Social and Political

Al-Monitor – Iran’s newly appointed foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said his country will not accept protraction in talks with the United States over the revival of the Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Six rounds of those talks have been held in Vienna between the moderate government of former President Hassan Rouhani and the remaining …

Iranwire – On August 29, the secretary of Iran’s National Authority on the Convention on the Rights of the Child confirmed something that many had assumed for years: the real the number of child marriages in Iran is higher than the official figures. In an interview with the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA), Mahmoud Abbasi, Deputy Justice Minister for Human Rights, conceded: “International organizations …

RFL/RE – Iran’s newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi has appointed a new head of the country’s atomic agency, replacing the nation’s most prominent nuclear scientist with someone with no expertise in the field. State media reported on August 29 that Mohammad Eslami, who previously served as housing and transport minister, will lead the civilian Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.He replaces …

Axios – Former U.S. ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro has joined the State Department’s Iran team as a senior adviser, a senior State Department official tells Axios. Why it matters: Israel is pressing the Biden administration to start discussing a “Plan B” in case diplomacy with Iran fails. Shapiro, who has a personal relationship with many Israeli officials, including Prime Minister …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Relatives of Kurdish political prisoner Heydar Ghorbani tell IHR he is due to be executed in the coming days. He was sentenced to death on charges of baghy (armed rebellion) without any evidence or a confession. Iran Human Rights calls for his execution to be immediately halted and asks the international community for urgent action to save …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday appointed a minister from the administration of his predecessor Hassan Rouhani as the new head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), state media reported. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Mohammad Eslami, who most recently served as minister of roads and urban development …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The immediate question everyone faces is whether or not to recognize the Taliban as a legitimate government. To start with, the current international doctrine is that no government produced through war and violence should be granted de jure recognition unless and until it has submitted to some form of referendum or elections supervised by the United Nations. Whether or not …

RFL/RE – The situation in Afghanistan overshadowed a summit in Baghdad of key regional leaders and French President Emmanuel Macron, who vowed his country would stand firm in Iraq.“Given the geopolitical events, this conference has taken a special turn,” Macron said at the summit on August 28.The summit came two days after the Islamic State-Khorasan claimed responsibility for a suicide …

Shabtabnews- In a statement IOPHR stated that “the recent harrowing images of the inhumane behaviour of the agents of the ruling regime in Iran in prisons once again reminded the world of the bitter, painful and undeniable reality of the continuous and organized violation of human rights in Iran. These images show the definite violations of the law of the …

gatestoneinstitute.org – In the past, the Iranian regime used to hide its ties with Taliban; not anymore…. “The Taliban today,” Kayhan wrote recently, “is different from the Taliban that used to behead people.” So far, there seems insufficient evidence if that is true. At the moment, it does not look that way. “Thinking that the Taliban will come under Tehran’s command is …