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Is Iran’s Raisi an ayatollah? Depends who you ask

Ebrahim Raisi is Iran’s president. He’s a principilist cleric with fiercely conservative beliefs who headed the judiciary for four years. But is he an ayatollah? Yes, according to his entourage, who have been referring to him as such ever since he assumed the presidency two years ago. Not everyone agrees. And in[…]

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Iran demands US show goodwill after quitting nuclear deal

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday said the US should prove its “goodwill and determination” to revive the 2015 nuclear pact as months of indirect talks between the long-time foes have led nowhere, Reuters reports. “By exiting the JCPOA, the United States violated the agreement and the principle of good faith. America should demonstrate its[…]

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Iran indicts 1,000 over unrest, plans public trials

Iran’s hard line judiciary will hold public trials of about 1,000 people indicted over unrest in Tehran, a semi-official news agency said on Monday, intensifying efforts to crush weeks of protests ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, Reuters reports. One of the boldest challenges to Iran’s clerical leaders since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the almost seven-week-old protests have[…]

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Top EU diplomat to visit Tehran amid nuclear tensions

The  European Union ‘s foreign affairs chief  Josep Borrell is due to visit Iran, his first trip since taking office in December, aimed at reducing tensions over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme. During his two-day trip starting Monday, Borrell will meet President Hassan Rouhani , Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and[…]

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