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VOA – The United Nations nuclear agency said it passed a resolution Friday urging Iran to allow inspectors access to two sites where undeclared nuclear material was believed to have been used or stored. The resolution was adopted at an International Atomic Energy Agency meeting at the United Nations.  Iran has not allowed access to the sites for months, leading …

Al-Monitor – On the surface, momentum seems to be building toward a further prisoner exchange between Iran and the United States. After two detainee swaps in the past six months, both sides have expressed a desire for more. The Donald Trump administration has made winning the release of US citizens a priority, and the Hassan Rouhani administration called for its own citizens to be …

Al-Monitor – Iraq summoned the ambassadors from Iran and Turkey on Thursday due to their ongoing military actions against Kurdish groups in the country. Iraq demanded in a statement Turkey stop its military actions against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq. Iraq also sent a statement to Iran protesting its attacks on Kurdish groups within Iraq, saying the recent shelling damaged property, according …

Shabtabnews – USCIRF Urges the Administration to Immediately Enforce the Uyghur Human Rights Policy ActWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following statement urging the Administration to immediately enforce the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which was signed by President Donald Trump yesterday:“Along with Congress, the official communication and policy of this administration has been …

Radiofarda – The Republic of Azerbaijan border guard force says its forces have clashed with three armed men who had illegally entered the country from Iran. According to Azerbaijani sources, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s border guard informed Baku on Wednesday evening, June 17, that three persons had crossed a border river and entered Azerbaijan. Border guards in Azerbaijan tracked …