Radiofarda – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed that Israel would never allow the Islamic Republic to acquire nuclear weapons. Earlier in the week, the Islamic Republic President, Hassan Rouhani, had announced that injecting uranium hexafluoride gas into 1044 centrifuges in Fordo nuclear facility would start on Wednesday. Iran says the move is the next step towards dropping …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s recent “nuclear escalations” raise concerns that should move all countries to increase pressure on Tehran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, as Iran resumed uranium enrichment at one of its nuclear facilities. “Iran’s expansion of proliferation-sensitive activities raises concerns that Iran is positioning itself to have the option of a rapid nuclear breakout,” Pompeo …

Al- Arabia – The percentage of uranium enrichment in Iran’s Fordo nuclear complex has almost reached pre-nuclear deal levels, Iran said on Thursday. A UN nuclear watchdog policing the deal told member states in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday that Iran was enriching uranium to 4.5 percent purity, above the 3.67 percent limit set by its deal with major powers. …

Al-Arabia – Ahwazi fans chanted “listen Tehran, we are Arabs” during a football match at the Foolad Arena Stadium in the southwestern province of Khuzestan in Iran, a video being shared online showed. “Listen Tehran, come one Ahwaz. Ahwaz, Brazil. Long live the Arabs, I am an Arab, you are an Arab. Ahwaz is Arab,” one fan can be heard …

Al-Arabia – At least four protesters were killed and more than 35 others wounded in central Baghdad on Thursday after security forces used live gunfire to disperse anti-government demonstrations, Reuters reported citing police and hospital sources.The clashes took place near Shuhada bridge, the sources said. Security forces used on Thursday live fire against protesters on Baghdad’s Al-Rasheed Street, hours after …

VOA – Iran’s nuclear agency Thursday announced resumption of uranium enrichment at the country’s underground Fordow nuclear facility, a site where, under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, it had agreed not to carry out any enrichment or enrichment-related research. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said in a statement the enrichment began overnight and was witnessed by an …

CHRI – Unofficial Commemoration Growing in Popularity Despite State Repression Former political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi was among several people who were detained on October 29, 2019, for trying to enter the Pasargad archaeological site where the tomb of Cyrus the Great is located. Security forces had closed the road leading to the ancient Persian king’s final resting place north of Shiraz, Fars Province, to prevent people from attending “Cyrus Day,” an unofficial …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner hanged at the central prison of Ardabil city, northwestern Iran. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), on the morning of Tuesday, November 5, a man hanged for murder charges at Ardabil prison. He was sentenced to death for killing his two nephews with firearm two years ago. The source has not …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The nationwide protests taking place in both Arab states [Lebanon and Iraq] are also driven by a burning desire to end Iran’s blatant attempts to turn them into de facto fiefdoms of Tehran.gatestoneinstituteThe nationwide protests taking place in both Arab states [Lebanon and Iraq] are also driven by a burning desire to end Iran’s blatant attempts to turn them into de …

Al-Monitor – The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has started work on a fresh phase of scaling back commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, which had seen Tehran’s controversial nuclear program dramatically shrink. AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Iranian technicians are set to inject nuclear gas known as UF6 into centrifuges at the Fordo facility, a contentious site located south of …