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VOA – Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he held talks with the country’s president. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to the UAE followed stops in Qatar, Kuwait and Oman — the latest in a flurry of diplomatic moves by Tehran as it seeks to reduce …

aawsat – An Iranian man arrested in western Germany earlier this year after a tip from US officials has been charged with plotting an attack using ricin or cyanide, German prosecutors said Wednesday. The 26-year-old, identified only as J.J. in line with Germany’s privacy rules, was arrested in January along with his brother in Castrop-Rauxel, a city in the industrial …

RFL/RE – Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, alcohol has been strictly banned in Iran, where consuming, producing, or selling alcohol is punishable by prison, floggings, and fines. Despite the official ban, Iranians still drink foreign and homemade alcoholic beverages that are sold on the black market. Over the past year, there has been a spike in the cases of …

RFL/RE – A group of hackers has reportedly leaked government documents suggesting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi approved the use of at least 100 trillion Iranian rials ($200 million) to put down protests during the recent nationwide unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in September while she was in police custody for an alleged head-scarf offense. The hackers, known as Uprising …

Iranwire – Chinese cars on sale in Iran are being sold at significantly inflated prices compared to their actual value, Lotfollah Siahkoli, a member of the Iranian parliament has said.  Siahkoli made the comments during a meeting at the Hokmranin Sharif (dignified governance) Think Tank on Wednesday, June 21.  According to Siahkoli, the real price of these cars ranges from …