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Iranwire – As the weather grows colder in Iran, the official figures indicate that flu cases are on the rise as usual. Simultaneously the spread of the Omicron variant has prompted as-yet unfounded rumors on Persian-language social media and in the media about the emergence of a “super-virus”. Some users are calling it “Flurona”: a combination of flu and coronavirus. …

Iranwire – A deputy in the Iraqi parliament has told IranWire that Ismail Qaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ expeditionary Quds Force, has paid a second visit to Baghdad for meetings with Iraqi political parties forming the new government. The politician, who asked not to be named, said: “Qaani arrived in Iraq, then went to Najaf to hold …

Iran-HRM – The family of two political prisoners received notice that their family home and only remaining property will be confiscated by the Iranian regime. Last week, the Executive Headquarters of Imams’ decree noticed the families of political prisoners Hassan Sadeghi and Fatemeh Mosanna that the verdict of “confiscation of their house” had been upheld by an appeals court and …

Al-Monitor – Iranian negotiators have left for Vienna to resume talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). According to Iran, much of the text for the terms to bring both sides into the deal has already been written. Negotiations aim to bring the United States back into the JCPOA …

Al-Arabia – Iran said Monday it is time for the US to take political decisions to resolve key remaining issues, including on lifting sanctions, at talks aimed at reviving Tehran’s nuclear deal. “What remains are important and key issues that require specific political decisions,” foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said at his weekly news conference. “Washington, in particular, must announce …