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Saudi FM Says 'Not Enough Progress' Made at Talks with Iran

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah revealed on Tuesday that "some" progress has been made in talks with Iran, but it was "not enough." "Our hands are stretched out," he told a World Economic Forum panel on security in the Middle East. Joining Prince Faisal on the…

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Iran Buries Slain Revolutionary Guards Colonel, Vows Revenge

Iran held a funeral procession on Tuesday in the center of the capital Tehran for Revolutionary Guards Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodai, who was shot dead by two people on a motorcycle, and his commander vowed to avenge the attack. State television showed crowds surrounding a truck carrying Khodai's casket, wrapped…

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Iran Building Collapse Kills 14 as Mayor and Others Detained

Rescuers dug through debris Tuesday of a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 14 people, fearful that many more could still be trapped beneath the rubble as authorities arrested the city's mayor in a widening probe of the disaster. The collapse Monday of an under-construction 10-story tower…

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Deep in the paradox

In Cairo, a religious student at the prestigious Al-Azhar Islamic University is recruited by secret police to infiltrate a Muslim Brotherhood cell. In Mashad, a holy city in Iran, a serial killer prowls a seedy suburb and strangles head-scarfed prostitutes. In the first film, bloodlust officials torture dissidents with abandon.…

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Analysis-Subtle shift in U.S. rhetoric suggests new Iran approach

A subtle shift in official U.S. statements suggests Washington believes reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is better than the alternatives despite the advances in Iran's nuclear program, diplomatic and other sources said.

Reuters

Trump ‘hostility’ hampered efforts to secure release of Zaghari-Ratcliffe, says ex-foreign secretary

Philip Hammond says change of US administration was instrumental in enabling agreement with Iran

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe would not have been freed without false confession, UK officials advised

UK officials did not force jailed dual-national to sign ‘confession’ but advised it was standard practice, MP says

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No UK official forced Nazanin to sign confession to leave Iran, says minister

Amanda Milling claimed a “UK official was present” at the airport to help “facilitate” both Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori’s departure.

The Independent UK

Saudi foreign minister says some progress in talks with Iran

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday that there had been some progress in talks with Iran but "not enough" and that the kingdom's hands remain outstretched to Tehran.

Reuters

Iran buries slain Revolutionary Guards colonel, vows revenge

Iran held a funeral procession on Tuesday in the centre of the capital Tehran for Revolutionary Guards Colonel Hassan Sayad Khodai, who was shot dead by two people on a motorcycle, and his commander vowed to avenge the attack.

Reuters

Two pilots dead after fighter jet crash in Iran’s Isfahan

An official says the aircraft faced technical issues and crashed during a training exercise.

Al Jazeera

Thousands attend funeral for slain Guard colonel in Iran

Thousands of mourners have poured into the streets of Tehran to pay their respects to a senior Revolutionary Guard member fatally shot by two gunmen on a motorcycle earlier this week

The Independent UK

Iran vows revenge as it mourns killed Revolutionary Guard member

Iranian officials have largely refrained from directly blaming Israel for the killing of senior IRGC member Khodaei.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: Reseal the deal with Iran

It could be make or break time for the Iran nuclear deal.

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Raisi Tackles Political, Economic Issues in Visit to Oman

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday discussed several political and economic issues, during a short one-day visit paid by Raisi to the Omani capital, Muscat. Even though the meeting focused on trade and economic issues, political files were also topped the agenda of discussions.…

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Iran Detains City Mayor and Others after Building Collapse Kills at Least 11

Iranian judicial authorities investigating a building collapse that killed at least 11 people have detained the mayor of the southwestern city of Abadan and nine others, state media reported on Tuesday. The 10-storey residential and commercial building partly collapsed on Monday, trapping at least 80 people under the rubble, according…

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Two Iranian Pilots Killed after F7 Jet Crashes

Two Iranian pilots died after their F7 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday near Anarak, 200 km (124 miles) east of the city of Isfahan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported. "The jet's mission was to practice shooting but there was an accident at 8:30 a.m.," an official from Isfahan province…

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US Report Reveals New Details on Collapse of Afghan Forces

Many Afghan soldiers reportedly escaped to Pakistan as the Taliban attacks on districts and provincial capitals intensified weeks before the Afghan government’s collapse in August 2021, a US report revealed. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released an interim report, “Collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security…

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Flights disrupted and people urged to stay home as sandstorms hit Middle East

Sandstorms are typical during summers but in recent months, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia have been battered by an unprecedented number

Reuters

Two Iranian pilots killed after F7 jet crashes - IRNA

Two Iranian pilots died after their F7 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday near Anarak, 200 km (124 miles) east of the city of Isfahan, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

Reuters

Death toll rises to 10 after building collapses in Iran's Abadan city

The death toll from a building collapse in the southern Iranian city of Abadan has reached 10, with some people still missing, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Death toll reaches 10 in building collapse in southwest Iran

Iranian media say the death toll from the collapse of a commercial building still under construction in southwestern Iran has reached 10, after more bodies were retrieved from the rubble in the city of Abadan

Al Jazeera

Executions surge 20 percent in 2021 led by China, Iran: Amnesty

Human rights group also notes continued secrecy in China, and ‘alarming rise’ in use of death sentences in Myanmar.

Daily Mirror

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says Iran 'proud to take hostages each year for money'

Political prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said it was clear early on she was being held hostage as part of a strategy for the Iranian government to get money out of Britain

Reuters

Jordan says Iran-linked groups in Syria wage drug war along border

Jordan said on Monday pro-Iranian Syrian army units and militias loyal to Tehran are stepping up their attempts to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars worth of drugs across the Jordanian border to wealthy Gulf markets.

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