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Eye on the Middle East | Post Pezeshkian’s win, the said and unsaid of Iran’s future foreign policy
5 months, 1 week ago

Eye on the Middle East | Post Pezeshkian’s win, the said and unsaid of Iran’s future foreign policy

Hindustan Times  

Writing for Iran’s partially state-controlled Tehran Times on July 12, Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian struck a balanced chord. While claiming that Europe failed to ensure effective banking transactions, effective protection of companies from US sanctions, and the promotion of investments in Iran, Pezeshkian stated, “Despite these missteps, I look forward to engaging with European countries…to set our relations on the …

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Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program ahead of its presidential election
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Long, fraught time line of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program ahead of its presidential election

Associated Press  

Iran will elect a new president Friday after the death of hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi. April 2015 — A framework nuclear deal is announced after months of negotiations, outlining long-term restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program and the removal of many international sanctions. March 5, 2022 — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov links restoring Iran’s nuclear deal to American sanctions targeting …

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Iran’s presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote
6 months ago

Iran’s presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates on Thursday discussed Iran’s economic problems ahead of the country’s June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. Like the first debate, the second one also related to economics with the candidates discussing their proposals for Iran’s …

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Iran’s presidential candidates debate economic policies ahead of the June 28 vote
6 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s presidential candidates debate economic policies ahead of the June 28 vote

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Six presidential candidates on Monday discussed Iran’s economic problems in a four-hour live debate on state TV, ahead of the June 28 presidential election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. Among those running for president are also Iran’s vice-president, Amir Hossein Qazizadeh Hashemi, 53, and the current Tehran mayor, …

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Iran releases report on Raisi's helicopter crash
7 months ago

Iran releases report on Raisi's helicopter crash

China Daily  

A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024. TEHERAN — No traces of bullets or similar items have been detected on the wreckage of the crashed helicopter that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, with no …

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Iran releases report on Raisi's helicopter crash
7 months ago

Iran releases report on Raisi's helicopter crash

China Daily  

China Daily | Updated: 2024-05-25 08:29 A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024. TEHERAN — No traces of bullets or similar items have been detected on the wreckage of the crashed helicopter that resulted in the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim …

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Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash
7 months ago

Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation after fatal helicopter crash

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran interred President Ebrahim Raisi at the nation’s holiest Shiite shrine Thursday, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash that added to the woes of a country already beset by international sanctions, internal unrest and tensions abroad. For now, there’s no clear favorite for the position among Iran’s political elite — particularly no …

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Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation
7 months ago

Iran inters its late president at holiest Shiite site in nation

LA Times  

Flag-draped coffins of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, during their funeral ceremony in the city of Mashhad, Iran, on Thursday. Iran interred President Ebrahim Raisi at the nation’s holiest Shiite shrine Thursday, days after he was killed in a helicopter crash that added to the woes of a country already …

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US says not able to help Iran in crisis
7 months ago

US says not able to help Iran in crisis

China Daily  

A view of the wreckage of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024. The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a helicopter crash over the weekend that killed Iranian President Ebrahim …

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Analysis: Iran’s nuclear policy of pressure and talks likely to go on even after president’s death
7 months ago

Analysis: Iran’s nuclear policy of pressure and talks likely to go on even after president’s death

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — While Iran’s nuclear program stands at the precipice of tipping over into enriching uranium at weapons-grade levels, Tehran has held quiet, indirect talks with the United States and invited the head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog into the country for negotiations. While seemingly contradictory, the move follows Iran’s strategy since the collapse of its …

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash
7 months ago

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, supreme leader’s protege, dies at 63 in helicopter crash

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country’s supreme leader who helped oversee the mass executions of thousands in 1988 and later led the country as it enriched uranium near weapons-grade levels, launched a major attack on Israel and experienced mass protests, has died. “He was merely one boot on the necks of …

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Helicopter crash kills Raisi: Are sanctions behind Iran’s aviation crisis?
7 months ago

Helicopter crash kills Raisi: Are sanctions behind Iran’s aviation crisis?

Al Jazeera  

Sanctions have prevented Iran from procuring new aircraft or equipment, which have been linked to aviation accidents. November 3, 1986: A Lockheed C-130 Hercules operated by Iran’s air force went below the minimum safe altitude of 6,500 feet when the plane struck a mountain slope in the Sistan and Baluchestan province, killing all 103 of its occupants including 96 soldiers. …

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Who was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
7 months ago

Who was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?

Al Jazeera  

Raisi – a hardline and religiously conservative politician – had deep connections in the judiciary and religious elite. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday morning after the helicopter he was travelling in with other senior officials went down in the country’s East Azerbaijan province. In 1989, he was appointed prosecutor of Tehran after the death of Iran’s …

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'Raised matter with Iranian side': India after Pakistan, Iran mention Kashmir in joint statement
8 months ago

'Raised matter with Iranian side': India after Pakistan, Iran mention Kashmir in joint statement

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Kashmir issue was recently mentioned in a joint statement by Pakistan and Iran after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi embarked on a three-day visit to the former nation. "We have taken up the matter with Iranian authorities," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on being asked how India sees the joint statement on the Kashmir issue. After Raisi concluded …

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US warns Pakistan of doing ‘trade’ with Iran amid President Raisi’s visit: ‘Potential risk of sanctions if…’
8 months ago

US warns Pakistan of doing ‘trade’ with Iran amid President Raisi’s visit: ‘Potential risk of sanctions if…’

Live Mint  

The United States on Tuesday warned Pakistan of ‘potential risk of sanctions’ for considering business deals with Iran amid President Ebrahim Raisi's three-day visit to the Islamic nation. “We're going to continue to disrupt and take actions against proliferation networks and concerning weapons of mass destruction procurement activities wherever they may occur,” US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel …

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia on Thursday, confirms Kremlin
1 year ago

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia on Thursday, confirms Kremlin

Firstpost  

There will be Russian-Iranian negotiations on December 7,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday when asked about media reports of Raisi’s impending visit The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet Vladimir Putin in Russia on Thursday as the two nations fortify their military and commercial connections in the face of Western sanctions. There will …

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Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s president says US should ease sanctions to demonstrate it wants to return to nuclear deal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday that relations with the United States can move forward if the Biden administration demonstrates it wants to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, and a first step should be easing sanctions. The Iranian leader added: “We have not left the table of negotiations.” Raisi said the American withdrawal from the 2015 …

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Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets
1 year, 3 months ago

Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assets

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and into freedom Monday, most arm-in-arm, as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets owed by a third country, South Korea. “Today, five innocent Americans who were imprisoned in Iran …

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Analysis: Iran-US prisoner swap for billions reveals familiar limits of diplomacy between nations
1 year, 3 months ago

Analysis: Iran-US prisoner swap for billions reveals familiar limits of diplomacy between nations

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American captives could be exchanged for billions of dollars of frozen Iranian assets, even as critics back in Washington warn against dealing with Tehran. In 1981, Iranian negotiator Behzad Nabavi described the deal freeing the Americans held as rubbing “in the dirt the nose of the world’s biggest oppressor and superpower, thus forcing it to …

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Iran president backtracks on Japan's independence remark: ‘I must clarify…’
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran president backtracks on Japan's independence remark: ‘I must clarify…’

Hindustan Times  

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi called on Japan on Tuesday to display its independence from Washington by releasing Tehran's frozen assets amid U.S. sanctions - and then said the only blocked Iranian funds were being held in South Korea. "Japan should act independently from the U.S. by releasing our blocked funds," Raisi said when asked by a Japanese reporter about $1.5 …

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Iran’s Raisi inaugurates South Pars gasfield after foreign companies exit
1 year, 3 months ago

Iran’s Raisi inaugurates South Pars gasfield after foreign companies exit

Al Jazeera  

Raisi says the project has been completed years before the planned completion and saved a lot of money by transporting an existing rig. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has inaugurated the last phase of a major gasfield that has been reportedly built by local contractors after their foreign counterparts pulled out due to sanctions. France’s TotalEnergies and the …

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Iranian president welcomed in Zimbabwe with anti-West songs on the last stop on his Africa trip
1 year, 5 months ago

Iranian president welcomed in Zimbabwe with anti-West songs on the last stop on his Africa trip

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed in Zimbabwe on Thursday by people singing songs criticizing the West as he made his last stop on a three-nation Africa trip aimed at finding new trade alliances to soften the impact of U.S. sanctions on his nation. Raisi was greeted at Harare’s international airport by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and …

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Iran’s Raisi secures array of agreements on Latin American tour
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran’s Raisi secures array of agreements on Latin American tour

Al Jazeera  

Ebrahim Raisi visits Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, Tehran’s three allies in the region, on five-day trip. Tehran, Iran – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has returned from a tour of Latin America, where he signed dozens of agreements with three allies who share Tehran’s defiance of Western powers. “The US wanted to paralyse our people with threats and sanctions, but it …

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Iran’s president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran’s president meets Cuban counterpart in last leg of Latin American tour

Associated Press  

HAVANA, Cuba — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday, wrapping up a Latin America trip that also included visits to Iran’s two other allies in the region — Venezuela and Nicaragua. Raisi’s tour of allied nations in Latin America comes amid rising tensions with the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden. Asked about Raisi’s …

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