Iran says it doesn’t want war with the US
Iran says it doesn’t want war with the US
Iran: Authorities deliberately jeopardize health of jailed activist with cancer
Iran: Authorities deliberately jeopardize health of jailed activist with cancer
jeopardize health of jailed activist with cancer
The Iranian authorities are torturing jailed human rights defender Arash Sadeghi, who has cancer, by deliberately depriving him of the specialist medical care health professionals have said he desperately requires, Amnesty International revealed today.
EU, China and Russia in move to sidestep US sanctions on Iran
EU, China and Russia in move to sidestep US sanctions on Iran
EU, China and Russia in move to sidestep US sanctions on Iran
Special Purpose Vehicle aims to keep Iran in 2015 nuclear deal with barter system.
The European Union, Iran, China and Russia have set out a plan to sidestep unilateral US sanctions designed to cripple the Iranian economy and force the Iranians to renegotiate the nuclear deal signed in 2015.
European diplomats hope the proposed measure – known as a special purpose vehicle (SPV) – will help persuade an increasingly reluctant Iran to stay inside the deal in the hope of rescuing its economy.
Speaking on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York, Federica Mogerhini, the EU external affairs chief, said the SPV was designed to facilitate payments related to Iran’s exports – including oil – and imports, so long as the firms involved were carrying out legitimate business under EU law.
The aim is to make the SPV available not just to EU firms but to others, she added.
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In his address to the United Nations general assembly, Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, stressed Tehran’s continued commitment to the deal and accused the US of pressurising other countries into violating the nuclear agreement.
“Confronting multilateralism is not a sign of strength,” he said. “Rather, it is a symptom of the weakness of intellect. It betrays an inability in understanding a complex and interconnected world.”
But the US president Donald Trump’s secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, addressing an anti-Iran pressure group, said he was “disturbed and indeed deeply disappointed” by the EU plan.
“This is one of the of the most counterproductive measures imaginable for regional and global peace and security,” Pompeo said.
Versions of the SPV floated by thinktanks suggest it could underpin a sophisticated barter system that can avoid US Treasury sanctions. For example, Iran could ship crude oil to a French firm, accumulating credit that could then be used to pay an Italian manufacturer for goods shipped the other way, without any funds traversing through Iranian hands or the banking system.
Read more: The Guardian
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New Iran video threatens Israel, Gulf states with missile strikes and ‘heavy punishment’ following parade attack
New Iran video threatens Israel, Gulf states with missile strikes and ‘heavy punishment’ following parade attack
New Iran video threatens Israel, Gulf states with missile strikes and ‘heavy punishment’ following parade attack
A threatening video showing a simulated Iranian ballistic missile strike on Israel and Saudi Arabia was posted to a pro-regime Twitter account Tuesday — but it was quickly yanked just hours ahead of a speech by the country’s president at the U.N. General Assembly.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: What You Need to Know
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: What You Need to Know
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards: What You Need to Know
Gunmen fired on a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, killing 25 people, almost half of them members of the Revolutionary Guards, state media reported, in one of the worst attacks ever on the elite force.
Iran-backed militia lays siege to Iraqi village
Iran-backed militia lays siege to Iraqi village
Iran-backed militia lays siege to Iraqi village
The village of al-Mukhaysa, in the east of the Iraqi province of Diyala, is on the verge of a disaster, after being cut off by a siege enforced by militias.
Bolton: U.S. forces will stay in Syria until Iran and its proxies depart
Bolton: U.S. forces will stay in Syria until Iran and its proxies depart
Bolton: U.S. forces will stay in Syria until Iran and its proxies depart
White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that the United States wouldn’t be leaving Syria so long as Iranian forces continued to operate there, suggesting the Trump administration had embraced an expanded mission in the embattled country beyond the defeat of the Islamic State.
Iranian Kurdistan: Man Sentenced to Death for Alleged PDKI Connections
Iranian Kurdistan: Man Sentenced to Death for Alleged PDKI Connections
Iranian Kurdistan: Man Sentenced to Death for Alleged PDKI Connections
Mohiaddin Ebrahimi, a Kurd from the Western Azerbaijan province in Iran, was sentenced to death on 23 September 2018. He was accused of cooperating with UNPO member the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (PDKI).
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Health Condition Has “Gotten Worse” in Iran’s Evin Prison
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Health Condition Has “Gotten Worse” in Iran’s Evin Prison
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Health Condition Has “Gotten Worse” in Iran’s Evin Prison
The health of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has severely declined since she was forcibly returned to Evin Prison in Iran after a brief furlough in August 2018.
Iran threatens Saudi Arabia after Iran parade attack
Iran threatens Saudi Arabia after Iran parade attack
Iran threatens Saudi Arabia after Iran parade attack