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INSIDE THE STORY – Iran’s Zarif Cancels European Trip After Global Condemnation of Afkari Execution

September 21, 2020

 

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May 21 - Iran’s regime escalates arrests, executio May 21 - Iran’s regime escalates arrests, executions, asset seizures and internet shutdowns while busing in foreign loyalists and staging mass rallies. A government fighting for survival has abandoned principle for performance. Cartoon for Kayhan Life by @Behtoons #cartoonoftheweek #kayhanlife
A plant-based reimagining of Morgh-e Torsh, the be A plant-based reimagining of Morgh-e Torsh, the beloved Persian sour chicken dish of the Caspian region. Yellow split peas replace the protein, while almond flour breaded oyster mushrooms deliver umami depth. Video and written recipe on kayhanlife.com
By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, May 21 By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) – Iran‘s leaders are splashing propaganda posters across Tehran boasting of national unity and victory over a global superpower, just months after crushing protests with mass killings and as war worsens economic pain for their people. Alongside the images of Revolutionary Guardsmen and a blockaded Strait of Hormuz, authorities are staging military-themed mass weddings and public gun training sessions in mosques to vaunt a spirit of national resistance. Unlike the revolutionary religious messages of the past, today’s propaganda emphasises nationalist themes aimed beyond a hardline support base. “The old ideology of the Islamic Republic no longer really had much traction within the society. And therefore there was a need to draw on other elements of Iranian identity that could mobilize masses,” said Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group. How far it may enjoy any success among a deeply disillusioned population, however, is debatable, Vaez and other analysts say. While Iran has managed to withstand U.S. and Israeli airstrikes and brought U.S. President Donald Trump back to the negotiating table by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil supply route, it faces a dire situation internally. The economy, already in desperate straits before the war, risks disintegration and a growing campaign of repression demonstrates the authorities’ fear of renewed internal unrest.
ANKARA, May 21 (Reuters) – Iran‘s national soccer ANKARA, May 21 (Reuters) – Iran‘s national soccer team attended visa appointments in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday ahead of the 2026 World Cup, with the whole squad applying for Canadian visas and some players also submitting applications for U.S. entry. The World Cup will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, with Iran due to play all three of their group-stage matches in the United States. Iran are scheduled to face New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21 in Los Angeles before taking on Egypt in Seattle five days later. They would require access to Canada if they progress to the knockout rounds. The whole squad attended appointments for Canadian visas, while some players who had not applied for U.S. visas before the Iran war also submitted applications in Ankara, an Iranian football federation official said. Some foreign-based Iranian players joined the squad in Ankara before later travelling to the team’s training camp in Antalya on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the official said. Iran is holding a pre-tournament camp in Turkey after the Iranian domestic league was suspended following U.S. and Israeli strikes on the country that began on February 28, leaving many players short of match fitness. The team trained in Antalya earlier this week as coach Amir Ghalenoei attempted to prepare his squad after most domestic-based players went seven weeks without competitive soccer during the suspension of the Iranian league. Iran qualified early for the expanded 48-team World Cup, but preparations have been overshadowed by uncertainty over travel and security arrangements following the conflict between Iran, the U.S. and Israel. Iran‘s football federation had previously said U.S. visa applications for the team would be handled in Turkey after discussions with FIFA. Iran are due to play Gambia in a friendly on May 29 before Ghalenoei names his final 26-man World Cup squad by FIFA’s June 1 deadline. (Reporting by Mert Ozkan, Writing by Ece Toksabay, Editing by Gareth Jones)
By Parisa Hafezi and Rami Ayyub DUBAI, May 21 (Reu By Parisa Hafezi and Rami Ayyub DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) – Iran‘s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran’s stance on one of the main U.S. demands at peace talks. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s order could further frustrate U.S. President Donald Trump and complicate talks on ending the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Israeli officials have told Reuters that Trump has assured Israel that Iran‘s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, needed to make an atomic weapon, will be sent out of Iran and that any peace deal must include a clause on this. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will not consider the war over until enriched uranium is removed from Iran, Tehran ends its support for proxy militias, and its ballistic missile capabilities are eliminated. “The Supreme Leader’s directive, and the consensus within the establishment, is that the stockpile of enriched uranium should not leave the country,” said one of the two Iranian sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. Iran‘s top officials, the sources said, believe that sending the material abroad would leave the country more vulnerable to future attacks by the United States and Israel. Khamenei has the last say on the most important state matters. The White House and Iran‘s foreign ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) – Iran executed two people DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) – Iran executed two people for what it said were charges of creating a group to disrupt the country’s security and having membership in a “terrorist” organization, the country’s Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday. Tasnim identified the two as Ramin Zaleh and Karim Maroufpour. (Reporting by Elwely Elwelly; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
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