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US targets Iranian drone industry in latest round of sanctions

Sanctions target firms and individuals accused of buying drone parts on behalf of the Iranian government.

Al Jazeera

How AI Could Revolutionize Diplomacy

From ChatGPT to quantum computing, emerging technologies will offer new tools for peacemaking.

Foreign Policy

Iran’s Khamenei says US wants to keep Ukraine war going

The supreme leader accuses Washington of starting the war, saying it benefits US weapons manufacturers.

Al Jazeera

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Biden administration aims to stop China, Russia from using chip funding

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department released proposed guidelines Tuesday to prevent China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from benefiting from $52 billion in federal funding for semiconductor chip production.

Tribune News Service

US Targets Network Supporting Iran’s Drone, Weapons Programs

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four entities and three people in Iran and Türkiye, accusing them of involvement in the procurement of equipment, including European-origin engines of drones, in support of Iran's drone and weapons programs. The US Treasury Department said in a statement the procurement network…

Asharq Al-Awsat

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.

Al Jazeera

US announces sanctions on Iran drone procurement network

The United States is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones

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US targets network supporting Iran's drone, weapons programs

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four entities and three people in Iran and Turkey, accusing them of involvement in the procurement of equipment, including European-origin engines of drones, in support of Iran's drone and weapons programs.

Reuters

UK and Israel sign deal strengthening tech, trade and security ties

Timing is controversial given actions of Israel’s far-right government towards settlements and judiciary

The Guardian - UK

Kharrazi from Damascus: Saudi Arabia is Influential in Islamic World

The head of the Strategic Committee for Iranian Foreign Relations, Kamal Kharrazi, said Iran considers Saudi Arabia “a major country in the region and influential in the Islamic world.” Kharrazi’s remarks came during his participation in a political seminar, entitled “The Iranian Foreign Policy”, organized by the Diplomatic Institute at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Expects its Rial to Improve after ‘Financial Understandings’ with Iraq, UAE

Iran has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to facilitate trade movement between their countries using the Emirati currency, the dirham. In another deal with Baghdad, Tehran agreed to a new mechanism for the settlement of payments related to Iraqi energy arrears to Iran. Agreements with the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Calm Down: how a Nigerian singer and a Cameroonian dancer inspired a powerful protest in Iran

On 8 March 2023, five teenage girls uploaded on social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance Challenge. This is the choreography for the first verse of the Afrobeats hit Calm Down by Nigerian singer Rema (Divine Ikubor).

The Conversation

Yemen Govt, Houthis to Release 887 Prisoners in UN-mediated Agreement

The Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias agreed to free 887 detainees and to meet again in May after 10 days of negotiations in Switzerland, the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday. "It's an expression of hope. It's an expression of humanity and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says coordinates meeting with Turkey, Syria, Iran officials - RIA

Russia is coordinating with Syria, Iran and Turkey on a schedule for a meeting of their deputy foreign ministers, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told the state RIA news agency on Tuesday.

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Biden pays tribute to Iranian women at Nowruz celebration

President Joe Biden used a White House event to mark the Persian New Year to pay tribute to Iranian women and girls who took to the streets of Iran to protest after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

The Guardian - UK

Iran rights violations amount to crime against humanity, says UN expert

Remarks by Javaid Rehman come as EU and UK impose fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals

Reason

John Bolton Is Still Wrong About Iraq

Bolton says the Bush administration's biggest error in Iraq was failing to invade Iran too. That's madness.

France 24

After six months of protests, Iranian women without headscarves has become the 'norm'

After six months of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, our Observers say that "irreversible" changes have taken place in Iranian society. The most noticeable is the number of Iranian women who are daring to go out in public spaces with their hair uncovered. Although the morality police still…

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Republicans tried to delay release of US hostages to sabotage Carter, ex-aide claims – report

Former Texas governor urged Middle Eastern leaders to convince Iran not to release hostages before 1980 election

Evening Standard

Selena Gomez praises ‘courageous’ Iranian girls arrested after dancing to her music

Five teenage girls were reportedly detained in Tehran after their TikTok video went viral

The Independent UK

Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners

Yemen’s warring sides say they have agreed to release nearly 900 prisoners of war in a U.N.-brokered deal amid international efforts to end the yearslong conflict

Evening Standard

Iranian activist who has lost 10kg marks Norouz on 26th day of hunger strike

Vahid Beheshti is calling on the Government to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

The Independent UK

EU targets top Iran body, 8 officials over rights abuses

The European Union is imposing sanctions on Iran’s Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and 8 officials, including judges, lawmakers and clerics accused of links to the security crackdown on protesters

Reuters

Iran violations may amount to crimes against humanity - UN expert

Iran's authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a U.N.-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Iran’s influence prevents Iraq’s Arab reintegration

Ties between Iraq and the Gulf Arab monarchies have warmed in recent years, but Iran ultimately has more influence.

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