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Radiofarda – Abu Dhabi’s state oil firm said Wednesday it has signed a $1.2 billion deal to build a storage facility on the Arabian Sea, as it seeks to bypass waters Iran has threatened to close.

Radiofarda – The commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods force, General Qassem Soleimani issued a statement on February 27 to mollify Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resentment, which apparently led him to resign two days earlier.

Radiofarda – In his latest report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council February 27, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Javaid Rehman raised his concern over human rights violations in Iran, paying particular attention to the way the death penalty is carried out in the Islamic Republic.

Radiofarda – President Hassan Rouhani has criticized lack of supervision on the performance and accountability of poorly-privatized companies.

RFL/RE – A whirlwind eases with the Iranian president’s refusal to accept his smooth-talking foreign minister’s resignation. But that doesn’t necessarily mean Mohammad Javad Zarif has the political wind at his back.