North Korea has been building additional oil storage in Nampo port, with more than 30 new tanks completed since 2018, according to a recent press report. ( read original story ...)
Cats and dogs showing coronavirus symptoms will be quarantined under new rules in South Korea
South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it has developed a testing and quarantine protocol for pets suspected of carrying the virus. ( read original story ...)
Iran deepens breach of nuclear deal at underground enrichment site
Iran has deepened a key breach of its 2015 nuclear deal, enriching uranium with a larger number of advanced centrifuge machines in an underground plant as it faces off with the new U.S. administration ... ( read original story ...)
Iran: Sailors From Seized South Korean Tanker to Be Released
Iran’s foreign ministry says the sailors from a South Korean tanker seized in the Persian Gulf by Iranian troops last month are free to leave the country on humanitarian grounds. ( read original story ...)
Will Twitter ban Iran’s supreme leader next?
With free speech tightly curtailed inside Iran, Twitter offers a rare platform for Iranians both in and outside the country to publicly confront their leaders. ( read original story ...)
Iran Says Joe Biden’s Nuclear Deal Window Is Closing As Tehran Tests New Rocket
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Monday that the new administration's chance to revive the JCPOA "is not unlimited." ... ( read original story ...)
Iran says crew of detained South Korean vessel can leave
Iran has agreed to allow the crew members of a South Korean ship it seized for alleged environmental pollution to leave the country, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
How Iran Lured A Dissident From France To Execution
But just over a year later, on December 12, 2020, Zam was hanged in Iran, an execution that prompted international condemnation. How had Zam gone from the relative comfort of his life in France to ... ( read original story ...)
Iran allows crew of seized South Korean ship to leave
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the Hankuk Chemi and arrested its multinational crew near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on January 4, saying it had polluted the waters. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Zarif proposes coordinated return to nuclear deal with US
Iran and the United States are at standstill over which country will return to full compliance with 2015 deal first. ( read original story ...)