Al-Arabia – The UN nuclear watchdog’s head said on Wednesday that he “could not agree” in talks with Iranian officials to resolve disputes over the monitoring of the country’s atomic program, a day after returning from Tehran. Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told the quarterly meeting of the board of governors that his talks …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Juvenile offender Arman Abdolali who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in the early hours of this morning. Iran Human Rights strongly condemns Arman Abdolali’s execution and calls for condemnation by the international community. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, IHRNGO’s Director said: “Execution of Arman Abdolali is an international crime. Besides being executed …

Iranwire – What the now 18-year-old chess genius Alireza Firouzja has created could have been under the Iranian flag. His accolades and achievements could have been in the name of Iranian sports. His departure from Iran made headlines around the world, and he’s still admired and followed by many in the country. In December 2019, the Iranian Ministry of Sports …

Iranwire – In a country like the Islamic Republic of Iran it’s no surprise to anyone if you go to prison after criticizing or protesting against some aspect or other of its governance. The country’s prisons are full of people facing several years’ incarceration for this innocuous act. Perhaps worse, though, is the extent of abuse they could be subjected …

Iranwire – In the sixth week of Persian Gulf Pro League matches in Iran, the man in charge of making it all happen has thrown cold water over the prospect of fans returning. Soheil Mehdi, president of the Iran Football League Organization, announced that with the sole exception of an upcoming game between Persepolis and Sanat Naft Abadan FC the …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner chained to bed in the emergency room. The political prisoner chained to bed is Abol-Hassan Montazer sent to hospital under viciously inhuman conditions from Rajaei-Shahr Prison, in Karaj. Political prisoner Abol-Hassan Montazer was sent to hospital on Saturday, November 20, 2021, when he was in critical health due to acute heart conditions. Abol-Hassan Montazer is 61 years …

Al-Monitor – The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, was in Tehran to secure much-wanted cooperation from Iranian officials at a critical moment for the fate of the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The negotiations were “intense,” Grossi declared at a presser in Tehran, adding that they were held …

RFL/RE – The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency has met with Iranian officials to press for greater access to nuclear facilities in the Islamic republic ahead of talks next week in Vienna aimed at reviving a 2015 deal between Iran and world powers.Rafael Grossi, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on November 23 held talks …

Iranwire – It’s been 100 days since the Taliban swept through Kabul and came back to power in Afghanistan. The group has now finally laid out its vision for what journalism in the Islamic Emirate should look like – or rather, what it shouldn’t. Following a meeting with media officials in Kabul, the re-established Ministry of Vice and Virtue has drafted …

Iranwire – The first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini, died in June 1989. Not all his public demands for the murders of various individuals outside Iran had yet been met. But in the decades since he took office, Khomeini’s successor Ali Khamenei has shown a clear commitment not only to fulfilling Khomeini’s fatwas, but expanding on them. …