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Al-Arabia – France on Thursday called developments in Iran’s nuclear program “very concerning” after the UN nuclear watchdog reported finding uranium particles enriched just under the 90 percent needed for an atomic bomb. “This report states that the direction Iran is taking is very concerning,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre told reporters, adding this development was “unprecedented and extremely serious.” …

Al-Arabia – Iran is seeking sophisticated new air defense systems from Russia that Israeli officials believe will narrow the window for a potential strike on Tehran’s nuclear program, according to people familiar with the matter. The prospect of Iran getting the systems, the S-400s, would accelerate a decision on a possible attack, people in Israel and the US with knowledge of …

Iranwire – Prominent Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who is serving a long-term sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison, says the inmates there are being subjected to “sexual assaults and physical torture.” Mohammadi published a letter on her Instagram page on March 2 to reject claims made by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian minimizing the extend of the Islamic Republic’s brutal crackdown on …

Iranwire – The UN fact-finding mission on human rights abuses committed by Iranian security forces in their brutal crackdown on ongoing peaceful protests is calling on individuals, groups and organizations to submit information and documentation relevant to its mandate. In November 2022, the Geneva-based Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran …

Iranwire – The Iranian judiciary has filed a criminal case against two well-known reformist figures, Sadegh Zibakalam and Azar Mansouri. Charges have been filed by the Tehran Provincial Prosecutor’s Office following accusations made by the two individuals that were deemed as “baseless,” according to Mizan news agency, which is affiliated with the judiciary. The report said Zibakalam and Mansouri had …