Based on an agreement between the interior ministries of Iraq and Pakistan, some 100,000 Pakistani pilgrims will be allowed to go to Iraq to participate in Arbaeen rituals, according to Iran’s deputy interior minister.
McCaul pans $6B deal to free US citizens in Iran
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Sunday panned on the Biden administration’s tentative agreement with Iran that would see the release of five …
Iran ‘incentivised’ to take hostages after US prisoners freed, fears Kylie Moore-Gilbert
The release from prison of four Americans by Iran in return for the unfreezing of funds could “incentivise” Tehran to take more hostages, former captive Kylie Moore-Gilbert has warned. Dr …
Nearly all of Iran’s drug supply from domestic sources
Iran’s pharmaceutical market was worth IRR1.06 quadrillion (about $2.12bn at current open exchange rate) in the last Persian calendar year (March 2022-23), the head of the Iranian Food and Drug …
Iran says unblocked South Korea funds to be used for ‘non-sanctioned goods’
Iran appeared to confirm comments by the U.S. that there would be restrictions on what Iran could do with funds unfrozen under an emerging deal that has led to the release of five Americans.
A year after Mahsa Amini’s death, women in Iran remain defiant
It’s been nearly a year since Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iran’s morality police, sparking nationwide protests. And, as CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reports, women in Iran are still defying the rules almost 12 months later.
The tentative U.S.-Iran deal involving prisoners and frozen funds, explained
The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week that will eventually see five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. released from custody after …
Commercial ships told to stay far away from Iran due to a heightened possibility of attack or seizure
Iranian forces have already seized two oil tankers, leading the Biden administration to consider putting US troops on commercial vessels.
Possible deal to free American prisoners in Iran called for shuttle diplomacy – from hotel to hotel
Closing in on a deal to free five Americans detained in Iran, US and Iranian delegations gathered in separate hotels in Doha – within sight of each other, but not within earshot – as Qatari diplomats …
Iran says unblocked S.Korea funds to be used for ‘non-sanctioned goods’
Iran’s central bank chief said on Saturday that all of Iran’s frozen funds in South Korea had been unblocked and would be used for “non-sanctioned goods”. Mohammad Reza Farzin’s post on social media …