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Iran Confirms Fresh Nuclear Talks with European Powers: State Media

This is Beirut, 21/07 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country's state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago. Iranian diplomats will meet counterparts from Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3, after the trio warned that sanctions could be ...

Iran Says No Nuclear Talks If US Insists It Abandon Enrichment

This is Beirut, 14/07 20:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran said on Monday there would be no new nuclear talks with the United States if they were conditioned on Tehran abandoning its uranium enrichment activities. Washington and Tehran had been engaged in several rounds of negotiations seeking to strike a deal on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, but Israel derailed the talks when it ...

Mysterious Death of Khamenei’s Representative at 'Thar Allah Headquarters'

This is Beirut, 13/07 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Official Iranian media outlets, including Iran International, reported the death of Ali Taeb, the personal representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the “Thar Allah Headquarters,” without disclosing the circumstances of his death. This lack of detail sparked numerous questions regarding the conditions surrounding his passing, according ...

Iran says Cooperation with UN Nuclear Watchdog will Take 'New Form'

This is Beirut, 12/07 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran said Saturday its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency "will take on a new form", expressing a desire for a diplomatic solution to resolve concerns over its nuclear program. Iran's 12-day war with Israel last month, sparked by an Israeli bombing campaign that hit military and nuclear sites as well as ...

Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Says Iran Issuing Death Threats

This is Beirut, 11/07 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday. Mohammadi, who has spent much of the past decade behind bars, was released from Tehran's Evin prison in December for a limited period on medical leave, ...

UK Intelligence Warns of Significant Rise in Iran-Linked Assassination Plots

This is Beirut, 10/07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A UK parliamentary committee on Thursday blamed Iran for at least 15 attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, saying the threat from Iran had "significantly increased". London's response has been too focused on "crisis management", said parliament's intelligence and security committee, with ...

Nuclear Inspectors Have Left Iran: UN Nuclear Watchdog

This is Beirut, 04/07 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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UN nuclear watchdog inspectors left Iran on Friday, the agency said, after the Islamic republic officially suspended its cooperation with the agency. "An IAEA team of inspectors today safely departed from Iran to return to the agency headquarters in Vienna, after staying in Tehran throughout the recent military conflict," the International Atomic ...

Israel Minister says Army will 'Ensure Iran Cannot Threaten' Country Again

This is Beirut, 04/07 10:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Friday said the army had a plan to prevent Iran from threatening Israel again after the arch-foes fought a 12-day war last month. The Israeli military will prepare an "enforcement plan to ensure that Iran cannot threaten Israel again," Katz said in a statement, adding that "the army must prepare on the ...

Iran Announces Opening of Its Airspace After War: State Media

This is Beirut, 03/07 22:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran announced Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to the war with Israel, according to state media. "Tehran's Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports, as well as those in the north, east, west and south of the country, have been reopened and are ready to operate flights," ...

Iran Diplomat Says Open to Talks if US Rules Out Military Action

This is Beirut, 03/07 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Iranian diplomat said Thursday his country remains open to diplomacy provided the United States offers guarantees it will not resort to military action against the Islamic republic. The remarks came as US news website Axios, citing two unidentified sources, reported that White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was planning to meet ...

Iran Says Remains Committed to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

This is Beirut, 03/07 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Thursday affirmed its commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty as it accused Germany of "malice" over its criticism of Tehran's decision to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. "Iran remains committed to the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) and its Safeguards Agreement," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post ...

Echoes of Iran: The Forgotten Golden Age of Persian Pop Music

Bélinda Ibrahim, 01/07 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At the dawn of the 1960s and 1970s, Iran entered one of its most culturally vibrant eras. Amid rapid transformation, young Iranians eagerly embraced electric guitars and Western harmonies, seamlessly fusing them with the poetry and melodies of Persian tradition. Psychedelic rock bands thrived in Tehran’s underground clubs, drawing inspiration ...

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