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Energy International Politics 

State TV: Iran Imposes Curbs on UN Nuclear Inspections

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Diplomacy, Iran, nuclear power, Sanctions, United Nations

Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift crippling economic sanctions and restore the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Government International 

Son Says Iranian-American Sentence Commuted but Blocked From Leaving

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Biden administration, Iran, sentencing, Travel

Iran has commuted the sentence of an ailing 84-year-old Iranian-American but barred him from leaving, his son said Monday, urging President Joe Biden to prioritize the case.

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Government International Politics 

UN Nuclear Chief Says Iran to Grant ‘Less Access’ to Program

February 21, 2021February 22, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iran, nuclear power, United Nations

Iran will begin to offer United Nations inspectors “less access” to its nuclear program as part of its pressure campaign on the West, though investigators will still be able to monitor Tehran’s work, the U.N. atomic watchdog’s chief said Sunday.

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Business Criminal Financial International Technology 

Huawei Exec Loses UK Court Bid to Access HSBC Records

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
banks, China, extradition, Huawei, Iran, Sanctions

A senior executive for the Chinese tech giant Huawei lost a British High Court bid Friday to access banking records which she said would help her battle extradition from Canada to the U.S.

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Financial International Politics 

Halkbank

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 BRIEF
banks, creditors, Iran, Sanctions, Terrorism, Turkey

A federal court in New York conditionally dismissed a suit brought by hundreds of judgment creditors of Iran against Turkey’s Halkbank relating to claims it skirted U.S. sanctions against Iran and supported state-sponsored terrorism. Most of the plaintiffs do not live in the U.S. and Turkey would be a more appropriate forum for the case.

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Consumers Entertainment International Media Politics Technology 

‘We Just Want to Play’: Iran Gamers Battle Reality of US Sanctions

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Iran, retail, Sanctions, smuggling, video games

Iran’s millions-strong legion of gamers revel in online worlds, but they have to fight daily real-life obstacles imposed by U.S. sanctions in their quest to level up and keep playing.

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International Politics Trials 

Iranian Diplomat Convicted of Planning Attack on Opposition

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belgium, Diplomacy, immunity, Iran, sentencing, Terrorism, verdict

An Iranian diplomat identified as an undercover secret agent was convicted Thursday in Belgium of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France and sentenced to 20 years in prison, a legal outcome that infuriated Tehran.

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Courts Government International 

UN High Court Will Hear Iran Challenge to US Sanctions

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 MOLLY QUELL
Iran, Iran Nuclear Deal, jurisdiction, Sanctions, United Nations

The United Nations’ high court ruled Wednesday that it has jurisdiction to hear a dispute brought by Iran against the United States over the reinstatement of sanctions in 2018.

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Criminal International 

Canadian Judge Rejects Bid to Relax Bail Conditions for Huawei Executive

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 DARRYL GREER
Bail bonds, Canada, extradition, Huawei, Iran, Sanctions

The judge found current bail conditions for Meng Wanzhou are already the “minimum” required to keep her from fleeing and rejected her claims she’s at increased risk of Covid-19 because of her security detail.

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Criminal International Politics Trials 

Iran Sentences Iranian-American to Prison on Spying Charges

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iran, sentencing, Spying

An Iranian-American has been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in prison on spying charges, despite his family alleging he never had a trial or an opportunity to defend himself.

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Government International Politics 

US Exploring New Bases in Saudi Arabia Amid Iran Tensions

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Biden administration, Diplomacy, Iran, military, Saudi Arabia

The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and an additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday.

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Business Civil Rights International Media Politics Technology 

Twitter Suspends Iran Top Leader’s Account Over Trump Threat

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Donald Trump, drones, Iran, threats, Twitter

Twitter said on Friday that it had permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran’s supreme leader, shortly after the account posted a photo showing former President Donald Trump playing golf in the shadow of a giant drone.

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Criminal International Politics 

Iran Convicted US Dual Citizen on Spying Charge: Media

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Diplomacy, Iran, Spying

Iranian authorities have convicted an American-Iranian businessman on spying charges, U.S. media has reported, in a recently revealed case which comes amid high tensions between the two countries.

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International Politics Technology 

Iranian Guard Drones in Drill Mirror Those in Saudi Attacks

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
drones, Iran, missile, oil, Saudi Arabia

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Friday that saw “suicide drones” crash into targets and explode, triangle-shaped aircraft that strongly resembled those used in a 2019 attack in Saudi Arabia that temporarily cut the kingdom’s oil production by half.

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Criminal International 

Security Expert Urges Canadian Judge to Keep Tight Bail Conditions for Huawei Exec

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 DARRYL GREER
Bail bonds, Canada, extradition, Huawei, Iran, Sanctions, telecommunications

The embattled telecom executive wants a British Columbia judge to lift requirements that she remains under guard even outside of nighttime curfew hours.

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International Politics 

South Korean Tanker Was Boarded by Armed Iran Guard Forces

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iran, military, nuclear power, raids, shipping, South Korea

Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the vessel’s owner said Tuesday, the latest maritime seizure by Tehran amid heightened tensions with the West over its nuclear program.

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Energy International Politics 

Iran Starts 20% Uranium Enrichment, Seizes South Korean Ship

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iran, nuclear power, shipping, South Korea

Iran began enriching uranium Monday to levels unseen since its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and also seized a South Korean-flagged tanker near the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a double-barreled challenge to the West that further raised Mideast tensions.

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International Latest Headlines National 

US Bomber Mission Over Persian Gulf Aimed at Cautioning Iran

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aviation, Iran, Middle East, military, national security

The United States flew strategic bombers over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, a show of force meant to deter Iran from attacking American or allied targets in the Middle East.

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International Politics 

Iran Allocates Payment to Families of Ukraine Crash Victims

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aviation, crash, Iran, missile, Ukraine

Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday.

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Energy International Politics Technology 

Iran Builds at Underground Nuclear Facility Amid US Tensions

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
construction, Iran, nuclear power, satellite

Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, according to satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Friday.

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