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Putin, Raisi discuss deepening ties between Russia and Iran

The two leaders are strengthening ties as they face increasing discontent at home and isolation from the West.

Al Jazeera

Iranian Exile Who Got Stuck for Years in French Airport Dies

An Iranian who got stuck for 18 years in a Paris airport, inspiring a Steven Spielberg movie starring Tom Hanks died on Saturday at the terminal, an airport official said. Mehran Karimi Nasseri died of natural causes just before midday on Saturday in terminal 2F at Charles de Gaulle airport…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Indicts 11 over Basij Agent’s Death, Basketball Team Skips Anthem

Iran's hardline judiciary has indicted 11 people over the killing of a Basij security force member during unrest, state media reported on Saturday, as authorities sought to quell nine weeks of protests. News agency IRNA said some of the 10 men and one woman were charged with "corruption on earth",…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran indicts 11 over Basij agent's death, basketball team skips anthem

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France says two more French citizens being held in Iran, bringing total to seven

Two more French citizens have been detained in Iran, bringing to seven the number of people from France held in the protest-wracked country, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Saturday.

France 24

Two more French citizens held in Iran, bringing total to seven

Two more French citizens have been detained in Iran, bringing to seven the number of people from France held in the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Pressure mounts on protest-linked Iranian athletes

An Iranian cleric has called for the punishment of athletes who fail to sing the national anthem, which could be trouble for the national men’s water polo team when it returns home from Thailand.

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Two more French citizens held in Iran - foreign minister

Two more French citizens are being held in Iran, taking the total of its nationals detained there to seven, France's foreign minister said in remarks published on Saturday, a further sign of deteriorating ties between the two countries.

Reuters

Iran pushes back against protest scrutiny at the UN

The first UN Human Rights Council special meeting on Iran appears to be moving forward despite warnings by Tehran.

Al Jazeera

German leader Scholz says Iran can expect more EU sanctions

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly criticized the Iranian government for its bloody crackdown on protests in the country

The Independent UK

Macron meets Iranian rights activists, praises women's revolution

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday met a delegation of prominent exiled Iranian rights activists, later hailing the women-led protest movement in the country as a "revolution". Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people in the crackdown, according to local rights groups.

Radio France Internationale

Iranian Archer Says She Did Not Notice Headscarf Falling Off

An Iranian archer has said she did not notice her hijab falling from her head during an awards ceremony in Tehran, after a video appeared to show her allowing the headscarf to drop in what was widely assumed to be a show of support for nationwide protests. In a video…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany's Scholz favours new package of sanctions against Iran

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that he favours a new round of European Union sanctions on Iran next week.

Reuters

'I came to this cracking Persian place for the kebabs and fried halloumi - and found so much more'

Darbar, 135 Cheetham Hill Road, M8 8LY might make you conflicted as England face Iran in the World Cup, writes the M.E.N's Ben Arnold

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Iranian archer says she did not notice headscarf falling off

Daily Mirror

Jack Wilshere picks England XI for World Cup opener vs Iran - including Arsenal trio

The former Gunners midfielder has had his say on how Enlgand should line-up for their opening game of the World Cup against Iran and has named three Arsenal stars in his eleven

The Guardian - UK

Iranian activist Masih Alinejad: ‘It’s the start of the end for the Islamic Republic’

The exiled journalist on why Iran’s rulers fear the women’s uprising and why western leaders are failing protesters

AAP

Boomers pull Iran game over safety fears

The Australian men's basketball team has withdrawn from an upcoming World Cup qualifier against Iran over safety concerns posed by protests in the country.

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The Independent UK

UN rights body to hold urgent session on Iran amid crackdown

The U.N.’s top human rights body will hold a special session on Iran in the wake of the government's violent and deadly crackdowns on protesters, threats against journalists and other alleged human rights violations in the Islamic republic

Reuters

Countries request U.N. human rights debate on Iran - document

Germany and Iceland submitted a request on Friday on behalf of dozens of countries to hold a special session at the U.N. Human Rights Council on the ongoing protests in Iran later this month, a document showed.

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office asks Iran to explain alleged death threats to UK-based reporters

Deputy ambassador summoned after Met police warns of credible threats to journalists reporting on Iran protests

The Independent UK

‘Where is the freedom?’ Elderly cleric speaks out on behalf of Iran’s youth protest movement

Molavi Abdolhamid is leader of Iran’s Sunni minority. He has become an increasingly outspoken defender of the protesters

The Independent UK

Amid crisis, Hezbollah seeks ally in next Lebanese president

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says he wants the next Lebanese president to be a figure who won't “betray" the Iran-backed faction

The Independent UK

UK summons Iran envoy over alleged threats to journalists

Britain’s foreign minister has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London to protest alleged threats against journalists in the U_K_ The Foreign Office said Friday that London’s Metropolitan Police had “contacted a number of U_K_-based journalists, having received credible information about a threat to their lives.”

Belfast Live

Iranian night returns to Belfast to celebrate the country's culture

Iranian musician Behnam Pour has played extensively in film music, as well as performing around the world

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