U.N. court rules U.S. must compensate Iran over frozen assets but leaves $1.8B on ice

Darryl Coote

March 30, 2023

Both the United States and Iran are claiming victory after the U.N.'s World Court ordered Washington to pay compensation over freezing Iranian assets though it is allowing nearly $2 billion to remain out of reach of Tehran.

UN court rejects Iran’s claim to £1.6bn assets frozen by US authorities

MikeCorder

March 30, 2023

The United Nations’ top court has rejected Tehran’s legal bid to free up some 2.0 billion US dollars (£1.6 billion) in Iranian central bank assets frozen by US authorities.

Iran pulls US attention back to the Middle East

Ellen Mitchell, The Hill

March 29, 2023

Attacks on U.S. forces in Syria are pulling Washington’s attention back to the Middle East as it seeks to shift its focus and resources toward Russia and China.

Iran isn't worried about the US attacking it, but Biden has other ways to cut a deal with Tehran

JohnReid Wilcox, Defense Priorities

March 28, 2023

The trend lines in US-Iran relations today make for grim reading in Washington. Faced with unrelenting US pressure, Iran's leaders are regularly meeting with Russian and Chinese officials and pledging unprecedented levels of cooperation. Iran's nuclear program recently crossed a key threshold into production of weapons-grade uranium.

A new world order? BRICS nations provide an alternative to the West

AstridPrange

March 27, 2023

Predictions about the BRICS countries as the fastest growing economies haven't quite panned out. Instead, the alliance is now offering a diplomatic forum and development financing, outside of the Western mainstream. The acronym began as a somewhat optimistic term to describe what were the world's fastest-growing economies at the time. But now the BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa -- are setting themselves up as an alternative to existing international financial and political forums.

Is The Iran Nuclear Deal Truly Dead Now?

Maya Carlin

March 26, 2023

A U.S. contractor was killed last week when Iranian-backed militants in Iraq launched a lethal drone attack targeted a U.S. base in northeast Syria. This latest provocation reiterates Tehran’s disinterest in gaining favor with the U.S. ahead of the potential for revived nuclear negotiations in Vienna. Ever since the U.S. and Iran began “seriously” participating in efforts to reinstate the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2021, Iran has escalated hostile acts across the Middle East as well as on U.S. soil.

From rockets to shells, Pentagon struggles to feed war machine

Erik Lipton

March 24, 2023

WASHINGTON – The Navy admiral had a blunt message for the military contractors building precision-guided missiles for his warships, submarines and planes at a moment when the United States is dispatching arms to Ukraine and preparing for the possibility of conflict with China.

American contractor killed, troops wounded in Iran-linked drone attack in Syria, prompting US airstrikes

KimHjelmgaard

March 24, 2023

An American contractor was killed and five U.S. troops and a second U.S. contractor were wounded when a suspected Iranian-linked drone attacked a coalition military base in northeast Syria late Thursday, the Pentagon said in a statement.

After Iran, Saudi Arabia to Re-Establish Ties With Syria, Sources Say

Laila Bassam and Aziz El Yaakoubi

March 23, 2023

BEIRUT/RIYADH (Reuters) - Syria and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reopen their embassies after cutting diplomatic ties more than a decade ago, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, a step that would mark a leap forward in Damascus's return to the Arab fold.

Once banned, now back: Iran sees timid return of neckties

AFP

March 21, 2023

Mohammad Javad enters a fashionable shop in well-to-do north Tehran with his mother. For the first time ever he wants a necktie, long banned in Iran as a symbol of Western decadence.

US announces sanctions on Iran drone procurement network

FATIMAHUSSEIN

March 21, 2023

The United States said Tuesday it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones.

Nowruz

March 20, 2023

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How Saudi-Iran rapprochement is a win-win situation for India

ColRajeev Agarwal

March 18, 2023

They say that there is never a dull moment in the West Asian region and it seems to be living up to its billing. On 28 February 2023, the news of Iran enriching parts of Uranium to 84 per cent purity had just caught the world attention causing alarm on Iran possibly going nuclear and developing a nuclear weapon when, another development, this time very positive, was reported by on 10 March 2023, stating that Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to resume diplomatic relations after seven years, in a peace deal brokered by China. The agreement includes a deal to re-open their embassies and missions within two months. The agreement includes an affirmation of respect for the sovereignty of states and the non-interference in the internal affairs of states.

Child detainees in Iran subjected to flogging, electric shocks and sexual violence, says Amnesty

HandeAtay Alam

March 16, 2023

Iranian authorities have used torture methods including sexual violence against imprisoned children as part of a crackdown on recent protests, according to rights group Amnesty International.

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Iran to stop weapons shipment to Houthis in Yemen – WSJ

JerusalemPost Staff

March 16, 2023

By ending the weapons sales and shipments, it could "put pressure on the militant group to reach a deal to end the conflict."

11 killed, thousands hurt during Iran fire festival

AFP

March 15, 2023

Eleven people were killed and more than 3,500 injured during celebrations for Iran's traditional fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year, state media reported Wednesday.

Iranian teen girls hunted by police for posting viral TikTok dance to Selena Gomez song

BradfordBetz

March 143, 2023

A group of Iranian teen girls are being sought by police for posting a TiKTok video of themselves dancing to a Selena Gomez song

A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may ripple across the region. Here’s why

Nadden Ibrahim

March 13, 2023

Saudi Arabia and Iran have given each other just two months to prove they are serious about Friday’s surprise agreement to normalize ties.

آیا رژیم ایران سرمایه‌داری است؟ مقاله‌ای از دکتر مرتضی محیط

 آیا رژیم ایران سرمایه‌داری است؟ مقاله‌ای از دکتر مرتضی محیط

 

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Full scope of poison attacks against Iranian schoolgirls revealed

FELICE FRIEDSON, SARA MILLER/THE MEDIA LINE

March 12, 2023

Poison gas attacks on schoolgirls in Iran have shocked the world for months, from with the first reports in November, at the height of the protests against the regime triggered by the death of a young woman in the custody of its morality police.

China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal raises red flags for US

BradDress

March 11, 2023

An agreement struck by Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday to re-establish relations has shifted concerns back to the state of the U.S. role in the Middle East — especially since the deal was brokered by Washington’s main adversary, China.

U.S. Backs China-Led Iran-Saudi Deal But Worries About Chinese Influence

Tom O'Connor

March 10, 2023

The White House has signaled support for the newly announced China-brokered deal to reestablish ties between rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia but also expressed concern over growing Chinese influence in the Middle East and other parts of the world in the wake of Beijing's milestone.

Iran urged to release reporter who covered mystery poisonings

AFP

March 8, 2023

Leading media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday urged Iran to release a journalist arrested after closely covering a spate of mystery poisonings of schoolgirls, saying the detention appeared to be an attempt to silence him.

UN agency urges probe of schoolgirl poisonings in Iran

TheAssociated Press

March 8, 2023

The U.N. cultural agency has expressed concern about the suspected poisoning of thousands of schoolgirls across Iran and called for investigations

Teachers protest over suspected Iran schoolgirl poisonings

JON GAMBRELL

March 7, 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian teachers held protests in several cities on Tuesday over suspected poisonings targeting hundreds of schoolgirls. Security forces broke up several of the demonstrations using water cannons and tear gas, activists said.

داروهای خانگی

پیش از آنکه داروهای شیمیائی کشف و تولید شوند، داروهای خانگی مرسوم بودند. پدر پزشکی‌ ایران، ابن سینا، در کتاب قانون از عناصر طبیعی و فوائد آنها بطور مشروحی سخن میگوید. شاید ذکر این مطلب جالب باشد که این کتاب به مدت هفتصد سال در اروپا تدریس میشد و پس از انجیل، کتاب قانون ابن سینا پر انتشار‌ترین کتاب بوده است. همچنین جالب است بدانیم که کتاب پزشکی‌ او "قانون" نام گرفته، و کتاب دیگری در مورد قوانین فلسفه نوشته است که او این کتاب را "شفا" نامگذاری کرده است! این شاید به نظر یک شوخی‌ در نامگذاری باشد، ولی‌ می‌توان آنرا به عنوان قوانین سالم بودن در پزشکی‌ و شفای عقلی با در نظر داشتن اصول فلسفی‌ نیز تعبیر کرد. به هر صورت، چکیده‌ای از زندگی‌ و آثار (شامل بیش از صد کتاب در مورد پزشکی‌، فلسفه، تاریخ، موسیقی، ریاضیات، و علوم دیگر) این فیلسوف بزرگ ایرانی‌ را می‌توان در ویکیپدیای فارسی یافت.ا

Iran's concessions to IAEA largely hinge on future talks, Grossi says

REUTERS

March 6, 2023

Iran's concessions to UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi during his visit to Tehran this weekend depend to a large extent on future negotiations, Grossi conceded on Monday, walking back some comments he made upon his return.

Iran Needs to Believe America’s Threat

DennisRoss

March 5, 2023

While the international community was focused on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, inspectors from the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), discovered uranium residue enriched to 84 percent in Iranian centrifuge cascades. Weapons-grade fissile material is typically characterized as uranium enriched to 90 percent, but it is worth recalling that the U.S. atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945 was a fission weapon enriched to an average of 80 percent. The Iranians may claim that they are not enriching beyond 60 percent, and that these are mere particles, but the discovery should set off alarm bells.

IAEA head Grossi visits Iran for nuclear talks

Maziar Motamedi

March 4, 2023

Tehran, Iran – The head of the global nuclear watchdog is holding talks in Tehran in an effort to reach an understanding with Iran on nuclear safeguard issues that could also affect the country’s 2015 nuclear deal, which collapsed in 2018.

 

Ukraine: The Violence Before the Violence

TedSnider

February 26, 2023

The violence in Ukraine is unimaginable. But before the violence, there was violence.

U.S., allies grapple with response to latest Iran nuclear revelation

PamelaFalk

March 3, 2023

United Nations — The U.S. and other global powers are grappling with how to respond to the recent discovery of uranium particles in Iran that were enriched up to almost 84% — very close to the purity required to make nuclear weapons. A team of inspectors from the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) found the tiny amount of high enriched uranium at one of Iran's nuclear facilities during a scheduled visit and included it in their report.

What Are Iran's 'Dehlavieh' Missiles? Weapons Seized at Sea

EllieCook

March 2, 2023

U.S. and U.K. forces have confiscated a shipment of "Dehlavieh" anti-tank guided missiles, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

US mainland under threat as Iran pushes assassinations, kidnappings: report

BenjaminWeinthal

March 1, 2023

Amid the report that a top Iranian regime military official on Friday urged the murders of the ex-commander of the United States Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie, former President Trump, and former Secretary State of Mike Pompeo, a new report asserts that Iran is likely behind a "kill list" targeting law enforcement agencies in Boston.