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radiofarda – A French diplomat says French President Emmanuel Macron outlined details of a French plan to ease tensions with Iran during his working lunch with President Donald Trump at the G-7 summit. The official, who was speaking anonymously in accordance with the French presidency’s customary practices, said France has been working for several weeks on the plan. The diplomat …

rferl.org – Women in Iran will be allowed into a Tehran stadium to attend a men’s football World Cup qualifier later this year, a Sports Ministry official has said. “The women can go in the Asadi Stadium for the qualification match against Cambodia on October 10,” Deputy Sports Minister Jamshid Taghizadeh said on August 25, according to state news agency …

rferl.org – The French president’s office has described talks on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in the coastal town of Biarritz between French leaders and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as “positive” and said the discussions, which also included Germany and Britain, would continue. Zarif made a surprise visit to Biarritz for several hours on …

rferl.org – An Iranian court has sentenced writer and satirist Kioomars Marzban to 23 years and nine months in prison after convicting him of charges including cooperation with the United States. His lawyer, Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, told RFE/RL on August 24 that Marzban was convicted of cooperating with a hostile state, spreading propaganda against the system, and insulting sanctities and …

iranhr.net – While the world’s attention is drawn to the events in the Persian Gulf, civil activists face a new wave of repression, arrest and long-term prison verdicts in Iran. Iran Human Rights (IHR) urges the international community to react to the recent vast violation of human rights in Iran. “It seems the Islamic Republic are taking disadvantage of the …