Social and Political

Al-Monitor – Iran’s latest position in talks to revive the nuclear agreement has taken the process backwards, the French ambassador to the United States told Al-Monitor, adding that Iran “must cooperate” with an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) investigation into Tehran’s undeclared nuclear materials.   “Unfortunately, the last position expressed by Iran brings us backwards, and in particular, establishes links between …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCRIF commissioner urge US president to condemn Iran for its violent and systematic attacks on women like Zhina (Mahsa) Amini . Sadly today Ms Zhina (Mahsa) Amini , who was beaten by the agents of the Islamic Republic and went into a coma, died a today and the dark record of human rights violations …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that his country will not give in to “US bullying” in their first ever face-to-face meeting. “The Islamic republic of Iran will not back down in any way in the face of US bullying,” Raisi said according to a presidency statement, referring to Washington’s sanctions on …

Iranwire – A group of high-profile Iranians in exile and former hostages of the Islamic Republic have filed a federal civil complaint against Ebrahim Raisi in the Southern District of New York. The move comes a week before Raisi is due to attend the UN General Assembly and give an address in person for the first time since he became …

Al-Monitor – Iranians are enraged over the mandatory hijab rules as police deny torture allegations by the victim’s brother. An Iranian woman identified as Mahsa (Zhina) Amini remains in critical condition after being arrested by the “Guidance Patrol,” a special police squad in charge of public implementation of Iran’s hijab regulations. The 22-year-old from the Kurdish city of Saghez was …

Al-Arabia – Negotiations to bring Iran and the US back into the nuclear deal curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for lifting sanctions are in “stalemate”, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told AFP on Wednesday. “I am afraid that with the political situation in the US, and so many directions without being conclusive, now we are going to stay …

Iranwire – Jailed civil rights activist Sepideh Gholian has been transferred to Tehran’s Taleghani Hospital after becoming ill on hunger strike. The 27-year-old writer has been nil by mouth since last Friday to protest her being held in a prison far away from her family, a tactic routinely deployed by the judiciary to put more pressure on prisoners of conscience. …

Iranwire – Jailed human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has refused to appear before the Revolutionary Court to answer fresh charges levelled against her while she was in prison. امروز صبح مسئولان زندان اوین به خانم #نرگس_محمدی اعلام می‌کنند که براساس احضاریه صادره از شعبه ۲۶ دادگاه انقلاب بایستی ایشان را به دادگاه اعزام کنند.لیکن ایشان با توجه به عدم رعایت …

Iranwire – Local sources report that still-standing parts of the Metropol building collapsed today during a planned demolition, with fears that one or more onsite workers could be trapped. Work to clear the site is still ongoing months after the 10-storey Tower 2 of the unfinished commercial complex in Abadan, Khuzestan came crashing down on May 23 due to non-observance of building …

VOA – The U.S. Justice Department unsealed a criminal indictment on Wednesday accusing three Iranian nationals of hacking the networks of hundreds of victims in the United States and around the world in what officials described as a “ransomware-style” cyber campaign. Although the indictment does not allege the hackers acted on behalf of the Iranian government, U.S. law enforcement agencies …