alarabiya – France will file a legal complaint on Friday against Iran at the International Court of Justice, said French foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine. Supporters of two French citizens held in Iran for three years staged rallies last Wednesday to demand their release.ADVERTISING Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris have been held since May 2022. Iranian state television aired a …

iranintl – Oil prices fell sharply on Thursday as signs of progress in US-Iran nuclear negotiations and an unexpected rise in US crude inventories raised concerns about a potential supply glut. Brent crude futures dropped as much as 3.7% to $63.68 a barrel in early trade before paring losses to $63.98. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 3.3% to …

iranintl – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued one of his strongest denunciations of the West and Israel in recent months, vowing that the Islamic Republic would continue to confront what he described as Western-backed “savagery and bloodshed.” “Standing up against the crimes and barbarism of the Zionist regime in Gaza and the West’s support for this bloodshed is a collective duty,” …

iranintl – Iran’s Expediency Council has conditionally approved the country’s accession to the Palermo Convention, one of the two key legislative items tied to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards aimed at addressing money laundering and terrorism financing. The move could ease Iran’s exit from the international money laundering blacklist and restore access to global banking should Western sanctions against it …

Iranwire – Mona Mehrjui, daughter of slain filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar, has opposed the execution of her parents’ murderer. “Our demand is not revenge, violence, or execution. We are seeking alternative punishments,” Mehrjui wrote on Instagram with the hashtag “No to Execution.” Alborz Province Chief Justice Hossein Fazeli announced that the main suspect faces execution for the double …

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s officials executed a man on Tuesday for a murder committed when he was 16 years old. Mohammad Reza Sabzi was hanged on May 13 in Malayer Central Prison. Sabzi, from Aliabad in Hamadan province, had been convicted of killing a friend named Reza during a fight. Sources say the stabbing happened unintentionally during the altercation. …

Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s security forces shot and killed two Baluch men in southeastern Saravan after opening fire on their vehicle. One officer was reportedly injured during the confrontation. According to the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the victims, Rahman Gomshadzahi, 24 and Khodabakhsh Mazarzahi, 23, both from Jihadabad village in Sistan and Baluchistan province, were shot on May …

Iranwire – Iran will cut electricity supply to major industries following early summer heat and worsening drought conditions. The CEO of the national electricity company announced that large industries must reduce power consumption over the next two weeks, as hydroelectric output has dropped to 50 per cent of last year’s capacity. “The imbalance between production and consumption has begun earlier …

Iranwire – U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States is nearing a nuclear agreement with Iran. “We’re getting very close to a deal,” Trump told reporters. “You probably read today the story about Iran has sort of agreed to the terms. We’re not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran.” Trump said his goal …

RFL/RE – Iran has put forward a proposal to the United States and its Gulf Arab neighbors in an attempt to accelerate negotiations and ease concerns about its nuclear program. The plan, presented by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi during a fourth round of talks with the United States in Oman on May 11, envisions the creation of a regional nuclear consortium …