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Raisi Faces 'Crimes against Humanity' Complaint

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 22:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A legal complaint filed on Monday asserts that Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi should face arrest upon his arrival in Switzerland this week. The charges relate to crimes against humanity associated with a purge of dissidents in 1988. Iraninan President Ebrahim Raisi should be arrested when he lands in Switzerland this week and charged with crimes ...

Swedish Diplomat Held by Iran Accused of Links with Israel

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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EU diplomat Johan Floderus from Sweden, detained in Iran, has been accused of cooperating with Israel. Floderus is facing trial for "corruption on earth," a charge regularly used by the Islamic Republic against its opponents. Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with ...

Iran Deems a Return to the Nuclear Agreement ‘Pointless'

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 20:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's head of diplomacy, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said on Saturday, December 9, that the nuclear agreement signed in 2015 had become increasingly "useless" for Iran. Speaking to students at Tehran University, he added, however, that he remained open to new negotiations. Iran said Saturday that attempting to revive its landmark nuclear deal with ...

Nobel Peace Prize Narges Mohammadi to Start Hunger Strike

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 18:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, announced that she would begin a hunger strike in the prison where she is detained in Iran, starting Sunday, December 10. This date coincides with the award ceremony in Oslo. Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi will begin a new hunger strike from her prison cell in Iran as ...

Is Iran's Back Against the Wall?

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 22:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Alongside its military operations in Gaza and along the Lebanese border, Israel has escalated its strikes in Syria, targeting sites of Hezbollah and the Iranian Pasdaran. According to Western diplomatic circles, the increase in Israeli airstrikes against Iranian sites in Syria aims to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic to, in turn, put ...

Syria: Israeli Strike Kills Four pro-Iran Fighters

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Four pro-Hezbollah fighters were killed on Friday in an Israeli drone strike on their car in the south of Syria, a war monitor said. The four fighters "working on behalf of Hezbollah" were killed in Madinat al-Baath town in the province of Quneitra, close to the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head Rami ...

Putin Hails Ties with Iran in Meeting with Raisi

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-07 18:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday commended the bilateral relations between Russia and Iran during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The two leaders discussed the Israel-Hamas conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised his country's relations with Iran at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim ...

Iran Proxy Strikes US and Coalition Forces in Iraq

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 20:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A military official from the United States reported on Wednesday that a drone, claimed by a pro-Iran militant group, attacked Western troops at a military base in Iraq. A drone targeted Western troops at a military base in Iraq on Wednesday in an attack claimed by a pro-Iran militant group, a US military official said. "A one-way attack drone ...

Putin Intensifies Diplomatic Efforts on All Fronts

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-05 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is intensifying diplomatic efforts regarding the situation in the Middle East amid international tensions. On Wednesday, he is set to visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and on Thursday, he will host his Iranian counterpart. Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia and the ...

Iran and Cuba Strengthen Ties Against U.S. Sanctions

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-04 12:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran and Cuba announced their intention to strengthen relations and jointly resist U.S. sanctions during the visit of the Cuban President to Tehran on Monday, December 4, as both nations face economic challenges. Iran and Cuba vowed Monday to strengthen relations and stand together against sanctions imposed on them by the United ...

Five Pro-Iran Militants Killed in Iraq Strike

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-03 23:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraqi security sources reported on Sunday, December 3, that an airstrike in northern Iraq claimed the lives of at least five militants affiliated with Iran. This occurred just one day after Baghdad issued a warning to Washington, cautioning against any "attacks" on its sovereign territory. An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five ...

Israel Moves Focus to Southern Gaza

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-03 23:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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After a week-long cease-fire ended on Friday, the Israeli army resumed airstrikes on Gaza and expanded their ground operations to the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, December 3, as Israel faced minor rocket launches from Gaza. Fighting between Israel and Hamas raged on Sunday for a third day since a week-long truce expired. Heavy ...

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