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Venezuela president praises Iran fuel shipments during visit

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on his first visit to Iran says the Islamic Republic helped his nation by sending badly needed fuel despite U.S. sanctions and threats

The Independent UK

US Congress Calls for Boosting Regional Defense Against Iran

A group of bipartisan US lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to integrate regional countries' air defense systems to thwart Iran's threats. The "Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defense Act" would authorize the US Defense Department to cooperate with Iraq, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other regional…

Asharq Al-Awsat

8 Convicts Facing Finger Amputation in Iran

Eight Iranian men convicted of theft are in imminent risk of having their fingers cut off, campaign groups warned on Friday. All eight men are being held in the Greater Tehran prison waiting for their fingers on one hand to be amputated, the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in…

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Iraq Continues to Exhume Mass Graves

A noisy backhoe digs up earth to uncover yet another mass grave in Iraq, human remains are exhumed and the forensics experts get to work on their grim task. A skull is freed from a layer of clay, a tibia is placed in a body bag -- all bound for…

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Iran's Nuclear Tactics Leave Biden with Tough Choices

A flare-up in tensions between the UN nuclear monitor and Iran this week has left US President Joe Biden in an increasingly tight jam. The US leader opened his presidency with a pledge to return to the 2015 international agreement that aimed to prevent Tehran from building nuclear weapons, after…

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Jan. 6 hearings remind some voters of Watergate, Iran-Contra

Bucks County, a suburb near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has an ample supply of swing voters — they've sent Republicans and Democrats to Congress

The Independent UK

Maduro says Venezuela, Iran to sign 20-year cooperation plan

Venezuelan President Nicolas announced on Friday that a 20-year cooperation plan with Iran will be signed, as he arrived in Tehran for a two-day official visit.

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Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Prophet comments: Why the diplomatic storm should bother India

In this episode of Worldview, we discuss whether the protests in the Islamic world over comments in India will impact India’s ties with the Gulf region and beyond.

The Hindu

Iran's removal of surveillance cameras may scupper nuclear talks, says IAEA

The UN atomic energy watchdog said Thursday that Iran was removing 27 surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities, warning this could deal a "fatal blow" to negotiations to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.

Radio France Internationale

Iran state media say 13 arrested over Tehran bank heist

Iranian authorities say they have arrested 13 burglars who cut into the vault of a Tehran state bank from a neighboring building and stole 168 safe deposit boxes

The Independent UK

Iran Arrests 13 over Tehran Bank Heist

Iranian authorities said Friday they have arrested 13 burglars who cut into the vault of a Tehran state bank from a neighboring building and stole 168 safe deposit boxes. Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi said that three of the thieves were arrested in an undisclosed country abroad, while the rest were…

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Blinken Warns Iran from Deepening Nuclear Crisis, Further Isolation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Iran on Thursday to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog and provide technically credible information in response to its questions instead of threatening further nuclear provocations and further reductions of transparency. Such steps would be “counterproductive” and would further complicate efforts to return…

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Kurdistan Accuses Kataib Hezbollah of Involvement in Erbil Drone Attack

The security council of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region accused the pro-Iran Kataib Hezbollah militia of involvement in the drone attack that targeted the town of Barda on the outskirts of the capital, Erbil, on Wednesday. This is the first time Kurdish authorities openly accuse the militia of carrying out such…

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Yemen Army: Houthis Sending Major Reinforcements to Different Fronts

The Yemeni army warned that the Iran-backed Houthi militias were sending major reinforcements to different battlefronts, demonstrating their clear disregard of peace and the UN-sponsored nationwide truce. Military spokesman Abdo Majali said the Houthis have committed thousands of violations of the truce since it was renewed last week. He told…

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European powers say Iran actions cast doubt on its commitment to revive nuclear accord

France, Britain and Germany condemned on Thursday steps taken by Iran to essentially remove all the U.N. atomic watchdog's monitoring equipment installed under a 2015 nuclear deal, saying the move cast a doubt on Tehran's will to revive the accord.

The Hindu

Ties reset: On India-Iran relations

India and Iran need to rebuild their ties affected adversely by recent global events

The Times of India

India, Iran exploring settling trade in rupee, establishing banking mechanism: Iranian foreign minister

MUMBAI: India and Iran have "surveyed" the possibilities of settling trade transactions in rupee or through barter system, along with discussing a need to establish a banking mechanism, foreign minister of the Middle Eastern country, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Refugees living in limbo hope Nadesalingam family’s release will grant them a future as well

After a decade in detention, an Iranian refugee family dares to dream of the possibility of resettlement

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Jailed Bristol pensioner who trafficked fighter jet parts to Iran ordered to pay £700k

'He didn’t care what they might be used for and was cynical in his attempts to undermine strict trade embargoes'

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Iran Says 'Will Not Back Off a Single Step' after IAEA Resolution

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday Iran "will not back off a single step" from its positions after the UN nuclear watchdog passed a resolution critical of Tehran, Iranian state media reported. "In the name of God and the great nation of Iran, we will not back off a single…

The Independent UK

‘Fatal blow’: Iran plan to remove cameras from nuclear sites prompts alarm

In response to censure of Iran over unexplained nuclear material, Tehran ramps up centrifuge production

The Independent UK

Long, fraught timeline of tensions over Iran nuclear program

Iran has started removing 27 surveillance cameras installed by U.N. inspectors at nuclear sites around the country, widening a dispute over Tehran’s program as it enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels

Al Jazeera

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett makes surprise visit to UAE

The visit is Bennett’s second public trip to Abu Dhabi since Israel and the UAE formally normalised ties in 2020.

Reuters

Factbox-Surging food prices fuel protests across developing world

The war in Ukraine and drought fuelled by climate change has sent global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilizer soaring.

Reuters

Iran expects confiscated oil cargo to be returned in full - envoy

Iran expects an oil cargo confiscated by Greece to be returned in full, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Tehran's ambassador to Athens as saying on Thursday, following a Greek court ruling quashing the original decision to confiscate it.

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