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Iran is considering Qatari proposals on previously off-limits nuclear issues as US-Iran negotiations show signs of progress toward a possible agreement to end the war, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a diplomat familiar with the talks.
Summary
Iran is considering Qatari proposals on previously off-limits nuclear issues as US-Iran negotiations show signs of progress toward a possible agreement to end the war, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a diplomat familiar with the talks.
SPECIAL REPORT
One man’s road from Westminster to the machine that carries Iran’s story abroad
An Iran International investigation has uncovered financial records and professional ties that shed light on how Tehran’s influence operations extend beyond its state broadcasters into ostensibly independent media outlets around the world.
Iran’s Arsenal
Khamenei sent security chief to Moscow to seek S-400 air defenses – report
Iran sent security chief Mohsen Rezaei to Moscow to request S-400 air defense systems in a personal letter from Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei to President Vladimir Putin, The Telegraph reported Friday, citing a senior Iranian official.
Gas-rich Iran turns to Russia for an energy lifeline
Iran, home to the world's second-largest natural gas reserves, is turning to Russia for supplies as war damage and years of underinvestment threaten to deepen an energy crisis ahead of winter.
Iran-linked ships go dark over Persian Gulf internet cables after threats - FT
Ships linked to Iran looped, loitered and went dark over undersea internet cables in the Gulf of Oman in the weeks after Tehran threatened the region’s digital infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Friday. One of them had been boarded by US Marines in May.
Crackdown on Dissent
Free prisoners first: Jalali's wife challenges Tehran's call for expats to return
The wife of imprisoned Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Jalali has challenged Tehran's calls for expatriates to return home, urging authorities to first release those jailed after visiting Iran.
Iran sentences two more protesters to death, rights group says
An Iranian court has sentenced two men arrested during January's anti-government protests to death, a rights group reported Thursday, adding to a growing number of protesters facing execution in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
US condemns Iran protest executions, highlights families’ suffering
The US State Department on Thursday condemned Iran’s execution of three young men detained over January protests, highlighting their families’ suffering amid a broader campaign of executions that rights monitors say extends far beyond political cases.
Iran threatened Belgium over Pahlavi’s Brussels speech, defense minister says
Belgium’s defense minister said on Friday that Tehran had warned his country of dire consequences if it allowed Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled prince, to speak in Brussels, and that the event had gone ahead anyway.
Turkey's Mecca pact ratification paves way for military support to Saudi Arabia
Turkey's approval of a defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has paved the way for military support to Riyadh amid attacks by Iran-backed Houthis, though deploying Turkish troops would still require separate parliamentary approval.
Trump's election defeat fuels debate in Tehran over US deal
President Donald Trump's sweeping midterm defeat has sparked a debate in Tehran over whether Iran should seize the opportunity to negotiate a deal with Washington or maintain pressure through its control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran hardliners warn against compromise after US election shakeup
Iranian hardliners are calling for continued pressure on Washington following the US midterm elections, arguing that the war has exacted a political price on Republicans but that Democratic gains offer little prospect of a change in US policy toward Tehran.
SPECIAL REPORT
Inside the IRGC-linked corporate network controlling Iran’s internet
The companies that run Iran’s telecommunications are tied to the Revolutionary Guards through military-linked businesses, state foundations and technology contractors, an Iran International investigation has found, a system that lets the authorities decide who gets online.
ANALYSIS
Why social control remains central to Tehran's survival
Even as Iran grapples with war, economic crisis and the threat of renewed US and Israeli attacks, its security forces are breaking up Halloween celebrations, closing cafes and detaining people for gathering in public.
Iranian state TV broadcasts mock hanging of Trump live
Iranian state television broadcast live a mock hanging of US President Donald Trump as part of a pro-establishment campaign featuring public displays calling for his killing, following Republican losses in Tuesday's US midterm elections.
Unpaid insurance bills push Iran's private hospitals into financial strain
Unpaid insurance reimbursements and rising medicine and equipment prices are draining private hospitals' finances, threatening their ability to maintain services and increasing costs for patients, hospital executives said in accounts published on Thursday.
Gold loses its shine as Iranians struggle to make ends meet
For years, Iranians have turned to gold to protect their savings from the relentless depreciation of the rial. Now, as war and soaring living costs deepen the economic crisis, some are selling those holdings to pay for everyday necessities.
Iranians say they cannot afford emergency kits as fears of renewed war grow
Iranians responding to an Iran International appeal said they could not afford emergency supplies or had nowhere safe to go if wider war resumes with the United States and Israel, with others describing exhaustion after repeated rounds of fighting.
Democrats demand end to Iran war after US midterm sweep
Democratic leaders vowed Wednesday to push for an end to the Iran war and tackle rising living costs after sweeping US midterm election victories handed their party control of both chambers of Congress.
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