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Radiofarda – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned allies about the approaching end of some of UN arms and other sanctions against Iran. In a tweet August 13, Pompeo shows a countdown clock and says, “The clock is ticking. Time remaining before the UN arms embargo on Iran expires…” According to UN resolution 2231 following the conclusion of …

Radiofarda – Domestic critics of the Islamic Republic and its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have launched renewed attacks on the regime in recent weeks by voicing their protests in public statements and calling on the Supreme Leader to resign. A well-known political activist in Iran Abolfazl Qadiani has also renewed his criticism of Khamenei. “Iranians will not experience peace and …

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, …