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Al-Monitor – President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil and gas imports into the United States Tuesday as his administration tightens its squeeze on Russia’s economy over its invasion of Ukraine.  “Today, I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy,” Biden said in televised remarks from the White House.  “Russian oil will no …

Shabtabnews – In a Twitter statement USCIRF Commissioner expressed concerns on reports that Mr. Abdi and other Gonabadi Sufis imprisoned in Iran is being denied medical leave or hospital transfers. USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: "We are concerned by reports that Mr. Abdi and other Gonabadi Sufis imprisoned in Iran on the basis of their religious identity are contracting COVID-19 and being …

gatestoneinstitute.org – [A]t least two men from Iran’s Quds Force… are planning to assassinate former US National Security Advisor John R. Bolton…. However, Biden administration officials do not want to indict the Iranian assassins, for fear of disrupting the “progress” in Vienna, Austria, of a globally catastrophic “nuclear deal,” during which the interests of the United States are being negotiated …

RFL/RE – Iran says it has successfully launched its second military satellite as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers reach a critical point.“Iran’s second military satellite — named Noor-2 — has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and successfully placed in orbit 500 kilometers …

RFL/RE – Iranian filmmaker Dariush Mehrjui is no stranger to state censorship. The prominent director has had to fight restrictions during his decades-long career, first under the one-party state of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and then under the current theocratic regime, which has enforced stricter censorship rules on artists and their work. Yet, a decision by authorities to prevent the …