the result of the talks, because even the negotiators don’t know if they could ink a final deal. What is certain, though, is that both the US and Iran want to reach an agreement they could defend in the face of criticism. Another point is that neither party is willing to give in to what the other side is calling for.

A deal seems more likely to be concluded thanks to a strong political will on both sides following intense talks. It remains to be seen if the negotiators could strike a comprehensive accord or they agree to the framework of a deal and leave the details for future talks. I think the chances of reaching one of these two are more than 50 percent and the odds of a breakdown are less than 20 percent.

An agreement will carry weight for the two sides. It would mean the West’s regional interests can be put in order and the two countries can cooperate in areas of mutual interest and reduce tensions.

Whether a possible deal could mark the beginning of a thaw in US-Iran relations remains to be seen, but it could produce positive economic and political results for Iran. It will also boost the legitimacy of the Iranian establishment at home and abroad and will open the door to broader efforts to effectively deal with problems the region is facing.

If talks end inconclusively, the two sides will face dire consequences. Iran will probably be hit with more sanctions and isolation. As for the US, it will face obstacles in its efforts to stabilize the region and support its allies.

If so, tensions will mount and the specter of a war or conflict will continue to hover over the region. The total breakdown of the talks is the worst-case scenario one can imagine.

Why did Saudi foreign minister travel to Vienna uninvited?

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

In reaction to a surprise trip by Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal to Vienna [the venue of ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1] and his talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Alef, a news website, said, “the presence of the uninvited guest on the sidelines of the Vienna talks” translated into a thank-you message from Washington to Riyadh for the latter’s efforts to send crude prices tumbling and thus put pressure on Iran and Russia.

Donyay-e Eghtesad newspaper described Saudi Arabia as a disruptor of the nuclear talks in Vienna which tries “to prevent the sides from arriving at an agreement”. It says that Saud al-Faisal is in the Austrian capital to represent Israel.

Presence of Saudi official belittled the kingdom: MP

Tasnim News Agency quoted Esmail Kosari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, as saying, “The presence of the Saudi top diplomat in the venue of the nuclear talks amounts to disrespect for the kingdom.”

He went on to say, “Saudi Arabia should know that its petrodollars will not always pay off. It needs to wait and see the future of the talks more tactfully.”

Americans are selling the nuclear deadlock to Saudis

Fars News Agency filed a report on the reason why the Saudi foreign minister flew to Vienna to meet with his US counterpart. It said, “The West is trying to pitch the snag over the nuclear talks to the Saudis. Saudi Arabia and other sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf are the ones who have to pay a price for the excessive demands of the Americans.”

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 24

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

The home stretch of ongoing nuclear talks ahead of an end-of-the-day deadline and the guesswork surrounding the results stayed in the front-page headlines Monday. A victory by the Reds against the Blues in the capital’s 79^th derby was also in the news. Another headline which appeared on the front pages of some Iranian dailies was a global conference in Qom, central Iran, where Muslim scholars gathered to discuss Takfiri and extremist groups.

Abrar: “Extension of the Geneva Interim Agreement will be on the table as an option if a final deal is not inked [between Iran and P5+1],” said a member of the Iranian negotiating team.

Afarinesh: “Any comprehensive nuclear deal should get the approval of parliament,” said the chairman of parliament’s nuclear subcommittee.

Afarinesh: For the first time direct flights will be established between three German cities and Iranian cities of Mashhad and Tehran.

Afkar: The University of Tehran will play host to a national conference on Iran’s elite researchers on November 27.

Donyay-e Eghtesad: “An uninvited guest in Vienna [talks],” reads the daily’s banner headline, speculating about the presence of Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal in the Austrian capital.

Ebtekar: The Saudis are in Vienna fearing a nuclear deal is clinched between Iran and P5+1. [The Saudi top diplomat was in the Austrian capital for talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of the November 24 deadline].

Esfahan Emrooz: More than anybody else, [President] Obama needs a nuclear deal [with Iran].

Ettela’at: “The Takfiri current [a reference to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)] is an enemy of Islam, Muslims and humanity,” the Global Conference of Muslim Scholars’ View on Takfiri and Extremist Currents announced.

Ettela’at: The pro-Israeli lobby in the US is trying to make nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 collapse.

Ettela’at:Iran’s Science and Culture Hall of Famers (known as Unforgettable Faces) have thrown their weight behind Mohammad Farhadi, President Rouhani’s fifth pick for the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

Farhikhtegan: “I’m confident that if we reach a deal that is verifiable […], that not only can I persuade Congress, but I can persuade the American people that it’s the right thing to do,” said President Obama in reaction to the possible conclusion of a final nuclear deal.

Hemayat: Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani has highlighted the need for Muslim nations to form an Islamic judiciary union.

Iran: Iran sets out conditions for the presence of foreign carmakers in the Iranian market: 40-percent customization of cars at the start of the contract; 85-percent customization in a five years’ time; car exports from Iran; improving part-making capabilities; and a regional monopoly for Iran as far as car manufacturing goes.

Iran: Vienna, the venue of the ongoing nuclear talks, the final stopover of seven foreign ministers.

Iran Daily: Uphill struggle to secure historic deal.

Jahan-e Sanat: Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati has asked Iranians to buy works of arts rather than gold.

Jomhouri Islami: “Iran has purchased plane parts from Boeing at an official price,” said the Chairman and Managing Director of Iran Air, Iran’s flagship carrier.

Kaenat: “Iran will raise its gas processing capacity two-fold in three years,” said the managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC).

Kayhan: Iranian students have warned in a rally outside Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) that a final nuclear deal should not be inked at the expense of the country’s atomic achievements.

Khorasan:“We have started to review the Constitution in order to plug its possible loopholes,” said Abbasali Kadkhodaei, a member of the Supreme Board of Arbitration and Adjustment of Relations among the Three Branches of Government and a former spokesman of the Guardian Council.

Mardomsalari: “A 33-month spell has been broken”, writes the daily about the capital’s 79^th derby between Esteghlal and Persepolis in which the former was defeated 2-1, the first win after almost three years.

Mardomsalari: “The military service completion cards of 59 football players have been revoked,” the Military Conscription Organization announced.

Roozan: “The experience and knowledge of the first generation of the revolution should be tapped into to develop an understanding of the late Imam’s way of thinking.”

Tafahom: “We will not consider the interests of certain individuals or groups when we try to serve the interests of the establishment and contribute to the cause of sustainable security,” said the intelligence minister.

Coverage in Iranian press of the final day of Vienna nuclear talks

IFP Editorial Staff

November 24, 2014

The items below, released in stages on November 24, appear in reverse chronological order:

13:15 GMT Fars News Agency: Nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 came to an end in Vienna. The negotiations have been officially extended until July 1, 2015. Every month, $700 million in Iran’s frozen assets will be released.

12:23 GMT Fras News Agency: On the last day of Vienna nuclear talks, European markets have their eyes riveted on the outcome of the negotiations.

12:20 GMT Tasnim News Agency has quoted Deputy Director of Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Departmenton Asian countries Konstantin Alekseyev as saying that Moscow seeks to promote nuclear cooperation with Tehran. Recalling nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1, he described the clinching of a deal as tough, but he underlined Moscow’s emphasis on compromise.

12:15 GMT Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) has quoted sputniknews.com as reporting the remarks of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who said China hopes to see a comprehensive agreement clinched on Iran’s nuclear program and has brought its own proposals to the table, but more time may be needed because of technical difficulties standing in the way.

12:11 GMT Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA): Top diplomats of P5+1 were to hold talks by noon (Vienna local time). Prior to that meeting, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with EU’s top negotiator Catherin Ashton and US Secretary of State John Kerry. Zarif is highly likely to meet foreign ministers of P5+1 after their gathering.

12:07 GMT Shahrvand (newspaper of Iran’s Red Crescent Society): “The world is in anticipation of a ‘White Message [of peace]’”. The daily characterizes the meeting between Zarif and Kerry as decisive.

11:59 GMT Javan daily tells Iranian negotiators: “Don’t rush. Republicans and Democrats are the two sides of the same coin of animosity toward Iran.”

11:42 GMT Fars News Agency: A source close to the Iranian negotiating team says the deadline to reach a comprehensive deal won’t be extended any more than a few hours or days at most.

11:35 GMT Fars News Agency: A Western diplomat has confirmed reports that the Geneva deal will be extended, saying a political statement will be released shortly to report progress in nuclear talks.

11:20 GMT Fars News Agency: Top diplomats of China and Russia have held talks about the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna.

10:57 GMT Haft-e Sobh: “A meeting on board the private plane of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, who flew to Vienna, with US Secretary of State John Kerry indicates that a country [which claims to wield a lot of clout and influence] in the region has started to get panicky about the prospects of an accord between Iran and P5+1 so much so that it is taking measures which defy all diplomatic norms.

10:42 GMT Tasnim News Agency has quoted the Independent’s Robert Fisk as saying, “Whatever happens with the nuclear talks, it [Iran] will again be the most powerful nation in the Muslim Middle East one day. People should plan to invest in the new Iran. If the Americans and the Iranians can reach agreement, Iran could again be the policeman of the [Persian] Gulf.”

10:20 GMT Aftab-e Yazd has quoted the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) as reporting the remarks of Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the Iranian Expediency Council and a former Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) during the 8-year war between Iran and Saddam’s Iraq. Rezaei said, “Whatever the outcome of the nuclear talks, it is the result of the Supreme Leader’s backing and coordination among all forces contributing to the revolution.” He went on to say that if the talks failed, the buck stops with the Americans and some regional countries.

10:20 GMT Aftab-e Yazd has quoted Mohammadreza Bahonar, a principlist MP, as saying, “The stance and red lines of the establishment are obvious and Iran’s negotiating team won’t overstep these lines.”

10:07 GMT Khabaronline (a news website) has cited Laura Rozen, an Iran nuclear expert and a journalist with Al-Monitor [an online newspaper], as saying that prior to the negotiations in Vienna at Muscat talks both sides faced some differences, but it was clear that they both wanted the talks to be conclusive. She expressed optimism over the outcome of the talks and said a comprehensive deal between Iran and P5+1 will be finally clinched.

10:05 GMT The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has quoted France 24 as reporting that the continuation of Vienna nuclear talks is useful for both sides. The French TV service said walking away from the talks by either side will have consequences.

In that case, the West would be unable to monitor Iran’s nuclear facilities. Continued nuclear talks have other advantages too. One such advantage is the apparently unlikely alliance between Persian Gulf states, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, two regional rivals, in the battle against ISIL in Iraq.

In fact, failure of the talks can spell an end to such unconventional cooperation and help ISIL blaze its way into other parts of the region.

09:10 GMT Fararu (a news website) has quoted the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) as reporting that at the bilateral talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian photographers were initially denied entry to the venue of the talks by Kerry’s bodyguards. But, they were allowed to snap photos after Zarif intervened.

08:57 GMT Fars News Agency: The Chinese foreign minister, who arrived in Vienna on Monday, met Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at Vienna’s Coburg Hotel.

08:46 GMT Tasnim News Agency referred to a brief report posted by Russia’s Itar-Tass which quoted a source close to the talks as saying that Iran and P5+1 have failed in this round of talks and a final document is unlikely to be agreed in time. The source added that extension of talks is being discussed and might take months.

08:41 GMT Tasnim News Agency has quoted Itar-Tass as reporting that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry have discussed in detail at a meeting in Vienna the course of negotiations between Iran and P5+1 which is nearing completion.

08:34 GMT Fars News Agency has quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Rouhani will have a phone conversation later Monday.

08:30 GMT Tasnim News Agency has highlighted a repeated remark by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying that the diplomats will forge ahead with bargaining to the end and the outcome of the talks will be determined at the last moment.

08:23 GMT Fars News Agency has cited an official close to the Iranian negotiating team as saying that Iran and P5+1 prefer striking a deal in Vienna.

08:18 GMT Tasnim News Agency has quoted the Jerusalem Post as reporting that Israel would consider military option against Iran in case of ‘a bad deal’.

08:15 GMT Dispatches: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yistarted the final day of the talks in Vienna with a working breakfast with Mohammad Javad Zarif. He will later have separate meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Failure of the talks amounts to a victory for us: Javan daily

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

In an editorial on Sunday November 23, Javan, a daily that reflects the viewpoints of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps described the prospects of nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 as anything but bright, saying, “By the November 24 deadline, the desirable result which is the lifting of sanctions won’t materialize.”

Javan blamed a lack of independent political will in the United States for the bleak prospect and said the domineering role of the “Zionist will” is bound to thrust the latest round of talks into a deadlock.

Still, the daily claimed, “No matter what the result of the talks, we will emerge as winners.” It went on to say: “We would have felt defeated if we had been in pursuit of nuclear arms. That has never been the case. The religious aspect of the issue [a fatwa by the Supreme Leader banning the development and use of nuclear weapons] is so compelling that we will never pursue atomic weapons.”

The daily went on to describe “failure to lift the sanctions” as a kind of victory, citing that it would set the stage for the resistance economy to be taken more seriously. “That in turn will help secure growth and development which amounts to victory,” the paper said.

On the one hand, Javan said victory in the talks hinged on “termination of all sanctions”, and on the other, described failure to clinch a deal that does not remove all the sanctions imposed on Iran as a “victory” too, citing the following:

– We are victorious because talks with six major powers have resulted in their acceptance of Iran’s authority.

– We are victorious because the insight and capabilities of the Iranian people are bolstered. A first-hand experience of Western animosity toward Iran and Islam will stiffen the resolve of our nation to be more prepared to launch a constant battle against the West and the world of barbarism.

– We are victorious because overoptimistic individuals at home will hit the end of the line. Those who support the West are now wiping the sweat beads of shame off their foreheads […] will no longer say, “The world is a stage for interaction and give and take. They will accept that hegemonic powers have deep-rooted problems with the Islamic Revolution.”

– We are victorious because the resistance economy [a strategy geared toward more economic growth devised by the Supreme Leader and placed on the agenda of the government] will get off the ground. And those who seek to reach a deal with the West and render such an approach to economy inert will be disappointed.

– We are victorious because the current generation and those who come in the future will overcome their doubts as to why the Den of Espionage [the US Embassy in Tehran] was taken over in late 1979 and that will vindicate the revolutionaries.

– We are victorious because once again it will be proven that the problem of the West with the Islamic Revolution revolves around the existence of the latter.

– We are victorious because a lack of agreement would prove that Iran has made efforts to build trust and our representatives at the talks have insisted on their rational core principles.

The daily concludes the piece by saying, “Now the Iranian nuclear negotiators feel they are involved in a holy war, and the nation views them as triumphant warriors on the frontline.”

Iran’s Zarif, US Kerry hold direct talks in Vienna

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry have held their first direct talks in the Austrian capital, Vienna, amid breathtaking negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

The top Iranian and American diplomats held bilateral talks on Sunday as Iran and P5+1 continue last-ditch nuclear negotiations before the Monday deadline for a final agreement.

Zarif, Kerry and EU nuclear negotiator, Catherine Ashton, sat down for nuclear talks at Vienna’s Coburg Hotel earlier on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, Kerry briefly left closed-door Iran nuclear talks to update Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on the negotiations. The Saudi minister flew to Vienna from Paris solely for the briefing.

The US secretary of state will later meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Iran and P5+1– Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany — have been holding talks in Vienna over the past six days to hammer out a comprehensive deal on Tehran’s nuclear program. Diplomats say the two sides have made progress but big gaps still remain.

Sources close to the Iranian negotiating team say the main stumbling block in the way of resolving the dispute over Iran’s nuclear energy program remains to be the removal of all the bans imposed on the country, and not the number of Iran’s centrifuges or the level of uranium enrichment.

Tehran wants the sanctions entirely lifted while Washington, under pressure from the pro-Israeli lobby, insists that at least the UN-imposed sanctions should remain in place.

An Iranian diplomatic source told Press TV on Sunday that the extension of Tehran’s nuclear talks with the six countries beyond the Monday deadline is not on the agenda of Vienna discussions.

Iranian-British national, Ghoncheh Qavami, released on bail

Emad Askarieh

November 24, 2014

Iranian-British national, Ghoncheh Qavami, has been released on bail in the Iranian capital Tehran, her mother says.

In an interview with the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) Susan Moshtaqian, Ghoncheh Qavami’s mother, confirmed on Sunday that a judge had set bail at one billion rials (about $ 37,000).

This comes days after Tehran Prosecutor’s Office rejected media propaganda on reasons behind the arrest of Qavami, saying she had been taken into custody for her anti-Iran activities.

Moshtaqian went on to say that “my daughter is freed until the appeals court issues the final verdict.”

She added that Bench 26 of the Islamic Revolution Court has sentenced Qavami to one year in jail and an additional two-year restriction on leaving Iran on charge of “propaganda against the [Islamic Republic] establishment.”

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the judicial body dismissed foreign media reports that the 25-year-old woman had been detained for merely trying to attend a men’s volleyball game at a stadium in Tehran, calling such reports irrelevant to Qavami’s case.

Investigations show that Qavami had a role in anti-Iran activities, said the statement, adding, she also “attended gatherings and demonstrations against the [Islamic] establishment.”

According to the statement, the defendant also faces charges of having links to the programmers and promoters of anti-Iran satellite channels, including BBC Persian.

Police had also seized a cellphone from her, which contained several photos and videos related to the elements behind the 2009 post-election unrest in Iran, added the statement.