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Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites
Middle East
May 24, 2021
Iran agrees to extend deal on cameras at its nuclear sites
VIENNA (AP) — Iran and the UN’s nuclear watchdog agreed on Monday to a one-month extension to a deal on…
IAEA will have no access to Iran’s nuclear sites images, says top lawmaker
Middle East
May 23, 2021
IAEA will have no access to Iran’s nuclear sites images, says top lawmaker
Iran’s parliament speaker said on Sunday that a three-month monitoring deal between Tehran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog had expired…
In tactical shift, Iran grows new, loyal elite from among Iraqi militias
Middle East
May 21, 2021
In tactical shift, Iran grows new, loyal elite from among Iraqi militias
Iran has hand picked hundreds of trusted fighters from among the cadres of its most powerful militia allies in Iraq,…
On the sidelines, Hezbollah looms large over Gaza battle
Middle East
May 21, 2021
On the sidelines, Hezbollah looms large over Gaza battle
BEIRUT (AP) — Ever since their last war in 2006, Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia have constantly warned that…
US tiptoes through sanctions minefield toward Iran nuclear deal
Middle East
May 18, 2021
US tiptoes through sanctions minefield toward Iran nuclear deal
As the United States searches for a path back to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, it is tiptoeing through a…
Iran: How transgender people survive ultraconservative rule
Middle East
May 17, 2021
Iran: How transgender people survive ultraconservative rule
Before getting gender-confirmation surgery, Saman Arastoo had pondered all of the consequences. At the age of 40, he had built…
Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run
Middle East
May 15, 2021
Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The hard-line cleric in charge of Iran’s judiciary who also took part in a…
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Middle East
May 12, 2021
Iran’s former hardline president Ahmadinejad to run again
Iran’s hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday registered to run again in an election in June which is being…
Registration opens for hopefuls in Iran’s presidential vote
Middle East
May 11, 2021
Registration opens for hopefuls in Iran’s presidential vote
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran opened registration Tuesday for potential candidates in the country’s June presidential election, kicking off the…
Iran’s Rouhani upbeat on accord at talks to lift sanctions
Middle East
May 9, 2021
Iran’s Rouhani upbeat on accord at talks to lift sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday he was optimistic over talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with world…