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iranintl – Iran has diluted some of its near weapons-grade uranium for the first time, but its total stock of nuclear material stands at 27 times the limit agreed in the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal. Two confidential reports by the UN nuclear watchdog, sent to member states on Monday, paint an overall bleak picture of Iran’s nuclear program with persisting …

RFL/RE – Almost 300 political, social, and cultural figures in Iran have publicly denounced the forthcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, calling for people to follow suit and not participate in the “engineered” and “staged” balloting. “The half-hearted position and status of the institution of elections” in Iran has “reached a more deplorable situation, even compared to the previous …

Iranwire – Saman Yasin, a well-known Iranian rapper imprisoned since the 2022 nationwide uprising, has asked the judiciary to decide about his fate after enduring more than a year of torture.  In a letter published on Yasin’s Instagram account, Yasin painted a picture of despair and frustration. “You’ve staged mock executions, hospitalized me… What’s left? Take my life too and …

Iranwire – A coalition of Iranian student organizations and activists has announced that they will boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying they want fundamental changes in the country. In a statement on February 26, they declared that they would only vote for “the overthrow of the Islamic Republic and the victory of the Woman, Life, Freedom revolution.” “We have spoken …

Iranwire – Twelve Iranian women’s rights activists from the northern province of Gilan are to appear in court on February 29 to face charges, according to the Bidarzani legal group. The trial will be held in the Third Branch of the Rasht Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Mehdi Rasekhi, the group said on February 26.  The activists were arrested …