Iran says nuclear deal within closest reach yet
Al-Monitor - "We have inched to an agreement closer than ever," Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told his British counterpart Liz Truss…
Month: March 2022
UAE ship sinks 30 miles from Iran’s Asaluyeh port: Report
Al-Arabia - An Iranian official said that 16 crew members have been rescued from a stricken United Arab Emirates ship…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri Return to UK; Morad Tahbaz on Furlough
Iranwire - Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri have returned to the UK after years of captivity in Iran while fellow British citizen Morad Tahbaz has…
Khamenei’s New Fatwa Bans ‘Fake’ Likes and Follows on Social Media
Iranwire - According to convention, the Shia faithful must follow a marja or “source of emulation” in religious matters. Ali Khamenei, who…
Russia Gets ‘Guarantees’ on Post-JCPOA Dealings With Iran – But is the Damage Already Done?
Iranwire - On Tuesday, March 15, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed Moscow had indeed received “written guarantees” from Washington…
As Ukraine War Rages, Diplomats Near Iran Nuclear Agreement
VOA — As the war in Ukraine rages on, diplomats trying to salvage the languishing 2015 Iran nuclear deal have been…
Iranian Society Under Crackdown
HRW - People in Iran are confronting multiple crises. A sustained economic crisis has harmed the livelihoods of millions of…
Iran: Human rights groups sound alarm against draconian Internet Bill
Iranhr.net -We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, are alarmed by Iranian parliament’s move to ratify the general…
Iran among world leaders in nanotechnology
Al-Monitor - Iran gained more than $2.7 million from nanotechnology sales in 2021, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Wednesday. Nanotechnology…
USCIRF Warns of Potential for Significant Religious Oppression in Ukraine
Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is appalled by the incalculable suffering already caused by…