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Al-Monitor – Iran gained more than $2.7 million from nanotechnology sales in 2021, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Wednesday.  Nanotechnology refers to industrial production from atomic and molecule-sized matter. The field has several industrial and environmental benefits, but also has downsides, such as the possibility of creating toxic waste.  Among Iran’s nanotechnology products, 42% are related to construction, 17% are related to petroleum …

Shabtabnews – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is appalled by the incalculable suffering already caused by Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and warns that religious communities across Ukraine will likely be targeted with violence and oppression under any Russian influence. “We are horrified by Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, the senseless loss of life, and the lack …

Iranwire – An Iranian mathematician and philosophy lecturer has rejected his award for the country’s book of the year “in protest at censorship” in Iran. Kaave Lajevardi said in a post on his blog on March 15 that he informed officials of his decision after being named as the joint winner of the prize for his translation of John Locke’s book “An Essay Concerning …

Iranwire – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri are reportedly on their way back to the UK after years of captivity in Iran. News of the dual nationals’ transfer to Imam Khomeini Airport was broken this morning by Nazanin’s local member of parliament in London, Tulip Siddiq. “Nazanin is at the airport in Tehran and on her way home,” the MP wrote on Twitter shortly after …

Iranwire – IranWire has obtained a recently-recorded video in which Faezeh Hashemi re-iterates growing alarm over Tehran’s relationship with the Kremlin in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the film, activist and daughter of the late president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warns that by prioritizing close relations with Russia and China, “we are getting closer and closer to becoming a colony: …