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Al-Monitor — Senior UK politicians have expressed concern after an expose on Thursday revealed that several British universities are helping Iran’s government develop technology that can be used in its drones and fighter jets.  At least 11 UK universities, including Cambridge University, Imperial College London and aerospace specialist college Cranfield University, worked on Iran-related projects, with staff producing at least 16 studies …

Al-ARABIA – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern with Houthi actions that are cutting off Yemenis from “much-needed resources,” the State Department said Thursday. Blinken made his comments during a meeting with Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad al-Alimi in Riyadh, according to a readout of the meeting.

RFL/RE – For the second time in just months, Baku has warned its citizens against traveling to Iran in the wake of a deadly attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran in January that it blamed on the “unstable situation in the Islamic republic.” In what has become a habit in recent weeks, Iranian officials have been angered over the …

RFL/RE – Iran’s judiciary has handed down a five-year discretionary imprisonment sentence to labor activist Davood Razavi for organizing protests demanding better wages and working conditions. The Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company Workers’ Union announced the sentence — which also came with a two-year ban on online activities and participation in political groups and parties — on June 7, saying it was …

Iranwire – The second “suspicious death” was reported at Tehran’s Amir Kabir University in a week, sparking outrage among students. The university’s student union council reported that Yousef Sweizi, a master’s student in mining engineering, died on June 7 after experiencing a cardiac arrest in his dorm room.  Sweizi was pronounced dead at the scene despite efforts to resuscitate him, …