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Monthly Archives: December 2021

Yesterday’s Treaty and Tomorrow’s Threats

gatestoneinstitute.org – Is the world on the eve of a new arms race that could spread nuclear weapons to a dozen or more countries within the next few years? The so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) clearly states that it is tailor-made solely for Iran and will not be applicable to any other country. However, a precedent is set …

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Juvenile Offender Hossein Shahbazi Still at Imminent Risk of Execution Despite Temporary Postponement

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Authorities have informed juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi’s family that his execution has been postponed for ten days. He remains at imminent risk of execution. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, authorities have informed juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi’s family that his execution has been postponed for ten days. An informed source told Iran Human …

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UK condemns Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles during drills

Al-Arabia – Britain said on Friday it condemned a launch of ballistic missiles by Iran in war games conducted this week. “These actions are a threat to regional and international security and we call on Iran to immediately cease its activities,” the Foreign Office said in a statement. On Friday, Iran fired multiple ballistic missiles at the close of five days of …

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Regional Powers Seek To Fill Vacuum Left By West’s Retreat From Afghanistan

RFL/RE – The chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and the lightning collapse of the internationally recognized government in Kabul in August spelled the end of the West’s nearly 20-year foothold in the war-torn country. Now, with the Taliban back in control of Afghanistan, other powers that have fallen out with the West or are considered its …

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10 Killed in Road Accident In Southwestern Iran

RFL/RE – At least 10 people have been killed in a road accident in southwestern Iran. The official government news agency IRNA said the accident happened as a truck hit a minibus that was carrying laborers on the road linking the city of Khorramshahr with the city of Ahvaz in Khuzestan Province. Between five and 15 injured people were taken to …

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Dozens were interrogated for attending funeral for executed Kurd prisoner

Iran-HRM – Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has arrested several prominent Kurdish figures for attending the funeral of political prisoner Haidar Ghorbani, who was recently executed in Sanandaj Prison. The Ministry of Intelligence also interrogated dozens of people in the western city of Kamyaran for the same reason. According to the Hengaw Organization, which covers the news of the Kurdish regions of Iran, …

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Iran IRGC chief says military drill warning to Israel

Al-Arabia – A military exercise launched earlier this week by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) was a warning to Israel, the head of the IRGC said on Friday, adding that if Israel takes military action against Tehran, “we will cut off their hands.” “The message of this exercise is a serious and real warning to the threats of the Zionist regime …

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Iranians Receive Saudi Visas For Diplomatic Posts

RFL/RE – In a sign of thaw in ruptured ties, Saudi Arabia has approved visas for three Iranian diplomats allowing them to take up posts at the headquarters of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the kingdom, Saudi and Iranian officials said. Shi’ite-led Iran and Sunni-controlled Saudi Arabia have held several rounds of talks since April aimed at improving …

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Talks Aimed At Reviving Iran Nuclear Deal To Resume in Vienna On December 27

RFL/RE – Talks with Iran aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal will resume in Vienna on December 27, European Union coordinator Enrique Mora said. “Vienna talks to resume on Monday 27 December. The JCPOA Joint Commission will meet to discuss and define the way ahead,” Mora wrote on Twitter on December 23, referring to the formal name of the pact …

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Iran nuclear talks to resume next week: EU chair

AL-Arabia- Talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume next Monday, the EU diplomat chairing the negotiations said on Thursday, urging a “picking up of the pace.” Officials have said the deal would become obsolete within weeks if Iran continued to step up its nuclear activities as it has been doing since 2019, a year after the US …

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