Iran

Trump regretted not declassifying retained military document in recording
Federal prosecutors have obtained audio in which the former president acknowledged he retained a classified paper on Iran
Hugo Lowell in Washington
01, Jun, 2023 @1:18 AM

‘Loss for Iran’s wildlife’: woman jailed in Tehran calls for environmentalists’ release
Aras Amiri, a former British Council employee, was held in Evin prison with seven members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
31, May, 2023 @11:01 PM

‘You will be killed’: Iran’s female journalists speak out on brutal crackdown
Ahead of a trial of journalists who covered the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, reporters describe beatings and threats as government agents try to wipe out independent media
Deepa Parent
30, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

Belgium aid worker freed in prisoner swap with Iranian diplomat jailed for bomb plot
Deal to release Olivier Vandecasteele in exchange for Assadollah Assadi raises concerns Tehran’s hostage diplomacy has been rewarded
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
26, May, 2023 @2:34 PM

Supporters of jailed Iranian journalists call for trials to be held in public
Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi reported on death of Mahsa Amini and face charges of conspiring with foreign powers
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
26, May, 2023 @1:04 PM

Iran executes three men accused over anti-government protests
Human rights groups condemn executions following demonstrations that swept country last year
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
19, May, 2023 @3:38 PM

Putin was indicted by the ICC … so why not the butcher of Damascus? | Simon Tisdall
The return to the Arab fold of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is deeply shameful, and that shame should be shared by the US and its allies
Simon Tisdall
14, May, 2023 @6:00 AM

The week in audio: Iran’s Hit Squads; Pod Save the UK; Frontlines of Journalism and more
Paul Caruana Galizia studies the dangers of being Iranian in the UK; a British version of the hit US show tries too hard, Jeremy Bowen probes BBC impartiality and more
Miranda Sawyer
13, May, 2023 @4:00 PM

Iran expected to execute three protesters over killing of police officers
Videos released of Majid Kazemi, Saeed Yaqoubi and Saleh Mirhashemi confessing, which families say were torture-induced
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
12, May, 2023 @2:44 PM

Iranian dissident put under 24-hour police protection in UK after threats to life
Exclusive: US-based Masih Alinejad says due to level of threat Met will be with her wherever she goes
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic Editor
11, May, 2023 @8:30 AM

Australia rethinks ‘quiet diplomacy’ tactic as Cheng Lei marks 1,000 days in Chinese detention
Department of Foreign Affairs introduces new measures including asking former detainees to provide views on media tactics and support after their release
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent
08, May, 2023 @3:00 PM

Saudi-Iranian detente is fragile but potential for the Middle East is huge
Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for Israel
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
08, May, 2023 @7:00 AM
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