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Iran Drops Demand to Remove IRGC from US Terror List

Iran has officially dropped a key red line demand that had been a major sticking point in efforts to revive the nuclear deal, a senior US administration official told CNN. In its response to a draft nuclear deal agreement proposed by the European Union -- which the EU has described…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran gloats, America plots, but even a nuclear deal will not tame Tehran

As Khamenei crows over Rushdie, Biden seeks a revived pact. But make no mistake: this poisonous regime will always need its Great Satan

The Guardian - UK

U.S. tries to reassure Israel over possible Iran deal

Israeli officials said they aren't reassured.

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Are Iran and the West about to finally agree a nuclear deal?

Sources have told Al Jazeera Arabic that a deal to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement is close.

Al Jazeera

Ali Saleh to Saddam: War is Happening... Goal is to Destroy the Iraqi Army

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Documentary on Houthi Crimes Wins US Award

“Detained Under Houthis” won the platinum award for Best Shorts Documentary at the Los Angeles-based Independent Shorts Awards (ISA) in August. Filmmaker Eric Trometer’s documentary shed light on three Yemeni women who were detained by the Iran-backed Houthi militias but survived their imprisonment. They chose to be part of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Senators Urge Extension of Iran Energy Sanctions

A bipartisan group of senators on Friday introduced a bill to permanently extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, which allowed the US to impose sanctions on Iran’s energy sector. The bill was introduced by Republicans Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty, and Democrats Maggie Hassan and Jacky Rosen. It aims…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iran Deal Tantalizingly Close, but US Faces New Hurdles

Last week’s attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national in a plot to kill former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches as it attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. A resolution may be…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Accuses US of Pursuing Issues Unrelated to Iran Nuclear Deal

Russia blamed on Friday the United States of seeking agreements on issues unrelated to the nuclear file in its negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear deal. Russia's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mikhail Ulyanov expected diplomatic efforts to conclude in the coming days. Conflicting reports have emerged…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Inside bizarre cemetery filled with genitalia-shaped gravestones which baffled experts

The strange site has become a popular spot with amused tourists - but the country's prude nature means little information exists as to why they were erected

Daily Mirror

Dire Health, Environment Conditions Threaten Residents of Flooded Sanaa

The residents of the Yemeni capital Sanaa have expressed their fears over the dire environment and health conditions in their city, which is held by the Iran-backed Houthi militias, in wake of recent devastating floods. The flooding has led to the inundation of sewage systems with waste sweeping the capital,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Mossad Hires Woman to Lead Battle against Iran

The Israeli Mossad appointed a woman as deputy chief of the intelligence agency that handles operations against Iran. The new official joins another woman, who is in charge of the information collection and analysis department, with Iran being one of the main targets. With that, the Mossad has now tasked…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Inside Iran’s worst Fatwa with 30,000 hanged in just two months in industrial slaughter

WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: Ayatollah Khomeini - who issued a Fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his Satanic Verses book in 1989 - had issued a similar edict condemning 30,000 of Iran's political prisoners

Daily Mirror

US Denies Making New Concessions to Iran to Revive Nuclear Pact

The US National Security Council denied on Thursday reports that Washington has made new concessions to Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Earlier, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch suggested in a tweet that the United States was considering giving Iran guarantees that included ending the International…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Reuters

Hezbollah chief vows 'escalation' if Lebanon does not get maritime rights

The head of Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah said on Friday the outcome of nuclear talks in Vienna would have no impact on maritime talks aimed at delineating Lebanon's border with Israel.

Al Jazeera

Iran nuclear deal ‘imminent’ with crippling sanctions removed

Sources tell Al Jazeera Arabic an agreement to revive the landmark accord abandoned by the US is soon to be announced.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: An attack on Rushdie — and free society

In 1989, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then the supreme leader of Iran, issued a fatwa that called for the killing of author Salman Rushdie for his portrayal of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad in his novel "The Satanic Verses."

WEKU

Since 1989, threats to Salman Rushdie have sparked support and debate on free speech

Last week's attack has reignited debates over free speech, censorship and offensiveness that were already heated back in 1989, when an op-ed by a former president called Rushdie's book an "insult."

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tehran Insists on Red Lines in Vienna Negotiations

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal “will enter a new phase if red lines are respected.” In parallel, Israel called on the European parties to the agreement to send a “sharp and clear message” to the Iranians, and to oppose Tehran’s…

The Independent UK

Iran deal tantalizingly close but US faces new hurdles

Last week’s attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national for plotting to murder former national security adviser John Bolton have given the Biden administration new headaches as it attempts to negotiate a return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran

The Hindu

Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal leaves for Iran; to assess progress of Chabahar port

Located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran's southern coast, the Chabahar port is being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan to boost trade ties.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Lawmakers Disagree on Giving Gov’t Green Light to Revive Nuclear Deal

Iranian parliamentarians found themselves in disagreement on green-lighting the cleric-led country’s nuclear deal negotiating team concluding any deal with the US without first gaining the legislators’ approval. The dispute comes two days after Iran sent a package of proposals in response to the “final text” put forward by the European…

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Grundberg’s Plans to Expand UN Truce Arouses Yemeni Apprehension

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, in his latest UN Security Council briefing, stirred anxiety among Yemenis by announcing plans to expand the humanitarian and military truce in Yemen. Houthis stand to benefit the most from the improved truce terms, Yemeni politicians told Asharq Al-Awsat, recalling that the Iran-backed…

Tribune News Service

Bobby Ghosh: Rushdie attack shows the hard truths of Iran’s soft power

My Iranian friends take great pride in the enormous global influence of their cultural heritage. From the Taj Mahal in India to American greeting cards with quotations from Rumi, the markers of Persian civilization are ancient and modern, sublime and ridiculous — but above all, ubiquitous.

The Independent UK

Sir Salman Rushdie’s attacker ‘surprised’ to learn of the author’s survival

Hadi Matar said Sir Salman was ‘someone who attacked Islam’ but did not confirm that his actions were driven by Iran’s fatwa.

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