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Iran can make an atom bomb but it is ‘not on agenda’, country’s nuclear chief says

Western nations have claimed that Iran is getting closer to making a nuclear bomb, an allegation that Tehran has denied

The Independent UK

Factbox-Iraq’s competing Shi’ite groups

Shi’ite Muslim political and paramilitary groups are escalating a tense political standoff which many Iraqis worry could lead to new conflict in the country.

Reuters

Iraq Tensions Soar as Protesters Rally against Parliament Occupation

Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad Monday in counter-protests as rival supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr extended their occupation of parliament into a third day. Almost 10 months after Iraqis went to the polls, a political standoff pits two key factions of the Shiite political…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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"Ashamed" Iranian Hulk apologises for embarrassing KO defeat in boxing debut

Iranian Hulk was beaten by Kazakh Titan in Dubai last night when the fight was stopped in the first round after an embarrassing two-minute bout

Daily Mirror

Iran Nuclear Chief: We Have Technical Means to Produce Atom Bomb

Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country's atomic energy organization, said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Eslami reiterated comments made by Kamal Kharrazi, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran nuclear chief: We have technical means to produce atom bomb, no intention of doing so

Iran has the technical capability to produce an atomic bomb but has no intention of doing so, Mohammad Eslami, head of the country's atomic energy organisation, said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

Reuters

Man with AK-47 Rifle Arrested Near Iranian Journalist’s Home in New York

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers arrested a man with a loaded Kalashnikov in a Brooklyn neighborhood where Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad resides with her family, the New York Post reported on Sunday. The newspaper quoted sources as saying that Khalid Mehdiyev, 23, was found near the journalist’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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New UN Proposal on Yemen Truce

Discussions over extending the nationwide truce in Yemen are no longer covering whether it would be accepted or not, but tackling new suggestions to the ceasefire itself, revealed several diplomatic sources to Asharq Al-Awsat. The truce is set to end on Tuesday. Sources expected the Taiz province to be a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Country bans women from appearing in ads amid fury over 'sexy' ice cream advert

Iranian clerics were reportedly enraged by the advert featuring a woman in a loose-fitting hijab suggestively biting into an ice cream, with officials ruling it went 'against public decency'

Daily Mirror

Man with AK-47 rifle caught outside Brooklyn home of Iranian dissident journalist Masih Alinejad

NEW YORK — A man with a loaded AK-47 rifle was caught outside the Brooklyn home of a prominent Iranian dissident journalist and author, authorities allege, just a year after the FBI foiled a kidnapping plot against the dissident by the Iranian government.

Tribune News Service

Protesters camp out in Iraq's Parliament building as a power struggle unfolds

Followers of an influential cleric have pledged to continue the sit-in to derail efforts from Iran-backed groups to form the country's next government.

WEKU

Bringing Eurasia closer

The International North South Transport Corridor, which aims to bring Eurasia closer together, is a laudable initiative

The Hindu

Man arrested outside Iranian dissident’s home with AK47: report

Suspect sat in car outside home for hours over two days with rifle, ammunition, and additional licence plates in vehicle

The Independent UK

What’s Driving the Power Struggle in Iraq?

A power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iran-backed Shiite rivals has escalated with his supporters breaking into parliament and beginning an open-ended sit-in protest. The tussle over who gets to form the next government has deepened a fissure in the Shiite community that has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran Says Border Guards Have Clashed with Afghan Taliban

Iranian border guards clashed Sunday with the Afghan Taliban, Iranian media reported, the latest cross-border exchange since the former insurgents seized power in neighboring Afghanistan a year ago. The official IRNA news agency quoted Meisam Barazandeh, governor of the border country of Hirmand in eastern Iran, as saying that the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Says it Responded to EU Proposal Aimed at Salvaging Nuclear Deal

Iran has responded to top European Union diplomat Josep Borrell's proposal aimed at salvaging Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, and seeks a swift conclusion to negotiations, the top Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Sunday. "We shared our proposed ideas, both on substance & form, to pave the way…

Al Jazeera

Border fight between Iran and Taliban kills one: Afghan official

Al Jazeera

Days of deadly floods and landslides wreak havoc in Iran

Dozens are dead and at least 45 people missing after most Iranian provinces were affected by the inundations.

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One dead in clashes between Taliban, Iran border forces, Afghan police official says

Clashes between Taliban forces and Iran border guards on Sunday have left at least one dead on the Afghanistan side, an Afghan police official said.

Reuters

Explainer: What's driving the power struggle in Iraq?

A power struggle in Iraq between the influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Sadr and Iran-backed Shi'ite rivals has escalated with his supporters breaking into parliament and beginning an open-ended sit-in protest.

The Guardian - UK

Hit the Road review – all of Iranian life on four wheels

Panah Panahi juggles joy, heartbreak and surreal humour in a road movie his imprisoned father would be proud of

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sadr Opts for ‘Coup’ in Iraq

Leader of the Sadrist movement, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, is seeking to seize control of the transitional period in Iraq to end the “current political equation”, but he may also be speeding up the eruption of a confrontation on the ground with the rival pro-Iran Coordination Framework. Hundreds of Sadr’s supporters…

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Iran is trying to play the Saudis against the US. It won’t work

With President Joe Biden having departed the Middle East, the region’s two prime antagonists are thinking about just getting along. Iran and Saudi Arabia, having completed five rounds of talks in Iraq over the past year, both said recently that they were moving toward higher-level negotiations on reconciliation. Paradoxically, this…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Tourists Killed by Floods in Northeast Iran

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed seven Iraqi tourists in northeastern Iran on Saturday, Iranian state media reported, the latest in rising casualty tolls as the downpours continue to lash the country. The official IRNA news agency said the tourists were part of a 13-member group of Iraqis visiting…

The Independent UK

Report: 7 Iraqi tourists killed by floods in northeast Iran

Iranian state media say flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least seven Iraqi tourists in northeastern Iran

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