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RFL/RE – The United States has called on the European Union to place sanctions on individuals and entities working on Iran’s missile programs after Tehran said it successfully launched a military satellite. Washington also called on all countries to extend the United Nations conventional-arms embargo on Iran, saying the launch was proof the country’s space program was “neither peaceful nor …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Last January, no doubt underestimating the threat to France itself, President Emmanuel Macron made a gift of five million surgical masks to the People’s Republic. When it became clear, just three weeks later, that France itself might urgently need the masks, Beijing came out with a barrage of excuses to avoid restitution. And when the French agreed to …

Radiofarda – A newly elected Iranian lawmaker has denied his university degree is fake, admitting that the electoral commission in his province has expressed “uncertainty” about his diploma. Sina Kamalkhani was elected to parliament in February and will represent Tafresh, in Iran’s Central Province, when the new legislature is sworn in within weeks. Local news website Khabar Online says Kamalkhani …

Radiofarda – Britain says it is concerned over Iran’s launching of a military satellite and urged Tehran to uphold a United Nations resolution on refraining from such activities. “Reports that Iran has carried out a satellite launch using ballistic-missile technology are of significant concern and inconsistent with UN Security Council Resolution 2231,” the Foreign Office said in a statement on April 24. …

Radiofarda – The latest figures released by China’s customs show imports from Iran dropped 52.7 percent in the first quarter of 2020, reaching an all-time low of $1.8 billion. China released its trade figures on Friday April 24, showing its exports to Iran grew by 16 percent reaching over $2.1 billion, in the same quarter compared with 2019. The main …