A deal to revive the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran is “essentially ready,” a top E.U. official says, but has run into complications because of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Tag: Tehran (Iran)
The U.S. and Iran Move Closer to a Nuclear Deal
As negotiations reach a critical stage, neither side wants to betray weakness by seeming too eager to reach a deal.
‘Health Defenders’ Jailed in Iran Wanted to Sue Supreme Leader Over Covid
Two lawyers and a civil rights activist who were outspoken about Iran’s chaotic response to the pandemic and delays in its vaccine rollout are on trial now, charged with threatening national security.
Israel and Iran Broaden Cyberwar to Attack Civilian Targets
Iranians couldn’t buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens.
‘I Can’t Imagine a Good Future’: Young Iranians Increasingly Want Out
Divorce is up, fertility rates are down and many from Iran’s younger generation are postponing weddings and searching for ways to leave the country in the face of economic and political stagnation.
They Were the Nice, Older Couple Next Door. Then the First Body Turned Up.
An Iranian couple has confessed to murdering and dismembering their son, years after killing a daughter and her husband. They are not sorry.
For Biden, Iranian Hard-liner May Be Best Path to Restoring Nuclear Deal
The next six weeks before a new government takes office in Tehran may be a unique window for clinching an agreement that Iran’s leadership has been delaying.
Iranians Vote in Presidential Election, but Mood is Pessimistic
Turnout appeared low on Friday, with many voters saying they would not cast ballots in an election that they feel has been manipulated in favor of a hard-line conservative candidate.
Many Expected to Shun Iran Vote Seen as Presidential Race of One
An ultraconservative judiciary chief appears to have the only real chance of winning after a council of powerful clerics disqualified virtually all the other viable candidates.
Illegal Walkie-Talkies and Other ‘Crimes’ in Authoritarian Societies
The most obscure or innocuous-sounding offenses can take on new meaning in justice systems used by autocrats for their own ends.