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24/09/2023 02:01

46 minutes ago

Letters: Labour shows no passion for backing Britain – preferring to copy the EU

Plus: appeasing Iran; the language of maternity; cheery cycling; the future of religious broadcasts; and in the trenches with Keith Floyd

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2 days ago
Crown prince confirms Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear arsenal if Iran develops one

Crown prince confirms Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear arsenal if Iran develops one

White House hopes to secure nuclear cooperation deal with Riyadh as Chinese influence grows in Middle East

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3 days ago
Kremlin boasts of booming relations with Tehran

Kremlin boasts of booming relations with Tehran

The Russian defence minister has hailed a “new level” in relations with Iran during a visit that came as the Islamic Republic approved a law to increase to ten

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3 days ago
UN inquiry into rights in Iran urged to look at detention of dual nationals

UN inquiry into rights in Iran urged to look at detention of dual nationals

Free Nazanin campaign says Iran’s hostage-taking is increasing and calls for more coherent response

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4 days ago
Cristiano Ronaldo's team bus chased by fans as seven-year Iran football ban finally ends

Cristiano Ronaldo's team bus chased by fans as seven-year Iran football ban finally ends

Supporters in the Iranian capital Tehran have flocked to see Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates ahead of their historic clash wi [...]

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4 days ago
‘Nightmare is finally over’: Americans freed from Iran speak of relief on return to US

‘Nightmare is finally over’: Americans freed from Iran speak of relief on return to US

Five former prisoners land in Virginia after controversial deal which involved exchange of five Iranians and unfreezing of $6bn

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4 days ago
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

The four men and one woman return to the US after $6bn of frozen Iranian funds were released.

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bbc.com
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4 days ago
Iran nuclear crisis lingers for White House despite prisoner swap

Iran nuclear crisis lingers for White House despite prisoner swap

More diplomacy possible in New York this week, but rivals must overcome decades of distrust

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ft.com
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5 days ago
Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday

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5 days ago
Five prisoners sought by US in swap with Iran arrive in Qatar

Five prisoners sought by US in swap with Iran arrive in Qatar

The swap includes British-American-Iranian Morad Tahbaz.

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5 days ago
British conservationist among five prisoners released by Iran in swap deal

British conservationist among five prisoners released by Iran in swap deal

A British-American man is among five prisoners who have been released by Iran as part of a swap deal.

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lbc.co.uk
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5 days ago
Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Joe Biden is taking risks with detainee swap, but US can now test the waters with Tehran on its nuclear programme

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5 days ago
US and Iran to complete prisoner swap deal after months of talks

US and Iran to complete prisoner swap deal after months of talks

Release of detainees has potential to de-escalate tensions between arch-foes

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ft.com
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5 days ago
How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

The number of vessels transporting sanctioned oil is booming and the consequences can be felt across the world – from Iran, to China, to Ukraine

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7 days ago
Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes

Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes

There are fears Iran is arming itself with nuclear weapons and now it has banned UN inspectors from monitoring the country's atomic programme which it insists [...]

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mirror.co.uk
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7 days ago

Iran uprising anniversary: ‘My friend killed herself after sexual abuse in jail over hijab law’

Thousands continue to defy Tehran’s leadership one year after anti-regime protests ignited by the killing of Mahsa Amini by morality police

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8 days ago
Succession star Brian Cox's wife Nicole Ansari-Cox takes a stand for women's rights in Iran with Woman Life Freedom sash at Vogue World event

Succession star Brian Cox's wife Nicole Ansari-Cox takes a stand for women's rights in Iran with Woman Life Freedom sash at Vogue World event

Nicole, who is half-Iranian, wore a

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9 days ago
UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

The sanctions ban Tehran from developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

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9 days ago
UK, France and Germany refuse to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

UK, France and Germany refuse to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

Tehran in ‘too serious a breach’ of 2015 deal to lift sanctions under clause that would allow ballistic missile trade

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9 days ago
Mahsa Amini and a year of brutality and courage in Iran – in illustrations

Mahsa Amini and a year of brutality and courage in Iran – in illustrations

This weekend marks the first anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was detained allegedly for not wearing a headscarf properly. Her killi [...]

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10 days ago
Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab

Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab

Shops that serve unveiled women could be shut under draft law UN human rights body says suppresses women into ‘total submission’

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11 days ago
Israel accuses Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks on Israelis

Israel accuses Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks on Israelis

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11 days ago
Morad Tahbaz: Brit detained in Iran could be released under $6bn US sanctions deal

Morad Tahbaz: Brit detained in Iran could be released under $6bn US sanctions deal

British-American conservationist Morad Tahbaz could be released under $6bn deal between Iran and US

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12 days ago
US makes deal with Iran to swap five American prisoners for $6billion in frozen funds

US makes deal with Iran to swap five American prisoners for $6billion in frozen funds

Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the deal late last week, but Congress was not notified of the decision until Monday.

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12 days ago
Russia kills two foreign aid workers in Ukraine as Iran drones attack Kyiv

Russia kills two foreign aid workers in Ukraine as Iran drones attack Kyiv

Two foreign aid workers have died after their volunteer rescue vehicle was struck by Russian artillery fire in Ukraine. It happened as Vladimir Putin's regime [...]

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13 days ago

UAE boosts trade with Iran after eased restrictions on business activity

Flourishing relationship reflects Gulf state’s pivot towards regional de-escalation

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ft.com
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14 days ago
Putin’s collection of oddball allies grows by the day. It’s time the west got tougher

Putin’s collection of oddball allies grows by the day. It’s time the west got tougher

Russia’s isolated war-criminal president is cultivating North Korea and Iran. But more dispiriting are the Putin-fanciers in South Africa and Slovakia, writes [...]

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15 days ago
Video: Met Police report Daniel Khalife sighting and £20,000 reward offer

Video: Met Police report Daniel Khalife sighting and £20,000 reward offer

The 21-year-old escapee, accused of attempted information gathering for a hostile state, thought to be Iran, was spotted walking away from a food van near Wand [...]

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metro.co.uk
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16 days ago
A new railway will at last link Iran and Iraq

A new railway will at last link Iran and Iraq

The connection could shunt Iraq further into Iran’s embrace

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16 days ago
Why was terror suspect 'who spied for Iran' put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier 'who planted fake bombs at military base' could already hav[...]

Why was terror suspect 'who spied for Iran' put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier 'who planted fake bombs at military base' could already hav[...]

Humiliated Prison Service bosses are under huge pressure to explain why alleged traitor Daniel Abed Khalife was placed in Category B HMP Wandsworth in south-we [...]

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1 hour ago
The day police told us our TV station was under attack by Iran

The day police told us our TV station was under attack by Iran

The call from Scotland Yard, on a Friday in mid-February, advising Iran International to cease transmission from London was both chilling and unequivocal.“They

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2 days ago

‘Freedom was taken away from me': CT resident detained in Iran speaks out after prisoner swap

“Freedom is a gift that too many of us take for granted.” That’s the message Morad Tahbaz shared upon his return to the United States after six years of being [...]

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necn.com
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3 days ago

Saudi Arabia says solving Palestinian issue crucial to deal with Israel

Crown prince also warns US that Riyadh will seek nuclear bomb if Iran secures atomic weapon

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ft.com
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3 days ago
Israeli Ambassador Detained After Protesting Iranian President Over Women's Freedom

Israeli Ambassador Detained After Protesting Iranian President Over Women's Freedom

Gilad Erdan held up a photo of Mahsa Amini, the woman whose death sparked mass protests in Iran.

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4 days ago
Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus

Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus

Football fans in Tehran celebrate a rare chance to see an international sports superstar close up.

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bbc.com
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4 days ago
Video: Freed American prisoners embrace family members at US base after prisoner swap deal

Video: Freed American prisoners embrace family members at US base after prisoner swap deal

A plane carrying five Americans freed by Iran landed in the United States on Tuesday, a day after they were swapped for the release of five Iranians held in th [...]

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metro.co.uk
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4 days ago
America’s $6bn hostage deal with Iran could be a gateway to more diplomacy

America’s $6bn hostage deal with Iran could be a gateway to more diplomacy

Also on the daily podcast: forever-fixed mortgages and cross-class mingling in America

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5 days ago
A Wandering Through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon review — Commissario Brunetti’s shiftless creator

A Wandering Through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon review — Commissario Brunetti’s shiftless creator

The bestselling detective novelist sold tomatoes in New Jersey and taught English in Iran, before finding happiness (and murder) in Venice. By Mark Sanderson

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5 days ago
Moment US prisoners freed by Iran change planes in Qatar

Moment US prisoners freed by Iran change planes in Qatar

The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Qatar as five Americans jailed for years in Iran make their way back to the US.

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bbc.com
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5 days ago
British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

Morad Tahbaz, who also holds American citizenship, was thought to be one of five US prisoners to leave Tehran on Monday.

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5 days ago
One of 5 Americans flown out of Iran in prisoner swap lives in Connecticut

One of 5 Americans flown out of Iran in prisoner swap lives in Connecticut

One of the five Americans who were flown out of Iran when Iran and the United States exchanged prisoners Monday morning lives in Connecticut. A senior dip[...]

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necn.com
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5 days ago
BREAKING: US-Iran prisoner swap: Five Americans freed after £5billion Iranian assets are released

BREAKING: US-Iran prisoner swap: Five Americans freed after £5billion Iranian assets are released

The four men and one woman, who also held Iranian passports, took off from Tehran after the US released nearly $6bn that Iran earned selling oil to South Korea

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mirror.co.uk
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5 days ago
Iran expected to free five Americans in prisoner exchange

Iran expected to free five Americans in prisoner exchange

The Americans are expected to leave Tehran once $6bn of frozen Iranian funds is transferred.

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bbc.com
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6 days ago
UK continuing to press Iran on oppression of women on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, says Foreign Secretary

UK continuing to press Iran on oppression of women on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, says Foreign Secretary

It comes a year after the death in custody of student Mahsa Amini sparked protests in Iran and around the world.

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7 days ago
Azerbaijan's military buildup sparks concerns as Russian-esque symbols appear on vehicles

Azerbaijan's military buildup sparks concerns as Russian-esque symbols appear on vehicles

Iran's military manoeuvres, aligned with Armenia, have added to regional tensions amid concerns over Azerbaijan's military build-up.

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7 days ago
Mahsa Amini: Iran deploys security forces across country on anniversary of death

Mahsa Amini: Iran deploys security forces across country on anniversary of death

Opposition groups around the world prepare to mark one year since the event that sparked widespread national protests

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8 days ago
Britain, France and Germany to retain ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany to retain ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

Germany, France and UK say they are taking action after Iran failed to comply with International Atomic Energy Agency requirements

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9 days ago
Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program and its development of b [...]

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9 days ago
CIA reveals identity of second spy involved in 'Argo' mission to rescue US diplomats stuck in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis

CIA reveals identity of second spy involved in 'Argo' mission to rescue US diplomats stuck in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis

Ed Johnson, a skilled linguist fluent in five languages, was identified as the second officer who helped the diplomats walk free through Iranian customs disgui [...]

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10 days ago
Women in Iran face up to ten years in jail for not wearing a hijab under harsh new laws 'aimed at suppressing females into total submission'

Women in Iran face up to ten years in jail for not wearing a hijab under harsh new laws 'aimed at suppressing females into total submission'

Those who breach the Islamic Republic's strict dress code already face harsh punishments and extrajudicial retaliation, but the new laws are 'aimed at suppress [...]

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11 days ago
Iran executes 500 anti-ayatollah rebels and still West looks away, says Giulio Terzi

Iran executes 500 anti-ayatollah rebels and still West looks away, says Giulio Terzi

Iran's year-old protest to bring down the hated ayatollas has not gone away - why is the West not helping, writes Giulio Terzi

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11 days ago
British-American citizen among five prisoners to be released by Iran

British-American citizen among five prisoners to be released by Iran

Deal involves transferring $6bn to Tehran and releasing five Iranians from US custody

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12 days ago

US moves ahead with Iran prisoner swap and release of $6bn of oil funds

Washington hopes deal will bring progress in nuclear talks and other areas of tension with Tehran

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ft.com
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12 days ago
Jogger claims he saw 'Iran spy' Daniel Khalife twice the day before fugitive was finally caught after prison break - but insists he couldn't get thro[...]

Jogger claims he saw 'Iran spy' Daniel Khalife twice the day before fugitive was finally caught after prison break - but insists he couldn't get thro[...]

Frank Noon claims he spotted someone who fitted the profile of the suspected terrorist asleep on a bench in West London on Friday, then saw him again sitting i [...]

Read full article: Jogger claims he saw 'Iran spy' Daniel Khalife [...]
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13 days ago
Ukraine air defences repel Russian drone attack as almost three dozen bombard Kyiv overnight - with debris hitting homes and huge explosions in the s[...]

Ukraine air defences repel Russian drone attack as almost three dozen bombard Kyiv overnight - with debris hitting homes and huge explosions in the s[...]

Pictures show explosions over Kyiv as the drones were downed, with Ukraine's Land Forces saying air defence systems destroyed 25 of the Iran-made Shahed unmann [...]

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14 days ago
A year after Iran was shaken by protests, zealots have tightened their grip

A year after Iran was shaken by protests, zealots have tightened their grip

But dissidents await their next opportunity, unbowed

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15 days ago
Family of Britain's most wanted man Daniel Khalife urge terror suspect to hand himself in as friend reveals he was 'obsessed with the SAS and went on[...]

Family of Britain's most wanted man Daniel Khalife urge terror suspect to hand himself in as friend reveals he was 'obsessed with the SAS and went on[...]

Former soldier Khalife, 21, who is alleged to have spied for Iran, escaped from Wandsworth Prison in a van on Wednesday morning. Khalife's family have appealed [...]

Read full article: Family of Britain's most wanted man Daniel Khal [...]
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15 days ago

Police comb Richmond Park in hunt for fugitive 'Iran spy': Helicopters with heat-seeking cameras scour grassland for hours - amid fears 'resilient' e[...]

Police helicopters equipped with heat-seeking cameras were seen scouring Richmond Park for several hours on Thursday in search of terror suspect Daniel Khalife

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16 days ago
Former soldier who escaped jail accused of spying for Iran as manhunt forces M20 motorway stretch to shut

Former soldier who escaped jail accused of spying for Iran as manhunt forces M20 motorway stretch to shut

The former soldier accused of terror offences who escaped from jail is suspected of spying for Iran.

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lbc.co.uk
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17 days ago

Belgium's release of Iranian bomb plotter Assadollah Assadi after Tehran regime took charity worker hostage will lead to more terrorist attacks in Eu[...]

Iran’s attempt to claim diplomatic immunity for a diplomat who brought a powerful explosive device to Europe to be used to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in [...]

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scotsman.com
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8 hours ago
'Biden is the fool calling the play after £5billion in oil revenue is handed to Iran'

'Biden is the fool calling the play after £5billion in oil revenue is handed to Iran'

Joe Biden's "wild and reckless spending spree" risks playing into the hands of those with a different agenda, says Peggy Grande.

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2 days ago

Iran's new hijab law, described as 'gender apartheid', will hopefully hasten the regime's downfall – Scotsman comment

Women will face up to ten years in prison for failing to wearing a headscarf if Iran’s Guardian Council approves a law passed by its parliament

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scotsman.com
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3 days ago
Women in Iran face 10 years in jail for not wearing hijab

Women in Iran face 10 years in jail for not wearing hijab

UN describes draconian law passed by country’s parliament as ‘gender apartheid’

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4 days ago
Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout

Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout

President Ebrahim Raisi tells the UN general assembly the project to ‘Americanise’ the world had failed

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4 days ago
Spectre of Jimmy Carter hangs over Biden’s deal with Iran to free Americans

Spectre of Jimmy Carter hangs over Biden’s deal with Iran to free Americans

The failure to free US hostages seized at the US embassy in Tehran over 40 years ago consigned one Democratic president to a single term

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4 days ago
Americans detained in Iran arrive back home after being swapped for $6billion and five Iranian prisoners - including two who want to stay in US

Americans detained in Iran arrive back home after being swapped for $6billion and five Iranian prisoners - including two who want to stay in US

Siamak Namazi,  Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and a man and a woman who have not yet been publicly named, touched down at Davison Army Airfield in [...]

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4 days ago

Western policy towards Iran lacks both goals and goalposts

The release of prisoners and anniversary of the killing of Amini highlight a failure to solve the challenges from Tehran

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ft.com
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5 days ago
Trump calls Biden ‘dumb as a rock’ for $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran

Trump calls Biden ‘dumb as a rock’ for $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran

Five Americans hostages were freed from Iranian prisons in exchange for clemency for five Iranians and unfreezing $6billion in oil funds.

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metro.co.uk
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5 days ago
Siamak Namazi, US prisoner released by Iran, says he is 'dying' to buy new iPhone as he's freed after eight years in controversial $6billion prisoner[...]

Siamak Namazi, US prisoner released by Iran, says he is 'dying' to buy new iPhone as he's freed after eight years in controversial $6billion prisoner[...]

Tehran said a controversial deal with its arch foe the United States for unfreezing Iranian funds worth $6 billion then swapping five detainees each would go a [...]

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5 days ago
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in Qatar on the way to US

Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in Qatar on the way to US

The prisoners included Morad Tahbaz, a British-American dual citizen who has been detained in the country since 2018.

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metro.co.uk
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5 days ago
Iran and US set for prisoner swap

Iran and US set for prisoner swap

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5 days ago

Americans jailed in Iran expected to fly home in prisoner swap deal

The four men and one woman are set to board a plane in Tehran once $6bn (£4.8bn) in Iranian funds earned from selling oil are released.

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bbc.com
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5 days ago
‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

Students tell of secret acts of defiance ahead of the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody

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6 days ago
Why kamikaze drones are the future of warfare

Why kamikaze drones are the future of warfare

The West is struggling to confront the modern military technologies of Russia, Iran and China - cheaper kamikaze drones could be the answer

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7 days ago
Iran commits acts of 'unspeakable cruelty' one year after Mahsa Amini's death

Iran commits acts of 'unspeakable cruelty' one year after Mahsa Amini's death

The government has arrested, tortured and executed protestors over the last year.

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metro.co.uk
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8 days ago
‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

Majid Tavakoli says protesters should have had more help from abroad but the west doesn’t understand what Iran has become

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9 days ago

Iran nuclear deal

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ft.com
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9 days ago

Europeans powers to retain sanctions aimed at deterring Iran’s nuclear ambitions

France, Germany and the UK say curbs that had been due to expire next month will now be continued

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ft.com
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9 days ago
Iran urged to ‘de-escalate’ nuclear moves after enriching uranium 18-times over limit

Iran urged to ‘de-escalate’ nuclear moves after enriching uranium 18-times over limit

Iran signed a nuclear agreement with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the US, the UK, France, China and Russia), as well as G [...]

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10 days ago
Mahsa Amini's heinous murder a year ago must inspire action, says Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Mahsa Amini's heinous murder a year ago must inspire action, says Catherine Perez-Shakdam

On September 16th, the world will mark the death anniversary of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who was brutally beaten up by the Islamic Republic of Iran's [...]

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11 days ago
Cleverly condemns Iran's support for regional militant groups in Israel

Cleverly condemns Iran's support for regional militant groups in Israel

The UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Tuesday addressed an international security conference in Herzliya about the challenges facing Israel. Mr Cleverly [...]

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11 days ago
British citizen among five hostages to be released by Iran in deal with US

British citizen among five hostages to be released by Iran in deal with US

One of the hostages includes British citizen Morad Tahbaz.

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metro.co.uk
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12 days ago
US issues sanctions waiver as part of deal to free Americans held in Iran

US issues sanctions waiver as part of deal to free Americans held in Iran

Waiver will allow transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, in effort to win release of US nationals

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12 days ago
The expressions of dissent and art from the women’s protests in Iran – in pictures

The expressions of dissent and art from the women’s protests in Iran – in pictures

Woman, Life, Freedom, a book edited by Malu Halasa, documents the Iranian people and their artistic creations following the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2 [...]

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13 days ago
Russia launches large scale overnight drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launches large scale overnight drone attack on Kyiv

Up to 32 Russia-launched Iran-made Shahed drones were used in the attack, Kyiv officials claimed

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14 days ago

Inside Iran a year on from the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody

The countdown is everywhere, sprayed in red paint on the walls of buildings from Tehran to Rasht and Isfahan. On Instagram, the numbers tick down. Ten days, ni [...]

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15 days ago
Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where prisoners call the shots

Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where prisoners call the shots

Ex-soldier suspected of spying for Iran belonged to British regiment dealing with ‘highly sensitive’ communications for key Nato reaction force, The Independen [...]

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16 days ago

US-Iran tensions

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Terror suspect Daniel Khalife on the run accused of working for Iran

Terror suspect Daniel Khalife on the run accused of working for Iran

Escaped inmate Daniel Khalife faces allegations of gathering sensitive information for Iran.

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18 days ago
Top EU diplomat secretly detained in Iran for 500 days during nuclear agreement talks

Top EU diplomat secretly detained in Iran for 500 days during nuclear agreement talks

Johan Floderus, a 33-year-old EU diplomatic corps member, was apprehended at Tehran airport in April 2022 after a private trip with friends.

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Letters: Labour shows no passion for backing Britain – preferring to copy the EU

Plus: appeasing Iran; the language of maternity; cheery cycling; the future of religious broadcasts; and in the trenches with Keith Floyd

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8 hours ago
'Biden is the fool calling the play after £5billion in oil revenue is handed to Iran'

'Biden is the fool calling the play after £5billion in oil revenue is handed to Iran'

Joe Biden's "wild and reckless spending spree" risks playing into the hands of those with a different agenda, says Peggy Grande.

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2 days ago

‘Freedom was taken away from me': CT resident detained in Iran speaks out after prisoner swap

“Freedom is a gift that too many of us take for granted.” That’s the message Morad Tahbaz shared upon his return to the United States after six years of being [...]

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3 days ago
Kremlin boasts of booming relations with Tehran

Kremlin boasts of booming relations with Tehran

The Russian defence minister has hailed a “new level” in relations with Iran during a visit that came as the Islamic Republic approved a law to increase to ten

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3 days ago
Women in Iran face 10 years in jail for not wearing hijab

Women in Iran face 10 years in jail for not wearing hijab

UN describes draconian law passed by country’s parliament as ‘gender apartheid’

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Israeli Ambassador Detained After Protesting Iranian President Over Women's Freedom

Israeli Ambassador Detained After Protesting Iranian President Over Women's Freedom

Gilad Erdan held up a photo of Mahsa Amini, the woman whose death sparked mass protests in Iran.

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4 days ago
Cristiano Ronaldo's team bus chased by fans as seven-year Iran football ban finally ends

Cristiano Ronaldo's team bus chased by fans as seven-year Iran football ban finally ends

Supporters in the Iranian capital Tehran have flocked to see Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates ahead of their historic clash wi [...]

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4 days ago
Spectre of Jimmy Carter hangs over Biden’s deal with Iran to free Americans

Spectre of Jimmy Carter hangs over Biden’s deal with Iran to free Americans

The failure to free US hostages seized at the US embassy in Tehran over 40 years ago consigned one Democratic president to a single term

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4 days ago
Video: Freed American prisoners embrace family members at US base after prisoner swap deal

Video: Freed American prisoners embrace family members at US base after prisoner swap deal

A plane carrying five Americans freed by Iran landed in the United States on Tuesday, a day after they were swapped for the release of five Iranians held in th [...]

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4 days ago
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

The four men and one woman return to the US after $6bn of frozen Iranian funds were released.

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4 days ago

Western policy towards Iran lacks both goals and goalposts

The release of prisoners and anniversary of the killing of Amini highlight a failure to solve the challenges from Tehran

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5 days ago
A Wandering Through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon review — Commissario Brunetti’s shiftless creator

A Wandering Through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon review — Commissario Brunetti’s shiftless creator

The bestselling detective novelist sold tomatoes in New Jersey and taught English in Iran, before finding happiness (and murder) in Venice. By Mark Sanderson

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Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday

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5 days ago
Siamak Namazi, US prisoner released by Iran, says he is 'dying' to buy new iPhone as he's freed after eight years in controversial $6billion prisoner[...]

Siamak Namazi, US prisoner released by Iran, says he is 'dying' to buy new iPhone as he's freed after eight years in controversial $6billion prisoner[...]

Tehran said a controversial deal with its arch foe the United States for unfreezing Iranian funds worth $6 billion then swapping five detainees each would go a [...]

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5 days ago
British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

Morad Tahbaz, who also holds American citizenship, was thought to be one of five US prisoners to leave Tehran on Monday.

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5 days ago
British conservationist among five prisoners released by Iran in swap deal

British conservationist among five prisoners released by Iran in swap deal

A British-American man is among five prisoners who have been released by Iran as part of a swap deal.

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5 days ago
Iran and US set for prisoner swap

Iran and US set for prisoner swap

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5 days ago
BREAKING: US-Iran prisoner swap: Five Americans freed after £5billion Iranian assets are released

BREAKING: US-Iran prisoner swap: Five Americans freed after £5billion Iranian assets are released

The four men and one woman, who also held Iranian passports, took off from Tehran after the US released nearly $6bn that Iran earned selling oil to South Korea

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5 days ago
US and Iran to complete prisoner swap deal after months of talks

US and Iran to complete prisoner swap deal after months of talks

Release of detainees has potential to de-escalate tensions between arch-foes

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5 days ago
‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

Students tell of secret acts of defiance ahead of the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody

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6 days ago
UK continuing to press Iran on oppression of women on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, says Foreign Secretary

UK continuing to press Iran on oppression of women on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, says Foreign Secretary

It comes a year after the death in custody of student Mahsa Amini sparked protests in Iran and around the world.

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7 days ago
Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes

Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes

There are fears Iran is arming itself with nuclear weapons and now it has banned UN inspectors from monitoring the country's atomic programme which it insists [...]

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mirror.co.uk
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7 days ago
Iran commits acts of 'unspeakable cruelty' one year after Mahsa Amini's death

Iran commits acts of 'unspeakable cruelty' one year after Mahsa Amini's death

The government has arrested, tortured and executed protestors over the last year.

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7 days ago
Mahsa Amini: Iran deploys security forces across country on anniversary of death

Mahsa Amini: Iran deploys security forces across country on anniversary of death

Opposition groups around the world prepare to mark one year since the event that sparked widespread national protests

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8 days ago
Succession star Brian Cox's wife Nicole Ansari-Cox takes a stand for women's rights in Iran with Woman Life Freedom sash at Vogue World event

Succession star Brian Cox's wife Nicole Ansari-Cox takes a stand for women's rights in Iran with Woman Life Freedom sash at Vogue World event

Nicole, who is half-Iranian, wore a

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9 days ago

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9 days ago
Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program and its development of b [...]

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9 days ago
UK, France and Germany refuse to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

UK, France and Germany refuse to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

Tehran in ‘too serious a breach’ of 2015 deal to lift sanctions under clause that would allow ballistic missile trade

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9 days ago
Iran urged to ‘de-escalate’ nuclear moves after enriching uranium 18-times over limit

Iran urged to ‘de-escalate’ nuclear moves after enriching uranium 18-times over limit

Iran signed a nuclear agreement with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the US, the UK, France, China and Russia), as well as G [...]

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10 days ago
Women in Iran face up to ten years in jail for not wearing a hijab under harsh new laws 'aimed at suppressing females into total submission'

Women in Iran face up to ten years in jail for not wearing a hijab under harsh new laws 'aimed at suppressing females into total submission'

Those who breach the Islamic Republic's strict dress code already face harsh punishments and extrajudicial retaliation, but the new laws are 'aimed at suppress [...]

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10 days ago
Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab

Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab

Shops that serve unveiled women could be shut under draft law UN human rights body says suppresses women into ‘total submission’

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11 days ago
Cleverly condemns Iran's support for regional militant groups in Israel

Cleverly condemns Iran's support for regional militant groups in Israel

The UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Tuesday addressed an international security conference in Herzliya about the challenges facing Israel. Mr Cleverly [...]

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11 days ago
British-American citizen among five prisoners to be released by Iran

British-American citizen among five prisoners to be released by Iran

Deal involves transferring $6bn to Tehran and releasing five Iranians from US custody

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11 days ago
Morad Tahbaz: Brit detained in Iran could be released under $6bn US sanctions deal

Morad Tahbaz: Brit detained in Iran could be released under $6bn US sanctions deal

British-American conservationist Morad Tahbaz could be released under $6bn deal between Iran and US

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12 days ago
US issues sanctions waiver as part of deal to free Americans held in Iran

US issues sanctions waiver as part of deal to free Americans held in Iran

Waiver will allow transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, in effort to win release of US nationals

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12 days ago
Jogger claims he saw 'Iran spy' Daniel Khalife twice the day before fugitive was finally caught after prison break - but insists he couldn't get thro[...]

Jogger claims he saw 'Iran spy' Daniel Khalife twice the day before fugitive was finally caught after prison break - but insists he couldn't get thro[...]

Frank Noon claims he spotted someone who fitted the profile of the suspected terrorist asleep on a bench in West London on Friday, then saw him again sitting i [...]

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12 days ago
Russia kills two foreign aid workers in Ukraine as Iran drones attack Kyiv

Russia kills two foreign aid workers in Ukraine as Iran drones attack Kyiv

Two foreign aid workers have died after their volunteer rescue vehicle was struck by Russian artillery fire in Ukraine. It happened as Vladimir Putin's regime [...]

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13 days ago
Russia launches large scale overnight drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launches large scale overnight drone attack on Kyiv

Up to 32 Russia-launched Iran-made Shahed drones were used in the attack, Kyiv officials claimed

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14 days ago
A year after Iran was shaken by protests, zealots have tightened their grip

A year after Iran was shaken by protests, zealots have tightened their grip

But dissidents await their next opportunity, unbowed

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14 days ago
Putin’s collection of oddball allies grows by the day. It’s time the west got tougher

Putin’s collection of oddball allies grows by the day. It’s time the west got tougher

Russia’s isolated war-criminal president is cultivating North Korea and Iran. But more dispiriting are the Putin-fanciers in South Africa and Slovakia, writes [...]

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15 days ago
Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where prisoners call the shots

Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where prisoners call the shots

Ex-soldier suspected of spying for Iran belonged to British regiment dealing with ‘highly sensitive’ communications for key Nato reaction force, The Independen [...]

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15 days ago

Police comb Richmond Park in hunt for fugitive 'Iran spy': Helicopters with heat-seeking cameras scour grassland for hours - amid fears 'resilient' e[...]

Police helicopters equipped with heat-seeking cameras were seen scouring Richmond Park for several hours on Thursday in search of terror suspect Daniel Khalife

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16 days ago
A new railway will at last link Iran and Iraq

A new railway will at last link Iran and Iraq

The connection could shunt Iraq further into Iran’s embrace

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16 days ago
Terror suspect Daniel Khalife on the run accused of working for Iran

Terror suspect Daniel Khalife on the run accused of working for Iran

Escaped inmate Daniel Khalife faces allegations of gathering sensitive information for Iran.

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17 days ago

Belgium's release of Iranian bomb plotter Assadollah Assadi after Tehran regime took charity worker hostage will lead to more terrorist attacks in Eu[...]

Iran’s attempt to claim diplomatic immunity for a diplomat who brought a powerful explosive device to Europe to be used to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in [...]

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The day police told us our TV station was under attack by Iran

The day police told us our TV station was under attack by Iran

The call from Scotland Yard, on a Friday in mid-February, advising Iran International to cease transmission from London was both chilling and unequivocal.“They

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2 days ago
Crown prince confirms Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear arsenal if Iran develops one

Crown prince confirms Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear arsenal if Iran develops one

White House hopes to secure nuclear cooperation deal with Riyadh as Chinese influence grows in Middle East

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2 days ago

Iran's new hijab law, described as 'gender apartheid', will hopefully hasten the regime's downfall – Scotsman comment

Women will face up to ten years in prison for failing to wearing a headscarf if Iran’s Guardian Council approves a law passed by its parliament

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3 days ago

Saudi Arabia says solving Palestinian issue crucial to deal with Israel

Crown prince also warns US that Riyadh will seek nuclear bomb if Iran secures atomic weapon

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3 days ago
UN inquiry into rights in Iran urged to look at detention of dual nationals

UN inquiry into rights in Iran urged to look at detention of dual nationals

Free Nazanin campaign says Iran’s hostage-taking is increasing and calls for more coherent response

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4 days ago
Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout

Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout

President Ebrahim Raisi tells the UN general assembly the project to ‘Americanise’ the world had failed

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4 days ago
Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus

Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus

Football fans in Tehran celebrate a rare chance to see an international sports superstar close up.

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4 days ago
‘Nightmare is finally over’: Americans freed from Iran speak of relief on return to US

‘Nightmare is finally over’: Americans freed from Iran speak of relief on return to US

Five former prisoners land in Virginia after controversial deal which involved exchange of five Iranians and unfreezing of $6bn

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4 days ago
Americans detained in Iran arrive back home after being swapped for $6billion and five Iranian prisoners - including two who want to stay in US

Americans detained in Iran arrive back home after being swapped for $6billion and five Iranian prisoners - including two who want to stay in US

Siamak Namazi,  Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and a man and a woman who have not yet been publicly named, touched down at Davison Army Airfield in [...]

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4 days ago
America’s $6bn hostage deal with Iran could be a gateway to more diplomacy

America’s $6bn hostage deal with Iran could be a gateway to more diplomacy

Also on the daily podcast: forever-fixed mortgages and cross-class mingling in America

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4 days ago
Iran nuclear crisis lingers for White House despite prisoner swap

Iran nuclear crisis lingers for White House despite prisoner swap

More diplomacy possible in New York this week, but rivals must overcome decades of distrust

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ft.com
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5 days ago
Trump calls Biden ‘dumb as a rock’ for $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran

Trump calls Biden ‘dumb as a rock’ for $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran

Five Americans hostages were freed from Iranian prisons in exchange for clemency for five Iranians and unfreezing $6billion in oil funds.

Read full article: Trump calls Biden ‘dumb as a rock’ for $6 billi [...]
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metro.co.uk
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5 days ago
Moment US prisoners freed by Iran change planes in Qatar

Moment US prisoners freed by Iran change planes in Qatar

The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Qatar as five Americans jailed for years in Iran make their way back to the US.

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5 days ago
Five prisoners sought by US in swap with Iran arrive in Qatar

Five prisoners sought by US in swap with Iran arrive in Qatar

The swap includes British-American-Iranian Morad Tahbaz.

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5 days ago
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in Qatar on the way to US

Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in Qatar on the way to US

The prisoners included Morad Tahbaz, a British-American dual citizen who has been detained in the country since 2018.

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metro.co.uk
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5 days ago
One of 5 Americans flown out of Iran in prisoner swap lives in Connecticut

One of 5 Americans flown out of Iran in prisoner swap lives in Connecticut

One of the five Americans who were flown out of Iran when Iran and the United States exchanged prisoners Monday morning lives in Connecticut. A senior dip[...]

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5 days ago
Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Joe Biden is taking risks with detainee swap, but US can now test the waters with Tehran on its nuclear programme

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5 days ago

Americans jailed in Iran expected to fly home in prisoner swap deal

The four men and one woman are set to board a plane in Tehran once $6bn (£4.8bn) in Iranian funds earned from selling oil are released.

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bbc.com
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5 days ago
Iran expected to free five Americans in prisoner exchange

Iran expected to free five Americans in prisoner exchange

The Americans are expected to leave Tehran once $6bn of frozen Iranian funds is transferred.

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bbc.com
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5 days ago
How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

The number of vessels transporting sanctioned oil is booming and the consequences can be felt across the world – from Iran, to China, to Ukraine

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6 days ago
Why kamikaze drones are the future of warfare

Why kamikaze drones are the future of warfare

The West is struggling to confront the modern military technologies of Russia, Iran and China - cheaper kamikaze drones could be the answer

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7 days ago
Azerbaijan's military buildup sparks concerns as Russian-esque symbols appear on vehicles

Azerbaijan's military buildup sparks concerns as Russian-esque symbols appear on vehicles

Iran's military manoeuvres, aligned with Armenia, have added to regional tensions amid concerns over Azerbaijan's military build-up.

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7 days ago

Iran uprising anniversary: ‘My friend killed herself after sexual abuse in jail over hijab law’

Thousands continue to defy Tehran’s leadership one year after anti-regime protests ignited by the killing of Mahsa Amini by morality police

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8 days ago
‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

Majid Tavakoli says protesters should have had more help from abroad but the west doesn’t understand what Iran has become

Read full article: ‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jaile [...]
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8 days ago
Britain, France and Germany to retain ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany to retain ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

Germany, France and UK say they are taking action after Iran failed to comply with International Atomic Energy Agency requirements

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9 days ago
UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

The sanctions ban Tehran from developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

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9 days ago

Europeans powers to retain sanctions aimed at deterring Iran’s nuclear ambitions

France, Germany and the UK say curbs that had been due to expire next month will now be continued

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9 days ago
CIA reveals identity of second spy involved in 'Argo' mission to rescue US diplomats stuck in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis

CIA reveals identity of second spy involved in 'Argo' mission to rescue US diplomats stuck in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis

Ed Johnson, a skilled linguist fluent in five languages, was identified as the second officer who helped the diplomats walk free through Iranian customs disgui [...]

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9 days ago
Mahsa Amini and a year of brutality and courage in Iran – in illustrations

Mahsa Amini and a year of brutality and courage in Iran – in illustrations

This weekend marks the first anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was detained allegedly for not wearing a headscarf properly. Her killi [...]

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10 days ago
Mahsa Amini's heinous murder a year ago must inspire action, says Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Mahsa Amini's heinous murder a year ago must inspire action, says Catherine Perez-Shakdam

On September 16th, the world will mark the death anniversary of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who was brutally beaten up by the Islamic Republic of Iran's [...]

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11 days ago
Iran executes 500 anti-ayatollah rebels and still West looks away, says Giulio Terzi

Iran executes 500 anti-ayatollah rebels and still West looks away, says Giulio Terzi

Iran's year-old protest to bring down the hated ayatollas has not gone away - why is the West not helping, writes Giulio Terzi

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11 days ago
Israel accuses Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks on Israelis

Israel accuses Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks on Israelis

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11 days ago
British citizen among five hostages to be released by Iran in deal with US

British citizen among five hostages to be released by Iran in deal with US

One of the hostages includes British citizen Morad Tahbaz.

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metro.co.uk
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12 days ago

US moves ahead with Iran prisoner swap and release of $6bn of oil funds

Washington hopes deal will bring progress in nuclear talks and other areas of tension with Tehran

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ft.com
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12 days ago
US makes deal with Iran to swap five American prisoners for $6billion in frozen funds

US makes deal with Iran to swap five American prisoners for $6billion in frozen funds

Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the deal late last week, but Congress was not notified of the decision until Monday.

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12 days ago
The expressions of dissent and art from the women’s protests in Iran – in pictures

The expressions of dissent and art from the women’s protests in Iran – in pictures

Woman, Life, Freedom, a book edited by Malu Halasa, documents the Iranian people and their artistic creations following the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2 [...]

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13 days ago
Ukraine air defences repel Russian drone attack as almost three dozen bombard Kyiv overnight - with debris hitting homes and huge explosions in the s[...]

Ukraine air defences repel Russian drone attack as almost three dozen bombard Kyiv overnight - with debris hitting homes and huge explosions in the s[...]

Pictures show explosions over Kyiv as the drones were downed, with Ukraine's Land Forces saying air defence systems destroyed 25 of the Iran-made Shahed unmann [...]

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13 days ago

UAE boosts trade with Iran after eased restrictions on business activity

Flourishing relationship reflects Gulf state’s pivot towards regional de-escalation

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ft.com
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14 days ago

Inside Iran a year on from the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody

The countdown is everywhere, sprayed in red paint on the walls of buildings from Tehran to Rasht and Isfahan. On Instagram, the numbers tick down. Ten days, ni [...]

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15 days ago
Family of Britain's most wanted man Daniel Khalife urge terror suspect to hand himself in as friend reveals he was 'obsessed with the SAS and went on[...]

Family of Britain's most wanted man Daniel Khalife urge terror suspect to hand himself in as friend reveals he was 'obsessed with the SAS and went on[...]

Former soldier Khalife, 21, who is alleged to have spied for Iran, escaped from Wandsworth Prison in a van on Wednesday morning. Khalife's family have appealed [...]

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15 days ago
Video: Met Police report Daniel Khalife sighting and £20,000 reward offer

Video: Met Police report Daniel Khalife sighting and £20,000 reward offer

The 21-year-old escapee, accused of attempted information gathering for a hostile state, thought to be Iran, was spotted walking away from a food van near Wand [...]

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metro.co.uk
Timestamp:
16 days ago

US-Iran tensions

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Former soldier who escaped jail accused of spying for Iran as manhunt forces M20 motorway stretch to shut

Former soldier who escaped jail accused of spying for Iran as manhunt forces M20 motorway stretch to shut

The former soldier accused of terror offences who escaped from jail is suspected of spying for Iran.

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16 days ago
Why was terror suspect 'who spied for Iran' put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier 'who planted fake bombs at military base' could already hav[...]

Why was terror suspect 'who spied for Iran' put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier 'who planted fake bombs at military base' could already hav[...]

Humiliated Prison Service bosses are under huge pressure to explain why alleged traitor Daniel Abed Khalife was placed in Category B HMP Wandsworth in south-we [...]

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18 days ago
Top EU diplomat secretly detained in Iran for 500 days during nuclear agreement talks

Top EU diplomat secretly detained in Iran for 500 days during nuclear agreement talks

Johan Floderus, a 33-year-old EU diplomatic corps member, was apprehended at Tehran airport in April 2022 after a private trip with friends.

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46 minutes ago

Letters: Labour shows no passion for backing Britain – preferring to copy the EU

Plus: appeasing Iran; the language of maternity; cheery cycling; the future of religious broadcasts; and in the trenches with Keith Floyd

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1 hour ago
The day police told us our TV station was under attack by Iran

The day police told us our TV station was under attack by Iran

The call from Scotland Yard, on a Friday in mid-February, advising Iran International to cease transmission from London was both chilling and unequivocal.“They

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8 hours ago
'Biden is the fool calling the play after £5billion in oil revenue is handed to Iran'

'Biden is the fool calling the play after £5billion in oil revenue is handed to Iran'

Joe Biden's "wild and reckless spending spree" risks playing into the hands of those with a different agenda, says Peggy Grande.

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2 days ago
Crown prince confirms Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear arsenal if Iran develops one

Crown prince confirms Saudi Arabia will seek nuclear arsenal if Iran develops one

White House hopes to secure nuclear cooperation deal with Riyadh as Chinese influence grows in Middle East

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2 days ago

‘Freedom was taken away from me': CT resident detained in Iran speaks out after prisoner swap

“Freedom is a gift that too many of us take for granted.” That’s the message Morad Tahbaz shared upon his return to the United States after six years of being [...]

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2 days ago

Iran's new hijab law, described as 'gender apartheid', will hopefully hasten the regime's downfall – Scotsman comment

Women will face up to ten years in prison for failing to wearing a headscarf if Iran’s Guardian Council approves a law passed by its parliament

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3 days ago
Kremlin boasts of booming relations with Tehran

Kremlin boasts of booming relations with Tehran

The Russian defence minister has hailed a “new level” in relations with Iran during a visit that came as the Islamic Republic approved a law to increase to ten

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3 days ago

Saudi Arabia says solving Palestinian issue crucial to deal with Israel

Crown prince also warns US that Riyadh will seek nuclear bomb if Iran secures atomic weapon

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3 days ago
Women in Iran face 10 years in jail for not wearing hijab

Women in Iran face 10 years in jail for not wearing hijab

UN describes draconian law passed by country’s parliament as ‘gender apartheid’

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3 days ago
UN inquiry into rights in Iran urged to look at detention of dual nationals

UN inquiry into rights in Iran urged to look at detention of dual nationals

Free Nazanin campaign says Iran’s hostage-taking is increasing and calls for more coherent response

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3 days ago
Israeli Ambassador Detained After Protesting Iranian President Over Women's Freedom

Israeli Ambassador Detained After Protesting Iranian President Over Women's Freedom

Gilad Erdan held up a photo of Mahsa Amini, the woman whose death sparked mass protests in Iran.

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4 days ago
Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout

Iran accuses US of stoking Ukraine war in UN speech, sparking Israel walkout

President Ebrahim Raisi tells the UN general assembly the project to ‘Americanise’ the world had failed

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4 days ago
Cristiano Ronaldo's team bus chased by fans as seven-year Iran football ban finally ends

Cristiano Ronaldo's team bus chased by fans as seven-year Iran football ban finally ends

Supporters in the Iranian capital Tehran have flocked to see Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates ahead of their historic clash wi [...]

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4 days ago
Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus

Ronaldo's visit to Iran sparks wild scenes as fans chase team bus

Football fans in Tehran celebrate a rare chance to see an international sports superstar close up.

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4 days ago
Spectre of Jimmy Carter hangs over Biden’s deal with Iran to free Americans

Spectre of Jimmy Carter hangs over Biden’s deal with Iran to free Americans

The failure to free US hostages seized at the US embassy in Tehran over 40 years ago consigned one Democratic president to a single term

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4 days ago
‘Nightmare is finally over’: Americans freed from Iran speak of relief on return to US

‘Nightmare is finally over’: Americans freed from Iran speak of relief on return to US

Five former prisoners land in Virginia after controversial deal which involved exchange of five Iranians and unfreezing of $6bn

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4 days ago
Video: Freed American prisoners embrace family members at US base after prisoner swap deal

Video: Freed American prisoners embrace family members at US base after prisoner swap deal

A plane carrying five Americans freed by Iran landed in the United States on Tuesday, a day after they were swapped for the release of five Iranians held in th [...]

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4 days ago
Americans detained in Iran arrive back home after being swapped for $6billion and five Iranian prisoners - including two who want to stay in US

Americans detained in Iran arrive back home after being swapped for $6billion and five Iranian prisoners - including two who want to stay in US

Siamak Namazi,  Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz, and a man and a woman who have not yet been publicly named, touched down at Davison Army Airfield in [...]

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4 days ago
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US

The four men and one woman return to the US after $6bn of frozen Iranian funds were released.

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4 days ago
America’s $6bn hostage deal with Iran could be a gateway to more diplomacy

America’s $6bn hostage deal with Iran could be a gateway to more diplomacy

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4 days ago

Western policy towards Iran lacks both goals and goalposts

The release of prisoners and anniversary of the killing of Amini highlight a failure to solve the challenges from Tehran

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4 days ago
Iran nuclear crisis lingers for White House despite prisoner swap

Iran nuclear crisis lingers for White House despite prisoner swap

More diplomacy possible in New York this week, but rivals must overcome decades of distrust

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5 days ago
A Wandering Through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon review — Commissario Brunetti’s shiftless creator

A Wandering Through Life: A Memoir by Donna Leon review — Commissario Brunetti’s shiftless creator

The bestselling detective novelist sold tomatoes in New Jersey and taught English in Iran, before finding happiness (and murder) in Venice. By Mark Sanderson

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5 days ago
Trump calls Biden ‘dumb as a rock’ for $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran

Trump calls Biden ‘dumb as a rock’ for $6 billion prisoner swap with Iran

Five Americans hostages were freed from Iranian prisons in exchange for clemency for five Iranians and unfreezing $6billion in oil funds.

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5 days ago
Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Freed American decries Iran’s ‘vile path to profit’ of holding foreigners hostage

Siamak Namazi was held in Iran’s notorious Evin prison for nearly eight years before the $6bn prisoner swap on Monday

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5 days ago
Moment US prisoners freed by Iran change planes in Qatar

Moment US prisoners freed by Iran change planes in Qatar

The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from Qatar as five Americans jailed for years in Iran make their way back to the US.

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5 days ago
Siamak Namazi, US prisoner released by Iran, says he is 'dying' to buy new iPhone as he's freed after eight years in controversial $6billion prisoner[...]

Siamak Namazi, US prisoner released by Iran, says he is 'dying' to buy new iPhone as he's freed after eight years in controversial $6billion prisoner[...]

Tehran said a controversial deal with its arch foe the United States for unfreezing Iranian funds worth $6 billion then swapping five detainees each would go a [...]

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5 days ago
Five prisoners sought by US in swap with Iran arrive in Qatar

Five prisoners sought by US in swap with Iran arrive in Qatar

The swap includes British-American-Iranian Morad Tahbaz.

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5 days ago
British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

British-born environmentalist freed in Iran-US prisoner exchange

Morad Tahbaz, who also holds American citizenship, was thought to be one of five US prisoners to leave Tehran on Monday.

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5 days ago
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in Qatar on the way to US

Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in Qatar on the way to US

The prisoners included Morad Tahbaz, a British-American dual citizen who has been detained in the country since 2018.

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5 days ago
British conservationist among five prisoners released by Iran in swap deal

British conservationist among five prisoners released by Iran in swap deal

A British-American man is among five prisoners who have been released by Iran as part of a swap deal.

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5 days ago
One of 5 Americans flown out of Iran in prisoner swap lives in Connecticut

One of 5 Americans flown out of Iran in prisoner swap lives in Connecticut

One of the five Americans who were flown out of Iran when Iran and the United States exchanged prisoners Monday morning lives in Connecticut. A senior dip[...]

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5 days ago
Iran and US set for prisoner swap

Iran and US set for prisoner swap

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5 days ago
Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Iran prisoner release deal may signal new direction in western diplomacy

Joe Biden is taking risks with detainee swap, but US can now test the waters with Tehran on its nuclear programme

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5 days ago
BREAKING: US-Iran prisoner swap: Five Americans freed after £5billion Iranian assets are released

BREAKING: US-Iran prisoner swap: Five Americans freed after £5billion Iranian assets are released

The four men and one woman, who also held Iranian passports, took off from Tehran after the US released nearly $6bn that Iran earned selling oil to South Korea

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5 days ago

Americans jailed in Iran expected to fly home in prisoner swap deal

The four men and one woman are set to board a plane in Tehran once $6bn (£4.8bn) in Iranian funds earned from selling oil are released.

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5 days ago
US and Iran to complete prisoner swap deal after months of talks

US and Iran to complete prisoner swap deal after months of talks

Release of detainees has potential to de-escalate tensions between arch-foes

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5 days ago
Iran expected to free five Americans in prisoner exchange

Iran expected to free five Americans in prisoner exchange

The Americans are expected to leave Tehran once $6bn of frozen Iranian funds is transferred.

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5 days ago
‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

‘We never stopped protesting’: Iran’s youth take freedom fight underground

Students tell of secret acts of defiance ahead of the first anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody

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5 days ago
How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

The number of vessels transporting sanctioned oil is booming and the consequences can be felt across the world – from Iran, to China, to Ukraine

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6 days ago
UK continuing to press Iran on oppression of women on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, says Foreign Secretary

UK continuing to press Iran on oppression of women on anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death, says Foreign Secretary

It comes a year after the death in custody of student Mahsa Amini sparked protests in Iran and around the world.

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6 days ago
Why kamikaze drones are the future of warfare

Why kamikaze drones are the future of warfare

The West is struggling to confront the modern military technologies of Russia, Iran and China - cheaper kamikaze drones could be the answer

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7 days ago
Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes

Iran bans UN nuclear inspectors as fears grow it is creating terrifying nukes

There are fears Iran is arming itself with nuclear weapons and now it has banned UN inspectors from monitoring the country's atomic programme which it insists [...]

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7 days ago
Azerbaijan's military buildup sparks concerns as Russian-esque symbols appear on vehicles

Azerbaijan's military buildup sparks concerns as Russian-esque symbols appear on vehicles

Iran's military manoeuvres, aligned with Armenia, have added to regional tensions amid concerns over Azerbaijan's military build-up.

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7 days ago
Iran commits acts of 'unspeakable cruelty' one year after Mahsa Amini's death

Iran commits acts of 'unspeakable cruelty' one year after Mahsa Amini's death

The government has arrested, tortured and executed protestors over the last year.

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7 days ago

Iran uprising anniversary: ‘My friend killed herself after sexual abuse in jail over hijab law’

Thousands continue to defy Tehran’s leadership one year after anti-regime protests ignited by the killing of Mahsa Amini by morality police

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7 days ago
Mahsa Amini: Iran deploys security forces across country on anniversary of death

Mahsa Amini: Iran deploys security forces across country on anniversary of death

Opposition groups around the world prepare to mark one year since the event that sparked widespread national protests

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8 days ago
‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

‘It is not possible to organise in Iran’: jailed activist warns of totalitarianism after Mahsa Amini protests

Majid Tavakoli says protesters should have had more help from abroad but the west doesn’t understand what Iran has become

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8 days ago
Succession star Brian Cox's wife Nicole Ansari-Cox takes a stand for women's rights in Iran with Woman Life Freedom sash at Vogue World event

Succession star Brian Cox's wife Nicole Ansari-Cox takes a stand for women's rights in Iran with Woman Life Freedom sash at Vogue World event

Nicole, who is half-Iranian, wore a

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8 days ago
Britain, France and Germany to retain ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany to retain ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

Germany, France and UK say they are taking action after Iran failed to comply with International Atomic Energy Agency requirements

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9 days ago

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9 days ago
UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

UK to write Iran nuclear treaty sanctions into law to stop them expiring

The sanctions ban Tehran from developing ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

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9 days ago
Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany say they will keep their nuclear and missiles sanctions on Iran

Britain, France and Germany have announced that they will keep their sanctions on Iran related to the Mideast country’s atomic program and its development of b [...]

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9 days ago

Europeans powers to retain sanctions aimed at deterring Iran’s nuclear ambitions

France, Germany and the UK say curbs that had been due to expire next month will now be continued

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9 days ago
UK, France and Germany refuse to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

UK, France and Germany refuse to lift sanctions on Iran under nuclear deal

Tehran in ‘too serious a breach’ of 2015 deal to lift sanctions under clause that would allow ballistic missile trade

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9 days ago
CIA reveals identity of second spy involved in 'Argo' mission to rescue US diplomats stuck in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis

CIA reveals identity of second spy involved in 'Argo' mission to rescue US diplomats stuck in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis

Ed Johnson, a skilled linguist fluent in five languages, was identified as the second officer who helped the diplomats walk free through Iranian customs disgui [...]

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9 days ago
Iran urged to ‘de-escalate’ nuclear moves after enriching uranium 18-times over limit

Iran urged to ‘de-escalate’ nuclear moves after enriching uranium 18-times over limit

Iran signed a nuclear agreement with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the US, the UK, France, China and Russia), as well as G [...]

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9 days ago
Mahsa Amini and a year of brutality and courage in Iran – in illustrations

Mahsa Amini and a year of brutality and courage in Iran – in illustrations

This weekend marks the first anniversary of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was detained allegedly for not wearing a headscarf properly. Her killi [...]

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10 days ago
Women in Iran face up to ten years in jail for not wearing a hijab under harsh new laws 'aimed at suppressing females into total submission'

Women in Iran face up to ten years in jail for not wearing a hijab under harsh new laws 'aimed at suppressing females into total submission'

Those who breach the Islamic Republic's strict dress code already face harsh punishments and extrajudicial retaliation, but the new laws are 'aimed at suppress [...]

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10 days ago
Mahsa Amini's heinous murder a year ago must inspire action, says Catherine Perez-Shakdam

Mahsa Amini's heinous murder a year ago must inspire action, says Catherine Perez-Shakdam

On September 16th, the world will mark the death anniversary of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who was brutally beaten up by the Islamic Republic of Iran's [...]

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10 days ago
Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab

Iran’s ‘gender apartheid’ bill could jail women for 10 years for not wearing hijab

Shops that serve unveiled women could be shut under draft law UN human rights body says suppresses women into ‘total submission’

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11 days ago
Iran executes 500 anti-ayatollah rebels and still West looks away, says Giulio Terzi

Iran executes 500 anti-ayatollah rebels and still West looks away, says Giulio Terzi

Iran's year-old protest to bring down the hated ayatollas has not gone away - why is the West not helping, writes Giulio Terzi

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11 days ago
Cleverly condemns Iran's support for regional militant groups in Israel

Cleverly condemns Iran's support for regional militant groups in Israel

The UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Tuesday addressed an international security conference in Herzliya about the challenges facing Israel. Mr Cleverly [...]

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11 days ago
Israel accuses Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks on Israelis

Israel accuses Iran of building an airport in southern Lebanon to launch attacks on Israelis

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11 days ago
British-American citizen among five prisoners to be released by Iran

British-American citizen among five prisoners to be released by Iran

Deal involves transferring $6bn to Tehran and releasing five Iranians from US custody

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11 days ago
British citizen among five hostages to be released by Iran in deal with US

British citizen among five hostages to be released by Iran in deal with US

One of the hostages includes British citizen Morad Tahbaz.

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11 days ago
Morad Tahbaz: Brit detained in Iran could be released under $6bn US sanctions deal

Morad Tahbaz: Brit detained in Iran could be released under $6bn US sanctions deal

British-American conservationist Morad Tahbaz could be released under $6bn deal between Iran and US

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12 days ago

US moves ahead with Iran prisoner swap and release of $6bn of oil funds

Washington hopes deal will bring progress in nuclear talks and other areas of tension with Tehran

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12 days ago
US issues sanctions waiver as part of deal to free Americans held in Iran

US issues sanctions waiver as part of deal to free Americans held in Iran

Waiver will allow transfer of $6bn in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, in effort to win release of US nationals

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12 days ago
US makes deal with Iran to swap five American prisoners for $6billion in frozen funds

US makes deal with Iran to swap five American prisoners for $6billion in frozen funds

Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the deal late last week, but Congress was not notified of the decision until Monday.

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12 days ago
Jogger claims he saw 'Iran spy' Daniel Khalife twice the day before fugitive was finally caught after prison break - but insists he couldn't get thro[...]

Jogger claims he saw 'Iran spy' Daniel Khalife twice the day before fugitive was finally caught after prison break - but insists he couldn't get thro[...]

Frank Noon claims he spotted someone who fitted the profile of the suspected terrorist asleep on a bench in West London on Friday, then saw him again sitting i [...]

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12 days ago
The expressions of dissent and art from the women’s protests in Iran – in pictures

The expressions of dissent and art from the women’s protests in Iran – in pictures

Woman, Life, Freedom, a book edited by Malu Halasa, documents the Iranian people and their artistic creations following the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2 [...]

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12 days ago
Russia kills two foreign aid workers in Ukraine as Iran drones attack Kyiv

Russia kills two foreign aid workers in Ukraine as Iran drones attack Kyiv

Two foreign aid workers have died after their volunteer rescue vehicle was struck by Russian artillery fire in Ukraine. It happened as Vladimir Putin's regime [...]

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13 days ago
Ukraine air defences repel Russian drone attack as almost three dozen bombard Kyiv overnight - with debris hitting homes and huge explosions in the s[...]

Ukraine air defences repel Russian drone attack as almost three dozen bombard Kyiv overnight - with debris hitting homes and huge explosions in the s[...]

Pictures show explosions over Kyiv as the drones were downed, with Ukraine's Land Forces saying air defence systems destroyed 25 of the Iran-made Shahed unmann [...]

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13 days ago
Russia launches large scale overnight drone attack on Kyiv

Russia launches large scale overnight drone attack on Kyiv

Up to 32 Russia-launched Iran-made Shahed drones were used in the attack, Kyiv officials claimed

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13 days ago

UAE boosts trade with Iran after eased restrictions on business activity

Flourishing relationship reflects Gulf state’s pivot towards regional de-escalation

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14 days ago
A year after Iran was shaken by protests, zealots have tightened their grip

A year after Iran was shaken by protests, zealots have tightened their grip

But dissidents await their next opportunity, unbowed

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14 days ago

Inside Iran a year on from the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody

The countdown is everywhere, sprayed in red paint on the walls of buildings from Tehran to Rasht and Isfahan. On Instagram, the numbers tick down. Ten days, ni [...]

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14 days ago
Putin’s collection of oddball allies grows by the day. It’s time the west got tougher

Putin’s collection of oddball allies grows by the day. It’s time the west got tougher

Russia’s isolated war-criminal president is cultivating North Korea and Iran. But more dispiriting are the Putin-fanciers in South Africa and Slovakia, writes [...]

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15 days ago
Family of Britain's most wanted man Daniel Khalife urge terror suspect to hand himself in as friend reveals he was 'obsessed with the SAS and went on[...]

Family of Britain's most wanted man Daniel Khalife urge terror suspect to hand himself in as friend reveals he was 'obsessed with the SAS and went on[...]

Former soldier Khalife, 21, who is alleged to have spied for Iran, escaped from Wandsworth Prison in a van on Wednesday morning. Khalife's family have appealed [...]

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15 days ago
Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where prisoners call the shots

Anarchy revealed inside prison-break Wandsworth jail where prisoners call the shots

Ex-soldier suspected of spying for Iran belonged to British regiment dealing with ‘highly sensitive’ communications for key Nato reaction force, The Independen [...]

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15 days ago
Video: Met Police report Daniel Khalife sighting and £20,000 reward offer

Video: Met Police report Daniel Khalife sighting and £20,000 reward offer

The 21-year-old escapee, accused of attempted information gathering for a hostile state, thought to be Iran, was spotted walking away from a food van near Wand [...]

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15 days ago

Police comb Richmond Park in hunt for fugitive 'Iran spy': Helicopters with heat-seeking cameras scour grassland for hours - amid fears 'resilient' e[...]

Police helicopters equipped with heat-seeking cameras were seen scouring Richmond Park for several hours on Thursday in search of terror suspect Daniel Khalife

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16 days ago

US-Iran tensions

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16 days ago
A new railway will at last link Iran and Iraq

A new railway will at last link Iran and Iraq

The connection could shunt Iraq further into Iran’s embrace

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16 days ago
Former soldier who escaped jail accused of spying for Iran as manhunt forces M20 motorway stretch to shut

Former soldier who escaped jail accused of spying for Iran as manhunt forces M20 motorway stretch to shut

The former soldier accused of terror offences who escaped from jail is suspected of spying for Iran.

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lbc.co.uk
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16 days ago
Terror suspect Daniel Khalife on the run accused of working for Iran

Terror suspect Daniel Khalife on the run accused of working for Iran

Escaped inmate Daniel Khalife faces allegations of gathering sensitive information for Iran.

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16 days ago
Why was terror suspect 'who spied for Iran' put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier 'who planted fake bombs at military base' could already hav[...]

Why was terror suspect 'who spied for Iran' put in category B prison? Fugitive ex-soldier 'who planted fake bombs at military base' could already hav[...]

Humiliated Prison Service bosses are under huge pressure to explain why alleged traitor Daniel Abed Khalife was placed in Category B HMP Wandsworth in south-we [...]

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17 days ago

Belgium's release of Iranian bomb plotter Assadollah Assadi after Tehran regime took charity worker hostage will lead to more terrorist attacks in Eu[...]

Iran’s attempt to claim diplomatic immunity for a diplomat who brought a powerful explosive device to Europe to be used to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in [...]

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scotsman.com
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18 days ago
Top EU diplomat secretly detained in Iran for 500 days during nuclear agreement talks

Top EU diplomat secretly detained in Iran for 500 days during nuclear agreement talks

Johan Floderus, a 33-year-old EU diplomatic corps member, was apprehended at Tehran airport in April 2022 after a private trip with friends.

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