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Top Belgian court upholds prisoner exchange treaty with Iran

Belgium's Constitutional Court rejected on Friday a request to annul a prisoner exchange treaty with Iran that could lead to a convicted Iranian diplomat being swapped for a jailed Belgian aid worker.

Reuters

Israel Tells Top US General It Sees Need to Cooperate against Iran

Israel hosted the top US military officer, Army General Mark Milley, on Friday for discussions that it said included the need for cooperation on denying Iran nuclear weaponry. Milley made the previously unannounced visit ahead of a trip to Israel by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that will also include…

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Germany Calls for Probe of Reported Iranian School Girl Poisonings

Reports of poison attacks on school girls in Iran are shocking and must be investigated fully, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday, joining the United States in expressing her concern. Hundreds of Iranian girls in different schools have suffered "mild poison" attacks over recent months, according to the…

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Israel-US Talks to Begin as Iran’s Nuclear Program Approaches the ‘Red Line’

Tel Aviv and Washington have decided to kickstart deep talks on Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 84%, which is close to what is needed for developing a bomb.

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US Treasury Imposes New Sanctions on Iranian Companies

The United States imposed new sanctions Thursday on Iran-linked shipping and petrochemical companies, including two shipping firms based in China. The sanctions also target 20 shipping vessels linked to firms in China, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates, the Treasury Department's website showed. The sanctions were issued under a 2018…

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Frenchman remains in Iran prison despite acquittal, lawyer says

French citizen Benjamin Briere is still in an Iranian jail despite his recent acquittal by an appeals court, his lawyer has said.

Radio France Internationale

Israel’s window to strike Iran narrows as Putin enters equation

Iran is seeking sophisticated new air-defense systems from Russia that Israeli officials believe will narrow the window for a potential strike on Tehran’s nuclear program, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Texas senators, facing criticism, soften proposed ban on Chinese purchases of land

The measure, endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, originally would have banned citizens of China, Iran, Russia or North Korea from buying land in Texas. Under a new version considered Thursday, the ban wouldn’t apply to dual citizens or lawful permanent residents.

The Texas Tribune

US issues more Iran sanctions amid stalled diplomacy

New measures target Iranian oil and petrochemical sales, as US says it is committed to reducing Iran’s energy exports.

Al Jazeera

Iranian warships in Rio de Janeiro stirring concern abroad

The arrival this week to Rio de Janeiro of two Iranian warships that Brazil’s government authorized to dock has prompted rebukes both from Israel and the U.S. On Thursday, one of the two ships was spotted off shore Rio’s world-famous south zone of beaches, while the other was docked downtown

The Independent UK

Reports of poisoned Iranian school girls "deeply concerning" - White House

The reports of poisoned school girls in Iran is "deeply concerning" and the world needs to know what is causing the ailments, White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Thursday.

Reuters

Divisions roil Iranian-American protest movement

The appearance of a former SAVAK official at a US rally has underscored schisms within the Iranian diaspora.

Al Jazeera

School poisoning mystery: Is girls' education in Iran under threat?

Since November, over 1,000 Iranian schoolchildren have apparently been poisoned by toxic gases in their classrooms, and it seems the attacks are on the rise. An investigation by FRANCE 24's Observers team shows 26 schools were targeted on Wednesday, the highest figure in a single day. It is not known…

France 24

France: Iran Uranium Enrichment 'Very Concerning'

France on Thursday called developments in Iran's nuclear program "very concerning" after the UN nuclear watchdog reported finding uranium particles enriched just under the 90 percent needed for an atomic bomb. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report described inspectors discovering on Jan. 21 that two cascades of IR-6 centrifuges…

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New U.S. sanctions target Iranian shipping, petrochemicals

The United States imposed new sanctions on Thursday on Iranian or Iran-linked shipping and petrochecmical companies, including two shipping firms based in China, the Treasury Department's website showed.

The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog head to go to Iran for high-level talks

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that its director-general will travel to Tehran for high-level meetings at the invitation of Iran’s government

Bangkok Post

Iran arrests four over assault linked to poisonings

Iranian authorities arrested four people on Thursday in connection with an assault on a woman outside a girls’ school targeted in a wave of poisoning attacks, a news agency said.

France 24

Graphic novel spotlights dangerous lives of Iranian Kurdish 'Kolbars'

The Persian-Kurdish word "Kolbar" can be translated to "one who carries a load". It's used to describe those who carry goods illegally across the mountainous border between Iran and Iraq, and elsewhere in the region. Kolbars in Iranian Kurdistan turn to the job out of economic desperation and dozens of…

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Free-falling rial leaves Iranians worried about financial future

Currency depreciation and high inflation show few signs of coming down, forcing many Iranians to make fewer purchases.

France 24

British navy seizes Iranian weapons shipment suspected to be bound for Yemen

The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen, authorities said Thursday, the latest such seizure in the Gulf of Oman.

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Iran Conducts Drill to Defend ‘Sensitive Sites’

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that Iran had conducted “realistic” military maneuvers in sensitive locations that could be a potential target for foreign attacks. The drills come at a time international fears of Iran enriching weapon-grade uranium are increasingly growing. Bagheri told…

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British Navy Seizes Smuggled Iranian Weapons in Gulf of Oman

Britain's Royal Navy said on Thursday it had seized Iranian weapons, including anti-tank guided missiles, last month from a smugglers vessel in international waters in the Gulf of Oman. The boat was heading from Iran likely to Yemen.

Al Jazeera

UK navy intercepts ‘Iran missiles’ likely headed for Yemen

Iran has long been accused of smuggling weapons to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a claim it denies.

The Independent UK

British navy seizes Iran missiles, parts likely Yemen bound

The British navy seized anti-tank missiles and fins for ballistic missile assemblies during a raid on a small boat heading from Iran likely to Yemen

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Over 100 Schoolgirls Hospitalized In Iran over Gas Poisoning

More than 100 students were hospitalized in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls’ schools Wednesday, media outlets in Iran reported. Hundreds of cases of respiratory distress have been reported in the past three months among schoolgirls across Iran, in what one government official has said…

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