Al-Monitor – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has denied that his country has made major concessions in talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). During a speech on Sunday, Raisi said that Iran has been able to get “a considerable amount of its demands” from other countries since his administration came to office. “In no meeting or negotiation …

Al-Monitor – Iran and Pakistan signed a series of cooperation agreements this week.  The two countries held a joint economic commission in Tehran Thursday. During the event, they signed a series of memorandums of understanding to expand cooperation in the trade, energy, transportation, culture, tourism and media sectors, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.  One of the agreements was between the …

Al-Arabia – Secretary-General of the Muslim World League Muhammad bin Abdul Karim al-Issa said that the attack on acclaimed author Salman Rushdie in New York was “a crime that Islam does not accept” in an interview with Saudi news outlet Arab News. “Islam is against violence and can never admit any method of violence. Religious and intellectual issues, including phrases that may …

Iranwire – Last week  Mohammad Khazaee, head of the Iranian Cinema Organization, which works under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, said he would shortly be naming a series of filmmakers and industry figures banned from working in Iran. Six days later the names remain unannounced, but sources who spoke to IranWire report that since then, a number …

VOA – Iran on Monday accused the United States of delays in the negotiations to return to the agreement that limited Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani cited what he called U.S. “procrastination” in responding to Iran’s comments on a proposed text drafted by the European Union. The United States and European …

VOA — The United Arab Emirates plans to reinstate its ambassador to Iran for the first time in six years, the Emirati Foreign Ministry announced Sunday, as the Gulf Arab federation accelerates efforts to improve ties with the nation it has long viewed as a regional threat. The Emirates’ ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will return to Tehran in …

HRW – On August 16, an appeals court upheld a decision issued against five human rights defenders charged with “establishing an illegal group” and “propaganda against the state” for attempting to hold the government accountable for its mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis, Mostafa Nili, a human rights lawyer and one of the defendants, tweeted. Branch 36 of Tehran’s revolutionary court ultimately sentenced Nili, as well as Mehdi …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mehdi Piri, a Baluch man sentenced to death for drug-related offences, was executed in Zabol Prison. Two other prisoners were returned cells after obtaining extensions in their murder case from the victims’ families. According to the Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Zabol Prison on August 20. His identity has been reported as …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Five Baluch men were executed in Zahedan Central Prison yesterday. They included a juvenile offender named Omid Alizehi who was 17 years old at the time of the alleged murder during a street fight. At least 346 people have been executed in 2022 so far, 13 executions more than all recorded executions in 2021 and …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Moein Atashbar, a Baluch man sentenced to death for murder charges, was executed in Saravan Prison.  According to the Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Saravan Prison on August 20. His identity has been reported as Moein Atashbar who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. At the time of writing, his execution has not …