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Radiofarda – The United States and Greece have signed an updated defense-cooperation pact, a move Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said was not aimed against any one nation in the region, including Turkey. Nevertheless, Pompeo in remarks during his visit to Athens on October 5 cited “malign” Russian influence on NATO ally Greece and its neighbors and criticized Iran and …

rferl.org – Two travel-blogging Australians detained in Iran on spying allegations have been released by Tehran and all charges have been dropped, the Australian government says. Mark Firkin and Jolie King, who were arrested in July, have been freed following “very sensitive negotiations” with Tehran, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in Canberra early on October 5. She added that they …

rferl.org – Iran has “guaranteed” that at least 3,500 female fans will be allowed into the stadium for an upcoming soccer match with Cambodia amid the “explicit demand” of the sport’s global governing body. State-run IRNA news agency said on October 4 in “conforming to the promises of the [Iranian] Football Federation and the explicit demand of FIFA, Iranian women …

rferl.org – A hacking group allegedly linked to the Iranian government has targeted a unidentified U.S. presidential campaign, Microsoft says. The high-tech, U.S.-based company said on October 4 that U.S. government officials, media targets, and prominent expatriate Iranians, were targeted as well. There has been no official response from Iran to Microsoft’s statement, which comes amid warnings from U.S. intelligence …

Radiofarda – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi dismissed on Friday, October 4, French remarks about a Franco-Iranian dual national, Fariba Adelkhah, as a blatant “interference” in the Islamic Republic’s internal affairs. France’s foreign ministry on Thursday, October 3, officially demanded Iran release the French-Iranian dual national. Ms. Adelkhah, 60, is a France-educated anthropologist who has been researching director at …