This is Beirut, 01/06 10:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran on Sunday warned it would retaliate if European powers "exploit" a UN report showing it has stepped up production of highly enriched uranium. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had sharply increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to up to 60 percent, close to the roughly 90 percent level needed for atomic ...
This is Beirut, 31/05 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on Monday, June 2, 2025, for an official visit, according to a statement released by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He will begin his meetings in Beirut on Monday morning with a meeting with Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji. The visit takes place at a delicate ...
This is Beirut, 31/05 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Iran considers nuclear weapons "unacceptable," reaffirming the country's longstanding position amid delicate negotiations with the United States. Western governments have long suspected Iran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapons capability to counter the widely suspected but ...
Kaline Antoun, 30/05 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay any potential military action against Iran, in order to give the United States administration more time to negotiate a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. Iran’s nuclear program lies at the center of an escalating diplomatic ...
Salam El Zaatari, 29/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As the Trump administration accelerates its efforts to clinch a nuclear deal with Iran, the threat of Israeli airstrikes looms larger than ever. According to multiple diplomatic sources cited by The New York Times, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is actively considering unilateral military action against Iran’s nuclear sites—regardless of ...
This is Beirut, 28/05 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran firmly rejected reports suggesting it might halt uranium enrichment, calling such claims “completely false.” The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday dismissed a Reuters report alleging a suspension of enrichment activities, labeling it as baseless. Tehran also reaffirmed its stance on uranium enrichment, describing it as a “non-negotiable ...
This is Beirut, 28/05 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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An Iranian director is bringing a jolt of energy to King Lear, staging the Shakespearean tragedy in Persian in Tehran with electrifying rock music and dazzling lights to draw in younger crowds. In Iran, artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians, and playwrights constantly walk a fine line to avoid censorship of content considered inappropriate by ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday began a two-day visit to Oman, which is mediating ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington. Pezeshkian travelled to Muscat looking to promote "peace and stability," he said, two days after US President Donald Trump described the latest negotiations as "very, very good." "We hope to engage ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A criminal court judge in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz in Fars province was assassinated Tuesday morning on his way to work, the judiciary said. "This morning, two individuals attacked and assassinated Judge Ehsan Bagheri, head of Branch 102 of the Criminal Court 2 in Shiraz, while he was on his way to work," the judiciary's Mizan Online ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Pahani was given a hero's welcome on his return to Tehran Monday by supporters after winning the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, footage posted on social media showed. After being banned from leaving Iran for years, forced to make films underground and enduring spells in prison, Panahi attended the French ...
Charles Chartouni, 26/05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The finalization of negotiations between Iran and the United States is unending guesswork. What are the benchmarks that we should enlist if we were to track the evolution of the process, and is there any deadline that we may expect down the road? Unfortunately, none of these questions is likely to be answered since the Iranian agenda is shifting ...
This is Beirut, 25/05 19:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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France's envoy in Tehran was summoned Sunday over "insulting" comments by France's foreign minister after an Iranian film won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, state media reported. In a post on X after dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or on Saturday, Jean-Noel Barrot called his victory "a ...