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CHRI – The Center for Human Rights in Iran’s (CHRI) new briefing, Human Rights in Iran and U.S. National Security Interests: A Path Forward for U.S. Foreign Policy Toward the Islamic Republic, lays out a U.S. foreign policy approach to Iran that affords human rights a central role, equal in importance to and pursued on par with other political, economic and …

Al-Monitor – The Biden administration has notified Congress that it renewed a sanctions waiver allowing international cooperation on some of Iran’s civilian nuclear projects, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to Al-Monitor. The waiver, which was set to expire this month, permits foreign companies to conduct certain non-proliferation work at Iranian nuclear sites without incurring US sanctions. Its renewal was expected, and …

Al-Monitor – Iran has reportedly registered its first import order purchased via cryptocurrency.  The Iranian news outlet Tasnim reported today that the crypto amount is worth $10 million.  The outlet left out numerous details on the order, including what the order is for and from whom, plus which cryptocurrency was used.  Cryptocurrencies will be used widely in Iran for foreign trade, according …

Al-Monitor – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he expects all parties to the Iran nuclear deal to demonstrate “seriousness” in restoring the accord. Amir-Abdollahian was speaking with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell after diplomats wrapped up their latest round of talks in Vienna on Monday. Iran and the United States had engaged in indirect talks mediated by the European Union on a …

RFL/RE – A Russian rocket successfully launched an Iranian satellite into space on August 9 amid accusations that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. The remote sensing satellite, called Khayyam, was launched by a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan, at 08:52 a.m. Moscow time on August 9, according …