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Radiofarda – The international football association FIFA has set a deadline for Iran to allow women to enter sports arenas and watch men’s soccer games without hindrance. Iran should resolve the issue before October 10 when as the top-ranked soccer team in Asia it will host its first home World Cup qualifier against Cambodia. Nevertheless, according to the state-run Iran …

Al-Arabia – US sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are “insane” and “a sign of defeat,” the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – Quds Force (IRGC-QF), Qassem Soleimani, said on Tuesday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. US sanctions on Zarif “proved” that the Foreign Minister has had a “profound” effect on public opinion and on …

RFL/RE – President Hassan Rohani said on August 6 that Tehran favors talks with the United States if it lifts sanctions against Tehran.Tensions have risen between Iran and the West after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of a 2015 landmark nuclear agreement which curbed Tehran’s atomic program in return for an easing of economic sanctions.In remarks on state television, …

RFL/RE – Tehran has told the European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal that it would further reduce its compliance with the accord if they don’t provide relief from U.S. sanctions that have crippled the oil-rich nation’s economy.Signatories Britain, France, and Germany have so far failed to prevent U.S. Donald Trump from trying to unilaterally force Iran to limit its …

RFL/RE – Britain says it is joining the United States in an “international maritime security mission” to protect merchant vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping line that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.“The U.K. is determined to ensure her shipping is protected from unlawful threats,” Defense Minister Ben Wallace told reporters on August 5.“We …