FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 7 - The Untold Story

Iranian police deploy at universities as unrest over Mahsa Amini's death churns on

Iranian security forces deployed at universities in several cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, stepping up efforts to quell more than two weeks of protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police.

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

Iranian Supreme Leader's comments on protests to be released soon - Tasnim

Comments from Iran's Supreme Leader on nationwide protests over the death in custody of a young woman will be released soon, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

Reuters · Oct 3, 2022

State news: 4 elite paramilitary Guards killed in Iran clash

Iran’s official IRNA news agency reports that an attack by armed separatists on a police station in a southeastern city has killed 19 people, including four members of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022

Iran calls IAEA's demands 'excessive'- media

Iran will not accept the U.N. nuclear watchdog's "excessive" demands, the spokesperson of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation was cited as saying by the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

Iran Makes First Import Order Using Cryptocurrency

Iran made its first official import order using cryptocurrency this week, the semi-official Tasnim agency reported on Tuesday, a move that could enable the country to circumvent US sanctions that have crippled the economy. The order, worth $10 million, was a first step towards allowing the country to trade through…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 9, 2022

Border fight between Iran and Taliban kills one: Afghan official

Several similar incidents have taken place since the Taliban’s armed takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021.

Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2022

Iran Will Keep IAEA Cameras Turned off until Nuclear Deal is Restored

Iran will keep the UN nuclear watchdog's cameras turned off until a 2015 nuclear deal is restored, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization said on Monday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) it had removed IAEA equipment, including 27 cameras…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 25, 2022

Iran will keep IAEA cameras turned off until nuclear deal is restored

Iran will keep the U.N. nuclear watchdog's cameras turned off until a 2015 nuclear deal is restored, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization said on Monday, state media reported.

Reuters · Jul 25, 2022

US Doubts Khamenei Wants a Nuclear Agreement

The US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, said she doubts the Iranian leadership wants to return to the nuclear agreement, saying if the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei "doesn't take the deal, we're going have to increase the pressure, of course." Nuland recalled the benefits Iran could reap…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 24, 2022

New Iranian Oil Tanker Arrives in Syrian Port of Baniyas

An Iranian oil tanker has arrived at the Syrian port of Baniyas, the third in recent weeks, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on Monday. The Iranian tanker arrived Saturday at the northwestern Syrian port on the Mediterranean, following the opening of a new line of credit between the two…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 5, 2022