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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Monday that reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on the United States lifting its naval blockade.
Summary
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Monday that reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on the United States lifting its naval blockade.
INSIGHT
From Karbala-4 to AMIA: Mohsen Rezaei returns to Iran’s security helm
Mohsen Rezaei, whose four decades in Iran’s ruling establishment span the disputed Karbala-4 offensive, repeated failed presidential campaigns and an Interpol Red Notice over the AMIA bombing, returned to a top security post on Sunday.
Crackdown on Dissent
Iran’s Journalist Day comes amid arrests and prison terms
Iran marked its annual Journalists’ Day this week as reporters remained behind bars, others faced lengthy prison sentences and rights groups warned that a crackdown on independent reporting has intensified since nationwide anti-government protests erupted earlier this year.
Iran Supreme Court upholds protester's death sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of 28-year-old protester Rasoul Rezaei, who was arrested during nationwide protests in January, US-based rights group HRANA reported on Sunday.
Iran summons nearly 100 artists, public figures over anti-execution posts
Nearly 100 prominent Iranians, including artists and filmmakers, have been summoned by security agencies or judicial authorities after speaking out against a new wave of executions, particularly the public hanging of protesters in Isfahan, a rights activist said.
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First red meat, now dairy: Iran’s household diet keeps shrinking
Soaring food prices are reshaping what Iranian families eat, with new figures showing a steep decline in dairy consumption alongside a longer retreat from red meat as household purchasing power erodes.
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Iran’s healthcare crunch forces patients to cut treatment
Iran says US must meet its demands before Hormuz reopens
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until the United States meets its conditions, even as Tehran and Oman move closer to an agreement on a temporary shipping route.
US imposes new Iran sanctions as officials say Hormuz deal is near
The United States imposed fresh sanctions targeting Iran’s financial networks Friday even as US officials said progress had been made toward a deal with Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz and it could be clinched as early as the weekend.
ANALYSIS
Iran’s reality TV boom abroad captures a generation in limbo
Persian-language reality shows filmed outside Iran are giving young Iranians freedoms that would be impossible on television under the Islamic Republic, while revealing another side of life abroad: uncertainty over work, residency, identity and where ultimately to belong.
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Iran moves to ratify Caspian Sea pact with seabed rights still unsettled
Iran is moving to ratify the Caspian treaty it left dormant for seven years, choosing the depths of a war to settle the status of its one quiet frontier, and reopening the oldest wound in its modern diplomacy: the belief that Tehran signed away half a sea.
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What the Islamic Republic does to its women footballers
Late last month, Iran's finest striker sat across from the country's judiciary chief and asked him to help her find a job. Last week, two of her former teammates became Australian citizens. Between those two scenes lies everything the Islamic Republic offers its sportswomen.
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