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Al-Arabia – Iran’s seized oil tanker Grace 1 will be freed by Tuesday evening, the country’s semi-official Fars news agency quoted unidentified Gibraltar authorities as saying, however a Gibraltar government source denied this.Gibraltar said on Tuesday it was seeking to de-escalate issues arising with Iran since the detention of the Grace 1 tanker by British marines in July.Last Update: Tuesday, …

Al-Arabia – British warship HMS Kent set sail for the Gulf on Monday to join a US-led mission protecting commercial shipping vessels in the region amid heightened political tension between the West and Iran. Britain has joined the United States in a maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect merchant vessels. That comes after Iran seized a British oil …

Iran-HRM – According to Iranian human rights sources,during the past weeks the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) have opened fire on porters, killing and wounding dozens in Iran’s border areas. The state security forces on Saturday, August 19, opened fire on a group of porters (load carriers), killing a young man identified as Reza Ebrahimi and wounding another. In another repressive measure, …

RFL/RE – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged the Iranian authorities to immediately release Nooshin Jafari, a photojournalist and culture reporter who was detained 10 days ago on unspecified charges. Iranian photojournalist Nooshin Jafari was arrested in Tehran on August 3. (file photo) “It is outrageous for Iran to hold a journalist in an unknown location, for no …

RFL/RE – Falling trade between Germany and Iran indicate that stinging U.S. sanctions are affecting the commercial preferences of countries when deciding on whether to conduct business with Tehran.German exports to Iran fell by 48 percent to $759 million in the first six months of this year, Reuters reported, indicating that certain companies are trying not to vex the United …