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Israeli Minister Sees Possible Attack on Iran ‘in Two or Three Years’

Israel could attack Iranian nuclear sites in two or three years, its defense minister said on Wednesday, in unusually explicit comments about a possible timeline. With international efforts to renew a 2015 nuclear deal having stalled, the Iranians have ramped up uranium enrichment, a process with civilian uses that can…

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Israeli minister sees possible attack on Iran "in two or three years"

Israel could attack Iranian nuclear sites in two or three years, its defence minister said on Wednesday, in unusually explicit comments about a possible timeline.

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Iran’s Protest Movement and the Future of the Regime

Since assuming power in 1989, Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei did not find any president agreeable to his desires and line of thought until Ebrahim Raisi, the current president, took office in 2021. Even Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who came to office with the support of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and pretended…

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UK tells Iran to stop detaining dual nationals following seven further arrests

Rishi Sunak’s office say No. 10 is lobbying for reform

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UK demands Iran ends detention of British nationals for diplomatic ‘leverage’

Senior Tory MP calls on government to condemn ‘industrialised hostage-taking’

The Independent UK

Britain urges Iran to stop 'unfairly detaining' dual nationals

Britain urged Iran on Wednesday to stop detaining dual nationals following the arrest of seven people with links to the United Kingdom, saying the practice should not be used to obtain "diplomatic leverage".

Reuters

Italy Urges Iran to Stop Executions, Open Dialogue with Protesters

Iran must stop executing and persecuting protesters and should open a dialogue with them, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday after summoning the Iranian ambassador. Tajani said death sentences against people who take part in demonstrations or women who refuse to wear headscarves were a massively disproportionate and…

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Iranian chess player appears at Kazakhstan tournament without hijab for second day -Reuters witness

An Iranian chess player on Wednesday took part in an international tournament in Kazakhstan without a hijab for the second day running, according to a Reuters journalist present.

Reuters

UK Urges Iran to Stop ‘Unfair’ Detention of Dual Nationals

Britain will never accept the detention of its nationals as diplomatic leverage, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesperson said on Wednesday, urging Iran to stop detaining dual nationals after the arrest of seven people with links to the UK. "We are urgently seeking further information from the Iranian authorities on the…

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Iran Pressures Damascus on ‘Sovereign Concessions’

When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited Tehran last May, one of the urgent requests he made was to send oil to contribute to resolving his country’s economic crisis. In the past years, it has become customary for ships to violate sanctions and waterways.

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Andy Murray near tears as Nazanin tells how she watched him win Wimbledon from prison

Sir Andy Murray asked Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe about her time in prison in Iran

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe watched Sir Andy Murray win Wimbledon from Iranian prison solitary confinement

Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe told how watching the tennis ace at Wimbledon gave her a 'connection' to the outside world and offered her an 'escape' from her six-year detention.

Daily Record

Emotional Andy Murray told Wimbledon win was 'escape' for Brit detained in Iran

NAZANIN Zaghari-Ratcliffe has recalled watching Sir Andy Murray win Wimbledon from solitary confinement in an Iranian prison, during an emotional…

The National (Scotland)

Iranian chess queens’ gambit: Playing without hijab at high-profile tournament

Two players at Almaty tournament defy regime by playing without headscarves

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s emotional meeting with tennis star Sir Andy Murray

They spoke about Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s experiences while detained in Iran, including how she watched Sir Andy’s 2016 Wimbledon win.

The Independent UK

Andy Murray astonished by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s ‘most incredible story’

Zaghari-Ratcliffe was imprisoned in Iran for six years until her release earlier this year.

Wales Online

Andy Murray gets emotional as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe recalls watching his Wimbledon win from her cell in Iran

Radio 4 listeners praised the "wonderful" interview this morning, with many left close to tears

The Independent UK

French authorities open probe as Iranian man drowns in Lyon after social media suicide note

Moradi in a video note raised the ongoing violent crackdown on protesters before drowning in the river

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The Iranian Feminist Movement... Why and How?

In September, a girl named Mahsa was murdered by government agents. Her death was like throwing a lit match into a petrol tank. People took to the streets in more than a hundred Iranian cities and demanded the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. Did all the protesters know Mahsa? No,…

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Italy Summons Iranian Ambassador over Protests

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest the “unacceptable” response to women-led protests in the Islamic republic, his office said Tuesday. Ambassador designate Mohammad Reza Sabouri has been called in to a meeting on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said in a note to the media,…

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Iran Protests: Regime Challenged by Push for Change

More than 100 days of protests in Iran have shattered taboos and shaken the ideological pillars of the Iranian republic in a push for change that has defied a fierce crackdown. The demonstrations, which erupted in mid-September following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, are a reflection of…

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Suicide Probe Opened after Iranian Found Dead in France’s Rhone River

French authorities were Tuesday investigating as suicide the drowning of an Iranian man in the southeastern city of Lyon who had said on social media he was going to kill himself to draw attention to the protest crackdown in Iran. Mohammad Moradi, 38, was found in the Rhone river that…

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Iranian Woman Competes at Chess Tournament Without Hijab

An Iranian chess player has taken part in an international tournament without a hijab, according to media reports, the latest of several Iranian sportswomen to appear at competitions without one since anti-government protests began. Iran has been swept by demonstrations against the country's clerical leadership since mid-September, when 22-year-old Iranian…

The Independent UK

Labour calls for new Iran sanctions amid protests crackdown

David Lammy says ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions should be used against individuals involved in repression

Radio France Internationale

France opens suicide probe after Iranian found dead in Rhône river

French authorities are investigating as suicide the drowning of an Iranian man in the south-eastern city of Lyon who had posted on social media that he would kill himself to draw attention to Iran’s crackdown on protests.

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