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Oil Extends Losses as Weak Demand Outlook Lingers

Oil prices fell on Tuesday as bleak economic data from top crude buyer China renewed fears of a global recession. Brent crude futures fell $1.21, or 1.3%, to $93.89 a barrel by 0635 GMT. WTI crude futures dipped 84 cents, or 0.9%, to $88.57 a barrel.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran says Swedish citizen detained for espionage might face other charges

A Swedish citizen detained in Iran on suspicion of espionage might face other charges, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi said on Tuesday in a televised news conference.

Reuters

Why Did Iran Target the Tanf US Base in Syria?

Israel struck an “Iranian position” near a Russian base in western Syria. Drones, believed to be Iranian, retaliated by attacking an area close to the al-Tanf US base in eastern Syria without any Russia objection. The developments, which took place hours from each other, are another example of the complex…

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Iranian Nuclear Deal Limbo...Whom Does it Serve?

Whether or not Tehran and Washington accept a European Union "final" offer to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, neither is likely to declare the pact dead because keeping it alive serves both sides' interests, diplomats, analysts and officials said. Their reasons, however, are radically different. For US President Joe…

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Iran submits a 'written response' in nuclear deal talks

Iran says it has submitted a “written response” to what has been described as a final roadmap to restore its tattered nuclear deal with world powers

The Independent UK

Iran sends EU nuclear deal response and signals pact is near

Iran sent the European Union its official response to the bloc’s proposal for reviving the 2015 nuclear accord after signaling it may be nearer a deal with the U.S. that could restore Iranian oil exports to global markets.

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Judge: Family can't sue Lebanon over dead man's captivity

A judge has denied a family’s attempt to sue Lebanon on allegations that the country’s security agency kidnapped and tortured their family member before he died in the U.S. The family’s lawsuit filed last year against Iran says Amer Fakhoury developed lymphoma and other serious medical issues while imprisoned during…

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The Loop: Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison 'may well' have sworn himself into more portfolios — as it happened

Nationals leader David Littleproud says it is "important that [Scott] Morrison gives an explanation" which would provide "clarity around the decisions that he made around signing himself into the three portfolios". This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Iran says Salman Rushdie and supporters only ones to blame for attack

Iran foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said freedom of speech does not justify Salman Rushdie insulting religion and that only he and his supporters were "worthy of blame" for the stabbing

Daily Mirror

Iran must abandon 'extraneous' demands in nuclear talks -U.S

The only way to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is for Tehran to abandon its extraneous demands, the U.S. State Department said on Monday, saying Washington believes everything that can be negotiated already has been.

Reuters

The power of words: On the assault on Salman Rushdie

The assault on Rushdie is an attack on those who speak out against all forms of extremism

The Hindu

Residents of Rushdie Suspect’s Lebanese Village Say Incident Has Little to Do With Them

Street-side signs in the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun, the ancestral home of the suspect in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, bear posters of Iran's former supreme leader Khomeini who in 1989 issued a fatwa calling for the author's death. The logo of Lebanon's Iran-armed Hezbollah group adorns small monuments…

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Explainer: Rushdie attack shows the enduring impact of fatwas

The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel “the Satanic Verses” has haunted many liberal novelists and thinkers whose writings were also seen as insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.

Reuters

Residents of Rushdie suspect's Lebanese village say incident has little to do with them

Street-side signs in the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun, the ancestral home of the suspect in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, bear posters of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini who in 1989 issued a fatwa calling for the author's death.

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The Guardian - UK

Iran denies role in Salman Rushdie attack but claims author is to blame

Foreign ministry spokesperson blames author and supporters after stabbing that left him with ‘life-changing’ injuries

Al Jazeera

Iran hosts drone tournament with Russia, Belarus and Armenia

The competition will last for two weeks and is aimed at testing the drones’ reconnaissance and fire-guiding abilities.

The Independent UK

Iran squirms over Rushdie attack, praising perpetrator while denying blame

In first official remarks, Tehran rejects responsibility for attack on author even as it heaps scorn on him

The Independent UK

Downing St condemns ‘ludicrous’ Iranian suggestion Rushdie to blame for attack

An Iranian government official denied that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Sir Salman Rushdie.

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Salman Rushdie: The chilling interview he gave just two weeks before being attacked in New York

Salman Rushdie spoke about his fatwa in a magazine interview, saying he was more concerened with democaracy in the United States.

Reuters

Iran tanker retrieves oil seized by U.S., set to leave Greece

An Iranian-flagged tanker has retrieved an oil cargo which the United States had confiscated and is set to leave Greece, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Reuters

'Ludicrous' to suggest Rushdie responsible for attack, says Britain

It is "ludicrous" to suggest that novelist Salman Rushdie was responsible for the attack on him, a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, after Iran's foreign ministry suggested the author was to blame.

Al Jazeera

Nuclear talks positive but expectations not fully met, Iran says

Tehran says more contact is needed for a ‘final text’ circulated by the EU after talks in Vienna to become final.

Al Jazeera

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia

The killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul will add to mistrust between Taliban and the West prolonging group’s isolation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Will Respond to EU’s Nuclear Text by Midnight on Monday, Says Foreign Minister

Iran will respond to the European Union's "final" text by midnight on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said, calling on the United States to show flexibility to resolve three remaining issues to save a 2015 nuclear pact. "We do not want to reach a deal that after 40 days,…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Iran says Salman Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack

Foreign ministry spokesperson says freedom of speech does not justify insults upon religion. Plus, Black women around the world share their birth stories

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