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No Pizza for Women. Men Can’t Serve Women Tea. Iran’s TV Censorship Gets Weirder

Iranwire – On Monday, September 27, two separate items were shared by Iranian state-controlled media that brought the regime’s ridiculous censorship of women back to the fore. Amir Hossein Shamshadi, head of PR at Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, no less, disclosed on his personal Instagram page that according to a recent “audit” of the organization, directors were no longer permitted to …

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Iran has Been Ordered to Pay $607m to a UAE Gas Firm. Here’s Why

Iranwire – In a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the International Court of Arbitration in Paris ordered the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to pay $607.5 million to the UAE’s Dana Gas Company. The fine relates to Iran’s failure to deliver on a 25-year energy deal first signed in 2001 between NIAC and Crescent Petroleum, an affiliate of the Sharjah-based Dana. …

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As the New University Year Begins, Baha’is Again Face Bans

Iranwire – It’s an annual occasion, a clear reminder of the cruel, targeted discrimination embedded in Iran’s education system. Each year, as Iranian students receive the results of their higher education entrance exams, Baha’i students are met with the same response: they will not be able to pursue a university career or attend one of the country’s institutes of higher education. …

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Sohrab Naji and Vahab Samadi Secretly Executed in Shiraz

Iran Human Rights (IHR)- Sohrab Naji and Vahab Samadi were executed in Shiraz Central Prison. Sobhrab was sentenced to death on drug-related charges and Vahab on murder charges. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Shiraz Central Prison on September 25. Their identities have been established as Sohrab Naji who was sentenced to death …

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The Takeaway: What will it take to jumpstart Iran nuclear talks?

Al-Monitor – Hot Take: What next for beleaguered nuclear deal? No cheer at UNGA for JCPOA. “Anyone hoping for quick progress in talks to restore the Iran nuclear deal would find little reason for cheer in the posture adopted by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,” writes Mark Fitzpatrick. Depends on what he means by ‘soon.’ Making the rounds at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) last week, Amir-Abdollahian …

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