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UAE's newly elected ruler sees Iran, Islamists as threat to Gulf safe haven

United Arab Emirates strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who was formally elected president on Saturday, led a realignment of the Middle East that created a new anti-Iran axis with Israel and fought a rising tide of political Islam in the region.

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US: Reviving Iran Deal 'Far From Certain' Despite EU Mission

The United States said Friday it remained uncertain if a nuclear deal with Iran can be revived after the European Union gave an upbeat assessment of a trip to Tehran. A State Department spokesperson voiced appreciation for envoy Enrique Mora's visit but added: "That said, at this point a deal…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s nuclear program received record inspections last year

Iran’s nuclear program was probed by a record number of international inspections last year, as monitors retained broad access to atomic data and facilities despite the Islamic Republic’s best efforts to rein them in.

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Released Aid Worker Tells UK’s Johnson His Error Worsened Her Iran Detention

British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on Friday told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that an incorrect comment he made as foreign secretary had a big impact on her six-year detention in Iran, saying she lived in the shadow of his error. Zaghari-Ratcliffe returned to London in March when she was released…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells PM she ‘lived in the shadow’ of his mistake

Zaghari-Ratcliffe recalled ‘training journalists’ comment in meeting with Boris Johnson, says Tulip Siddiq

The Guardian - UK

How US blacklisting of IRGC is stalling Iran nuclear deal revival

Iran wants its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps removed from US ‘terror’ list, a demand Biden is reluctant to grant.

Al Jazeera

No apology from Boris Johnson after Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe tells him she lived in ‘shadow of his words’

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband said Boris Johnson did not specifically apologise for his mistake during her Iranian detention

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Boris Johnson fails to apologise as he finally meets Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

BORIS Johnson failed to offer an apology for his handling of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s detention in Iran when he finally met her on Friday,…

The National (Scotland)

Blundering Boris Johnson told by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe how 'she lived in the shadow of his words'

The freed British-Iranian journalist gave it straight to the Prime Minister over his previous comments that were widely seen as prolonging her captivity in Iran.

Daily Record

PM does not apologise after Nazanin tells him she lived in ‘shadow of his words’

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband said Boris Johnson did not specifically apologise for his mistake during her Iranian detention.

The Independent UK

No apology from Boris Johnson, after hostage Nazanin tells him she ‘lived in the shadow of his words’

Former detainee urges prime minister to answer questions at inquiry

The Independent UK

Nazanin finally meets Boris Johnson after prison hell - and he doesn't apologise

Boris Johnson was widely criticised for wrongly telling MPs in 2017 that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been teaching journalism in Iran, which was credited with complicating her legal case

Daily Mirror

UAE president Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73

DUBAI: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a pro-Western moderniser who had aligned the Gulf Arab state closer to the United States and its allies, died on Friday at age 73.

Bangkok Post

When is World Cup 2022? Groups, fixtures and England kick-off times

From key dates to kick-off times, here is everything you need to know about this year's World Cup in Qatar

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Reuters

Modernising UAE leader Khalifa moved UAE closer to U.S

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who died on Friday, was a pro-Western moderniser whose low-key approach helped steer the United Arab Emirates through a tense era in regional politics by aligning the Gulf oil producer closer with Washington and its allies, including Israel.

Reuters

UK PM Johnson meets British-Iranian aid worker for first time since her release

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday met Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian aid worker who was released after six years of detention in Iran and who has criticised the government for not getting her home sooner.

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and family meet Prime Minister in Downing Street

MP Tulip Siddiq said the British-Iranian dual national deserved ‘to hear directly’ from Boris Johnson why it took so long to get her home.

Reuters

Soaring bread prices spark protests and shop fires in Iran - IRNA

Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire, prompting police to arrest scores of "provocateurs", the official IRNA news agency said on Friday.

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Lebanon to vote in first election since financial meltdown

Lebanese vote on Sunday in the first election since their country's economic collapse, a test of whether Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies can preserve their parliamentary majority amidst soaring poverty and anger at ruling parties.

France 24

Iran arrests dozens protesting sudden price hike in food staples

Iranian authorities have arrested at least 22 demonstrators who had been protesting sudden price hikes of subsidized staple foods in two southern cities, state media reported early Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Says Talks with Iran ‘Positive Enough’ to Reopen Nuclear Negotiations

The EU's foreign policy chief said on Friday that he believed there had been enough progress during consultations between his envoy and Iranian officials in Tehran this week to relaunch nuclear negotiations after two months of deadlock. Talks to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have been on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran, Qatar Link 'Regional Dialogue' to Nuclear Deal

Qatar and Iran have stressed their determination to resolve differences in the region through dialogue. The two countries also underlined the importance of reaching an agreement in the nuclear negotiations between the international community and Tehran. The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, held talks on Thursday…

The Independent UK

Top EU diplomat hopeful for deal at Iran nuclear talks

The European Union’s foreign policy chief says he's hopeful that stalled talks with Iran over the country’s nuclear program can yield an agreement

Radio France Internationale

Paris demands 'immediate release' of French nationals detained in Iran

France has summoned a senior Iranian diplomat after two of its citizens were detained in Tehran in what Paris said was a baseless arrest – as wider talks on reviving a nuclear deal have reopened, the EU foreign policy chief said on Friday.

Reuters

EU's Borrell says coordinator trip to Iran was positive

The EU's foreign policy chief said on Friday that he believed a trip to Tehran by his coordinator to the Iran nuclear talks this week had unblocked the situation after two months of deadlock in efforts to revive the 2015 accord between Iran and world powers.

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