By David Gritten Schoolgirls in Iran have been waving their headscarves in the air and chanting against clerical authorities, in an unprecedented show of support for the protests engulfing the country. Videos verified by the B showed demonstrations inside schoolyards and on the streets of several cities. They echoed the wider unrest sparked by the…
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UAE ambassador to Iran to return, 6 years after relations severed
It has been more than six years since the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with Iran after Saudi diplomatic missions attacked by protesters. The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, would return to Tehran “in coming days”, more than six years after the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with…
Iran nuclear deal could be near as EU circulates ‘final text’.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2159 EAT on Monday 8th August 2022. Tehran, Iran – An agreement on restoring Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers could be near after another round of negotiations led to a “final text” offered by the European Union. The bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the latest indirect,…
Train derailment kills at least 17 in Iran.
Reports suggest that the train collided with an excavator near the desert city of Tabas. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1112 EAT on Wednesday 8th June 2022. 17 people have died after a passenger train derailed in eastern Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency has said, while over 50 passengers were seriously injured. The…
Pause needed in Iran nuclear talks, EU says.
Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell blames ‘external factors’ for the delay in reinstating Iran’s tattered nuclear accord with world powers. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1603 EAT on Friday 11/03/2022. The European Union’s foreign policy chief says “a pause” is needed in ongoing talks over Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers, blaming “external…
Russia Wants “Equal Rights” In Iran Nuclear Deal
Updated at 2144 EAT on 07th March 2022. A revived Iranian nuclear deal must secure “equal rights” for everyone involved, Russia said on Monday, after Iran asked for details of Moscow’s demands for US guarantees on restoring the accord. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that, before backing the Iran nuclear deal, Moscow…
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