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Leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar privately urged US President Trump to avoid military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities during his recent Middle East visit, Axios reported.
Summary
Leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar privately urged US President Trump to avoid military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities during his recent Middle East visit, Axios reported.
Iran's Nuclear Program
What has Iran gained from enrichment beyond symbolism—and at what cost?
After five rounds of talks, Tehran and Washington project cautious optimism while persisting on their shared red line: Uranium enrichment inside Iran. But is the program worth the price it has exacted from ordinary Iranians?
Consortium or freeze? Tehran weighs Oman's proposals for a US deal
The path forward in Tehran-Washington nuclear negotiations remains uncertain, but Oman has reportedly made two separate proposals to Iran that could provide a potential breakthrough in the stalled talks.
Trump says Iran deal 'very close' but public progress stays scant
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a new nuclear agreement with Iran was close despite persistent public disagreement over enrichment, though media reports citing sources close to the talks suggested various novel ways out of the impasse.
US mulling interim Iran deal framework to forestall Israeli attack - NYT
Washington is more open to agreeing an interim set of principles for a final nuclear deal with Tehran to break a diplomatic impasse in talks and forestall a potential Israeli attack on Iran, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Protests in Iran
Arrests made after truckers' strike footage sent to foreign media, Iran says
Iranian authorities have arrested several individuals accused of filming ongoing truckers’ strike activity in the south of the country and sending the footage to foreign-based media, Iranian media reported.
Domestic Politics
Policing without batons: Iran expands use of tech to preempt dissent
The Islamic Republic has entered a new phase of security governance—one where control is no longer maintained solely through arrests and bullets, but through data analysis, surveillance, and information engineering.
Saudi Arabia frees Iranian cleric imprisoned for video critical of Riyadh
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed on Thursday that cleric Gholamreza Ghasemian, detained earlier this week in Saudi Arabia for criticising Riyadh, had been released following diplomatic intervention.
Economy
Iranians complain of blackouts, water cuts as power crisis deepens
Widespread power outages are crippling daily life across Iran, according to voice messages sent to Iran International by residents in cities including Tehran, Shiraz, Ahvaz and others.
Inflation-stricken Iranians voice anger over soaring costs
Iranians have expressed anguish and exhaustion and detailed their daily struggle to afford basic goods amid soaring inflation in messages submitted to Iran International.
Iran executes political prisoner accused of spying for Israel
Iran executed a man convicted of espionage for Israel, judiciary-affiliated news agency Mizan reported on Wednesday, prompting fresh condemnation from several human rights advocates.
Supreme Leader denies systemic corruption in Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei denied any systematic corruption in Iran in a speech on Wednesday amid days of union protests and after a harsh critique of Tehran by US President Donald Trump this month.
India says three nationals missing in Iran
Three Indian nationals who traveled to Iran earlier this month are missing, India’s embassy in Tehran said on Wednesday, adding that urgent rescue efforts are underway.
Judge assassinated in stabbing attack in southwestern Iran
A judge was assassinated in a stabbing attack on Tuesday in Shiraz, the capital of Fars province in southwestern Iran, according to the local judiciary.
Iranian national in US pleads guilty in Baltimore ransomware attack
An Iranian national has pleaded guilty to charges linked to a ransomware campaign that targeted multiple US cities, including a 2019 cyberattack that crippled services in Baltimore, Maryland, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday.
Mideast Crisis
Israel says it hit Houthis' last plane as PM blames Iran
Israel launched airstrikes on key infrastructure of the Houthi militia in Yemen including what it said was the group’s “last remaining plane” and Sana’a Airport, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran.
Iran’s army chief says forces ‘fully prepared’ for more attacks on Israel
Iran’s top army commander warned on Monday that the military is fully prepared for more direct attacks on Israel as the two sides continue to exchange war-talk.
UK carrier strike group enters Red Sea amid Indo-Pacific deployment
The United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Prince of Wales, has entered the Red Sea as part of Operation Highmast, the country’s most extensive naval deployment in recent years, according to the UK Defense Journal.
In Case You Missed It
France-Iran rift spills into cinema after dissident director wins in Cannes
Iran and France traded barbs after dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won cinema’s most coveted prize at Cannes, but the diplomatic rift between the two countries runs far deeper than red carpets and celebrity politics.
Eye for Iran Podcast
Trump's message to Iran on Arab tour was to ditch ideology, confrontation
President Donald Trump’s tour of Arab capitals this month aimed to draw a contrast between their pro-Western, prosperity-driven policies and Tehran's Islamic ideology and opposition, former Palestinian peace negotiator Ghaith al-Omari said.
Tehran Insider
No light, no water, no plan: you cry if you don't laugh in Iran's summer
My sister sent me a satirical video last night: someone joking that instead of adjusting the clocks for daylight saving, Iran's government is dragging 85 million people back and forth. It hit a nerve.
Flames of port blast are out but we're burning inside
Another disaster, more Iranians killed, no one held accountable, the media gagged: the port blast on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast was news and not news at the same time.
