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The European Union and foreign ministers of the three leading European powers, United Kingdom, France and Germany voices concern May 4 over the U.S. decision to end Iran oil import exemptions and two other exemptions related to its civilian nuclear program. A day earlier, Washington had renewed five nuclear exemptions for 90 days, instead of 180, as in the past. …

radiofarda – The outspoken second deputy speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majles), Ali Motahari, announced on Friday, May 3, that he might run for the presidency in 2021. A day earlier, his brother-in-law and the speaker of Majlis, Ali Larijani, had insisted that he would not throw his hat into the ring. Unofficial campaigning and nominations for presidential elections in …

rferl.org – Turkey says it will not be able to diversify oil imports quickly after the United States ended sanction waivers on purchases from Iran, and Ankara continues to urge Washington to reconsider its decision. “It does not seem possible for us to diversify the sources of the oil we import in a short time,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu …

rferl.org – The United States says it has extended five sanction waivers that will allow Russian, China, and European countries to continue to work with Iran’s civilian nuclear program. At the same time, the State Department said on May 3 that it was ending two waivers related to Iranian exports of enriched uranium in what it called “the toughest sanctions …

rferl.org – An Iranian newspaper says one of its reporters was arrested by police earlier this week while covering a May Day protest, during which dozens of activists were detained. The pro-reform Shargh newspaper said on May 4 that Marzieh Amiri was detained at a demonstration outside the Iranian parliament in Tehran. The paper said authorities detained some 30 protesting …