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News Articles: Iran

Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian pictured meeting in Tehran, on Tuesday. Grossi pressed for greater access in the Islamic Republic ahead of diplomatic talks restarting over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

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  • World

Iran nuclear talks are starting again. A lot has changed, and here's what's at stake

The deal provided Iran sanctions relief for limits on its nuclear program. But now there's new Iranian leadership and more uranium in their stockpile than when Trump abandoned the agreement.

November 28, 2021
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By:
  • Larry Kaplow
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (from left), French President Emmanuel Macron, German outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Biden meet in Rome to discuss renewed talks over the Iran nuclear deal.

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  • World

Biden, other leaders say no easing sanctions until Iran slows its nuclear development

President Biden and three European allies say they are ready to return to the scuttled deal that eased sanctions against Iran, in return for Iran limiting its nuclear program.

October 30, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Detrow
Sayyid Ali Hussaini (center), his wife Mahbube and daughter Elisa sit together in the Turkish city of Trabzon. Originally from the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, the family fled Taliban advances over the summer and arrived in Turkey last month.

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  • World

His Family Fled Afghanistan. In Turkey, Other Afghans Help Them Build A New Life

The Taliban beat him for being Hazara. He spent his life savings to smuggle his family to Turkey — climbing over its border wall — to find a community of Afghans that helps each other get settled.

September 20, 2021
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By:
  • Durrie Bouscaren
Masih Alinejad speaks onstage during a conference hosted by Women In Cable Television on Oct. 16, 2018, in New York City.

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  • Law

The Journalist Iran Allegedly Sought To Kidnap Says She Would Have Been Killed

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist, says she is the target of an alleged kidnapping plot recently described in a federal indictment: "It's just obvious that they were going to execute me."

July 15, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
In this 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr. Iran's sole nuclear power plant has undergone a temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday.

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  • Middle East

In A First, Iran's Sole Nuclear Power Plant Undergoes Emergency Shutdown

An official from the state electric company Tavanir said over the weekend that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last "for three to four days."

June 21, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Ebrahim Raisi, a candidate in Iran's presidential elections waves to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Tehran on Friday.

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  • Middle East

Hard-Line Judiciary Head Wins Iran's Presidency Amid A Low Turnout

In initial results, Ebrahim Raisi won 17.8 million votes, former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei received 3.3 million and moderate Abdolnasser Hemmati got 2.4 million.

June 19, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A supporter of presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi shows her hand with writing in Persian that reads "Raisi," during a rally in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday. He is the country's hard-line judiciary chief and is closely aligned with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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  • World

4 Things To Know About Iran's Election On Friday

Iran is holding a presidential election on Friday. If polls are right, a hard-liner close to the supreme leader will win, with an exceptionally low voter turnout.

June 17, 2021
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By:
  • Alex Leff
The Iranian navy's replenishment vessel IS Kharg passes through the Suez canal at Ismailia, Egypt, in 2011.

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  • World

Iran's Largest Navy Ship Sinks In The Gulf Of Oman After Catching Fire

The Kharg was one of the Iranian navy's few ships capable of refueling other vessels at sea.

June 02, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
In this Jan. 26, 2021, file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appears during talks in Moscow. A recording of Zarif offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the limits of power within the Islamic Republic has leaked out publicly.

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  • Middle East

In Leaked Audio, Iran's Foreign Minister Criticizes Influence Of Revolutionary Guards

In comments made public on Sunday, Mohammad Javad-Zarif discusses how he has "sacrificied diplomacy" in order to appease demands from the nation's military.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Peter Kenyon
In this photo illustration, the Clubhouse logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Most Iranians don't have iPhones but an unofficial, Android-friendly version is growing popular in the country.

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  • World

In Iran, Clubhouse Means Unfiltered Chats, Even With Top Officials. But For How Long?

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif showed up at a recent chat and erupted over a recent hit series. "He was really mad, yelling, because he was really outraged by that TV series," says an attendee.

April 23, 2021
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By:
  • Peter Kenyon
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

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  • National Security

Intelligence Chiefs Say China, Russia Are Biggest Threats To U.S.

The top U.S. intelligence officials detailed concerns to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, with many questions raised about cyberthreats and espionage targeting U.S. technology.

April 14, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (second right) listens to head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi while visiting an exhibition of Iran's new nuclear achievements in Tehran on Saturday.

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  • World

Iran Calls Natanz Atomic Site Blackout 'Nuclear Terrorism'

Iran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of "nuclear terrorism," raising regional tensions.

April 11, 2021
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A staff person removes the Iranian flag from the stage after a group picture with representatives of the United States, Iran, China, Russia, Britain, Germany, France and the European Union during the Iran nuclear talks in July 2015 in Vienna.

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  • World

Reviving The Iran Nuclear Deal: Here's What It Involves And Why It's Hard

Before the U.S. pulled out, the deal gave Iran money and gave the world assurances that Iran wasn't trying to build nuclear weapons.

April 05, 2021
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By:
  • Larry Kaplow
Elham Farahmand

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  • Middle East

'The Beautiful Dreams That Are Burnt': Portraits From Iran Under Sanctions

Here is a look inside the lives of Iranians from different walks of life — including a fitness trainer, butcher and carpet seller — and how they're coping with an economy battered by U.S. sanctions.

April 04, 2021
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By:
  • Marjan Yazdi and
  • Alex Leff
A man reads the news about the U.S. elections on Nov. 9 in Tehran. Many Iranians are hopeful that President Biden will lifts sanctions imposed on Iran by his predecessor.

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  • World

What It Would Take For Biden To Revive The Iran Deal

President Biden wants to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that his predecessor pulled out of. It's at a standstill, but analysts say the Biden administration can make gestures to bring Iran to the table.

March 16, 2021
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By:
  • Jackie Northam
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