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Roman Abramovich granted Israeli citizenship
The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who owns Chelsea FC, has been granted Israeli citizenship and has bought a home in Tel Aviv, after delays in getting his British visa renewed. Downing Street said he would be free to visit the UK, but would not be allowed to work here if he travels on his Israeli…
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Tehran professor, Hamed Mousavi: ‘Iran cannot show restraint forever’
Hamed Mousavi is Professor of Political Science at the University of Tehran.
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Is Iran really ‘the world’s leading state sponsor of terror’?
President Trump has claimed that Iran is the world’s “leading state sponsor of terror”. But is that fair? Before he became president, Trump said the “world’s biggest funder of terrorism” was Saudi Arabia – not Iran. So is his latest claim is just political rhetoric?
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Former US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul: pulling out of Iran nuclear deal ‘a tragic mistake’
Michael McFaul served as the US Ambassador to Russia under President Obama and is the author of From Cold War to Hot Peace.
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US pollster Chris Wilson: Iran deal ‘Band-Aid that enriched Iran and Hezbollah’
Chris Wilson is a conservative pollster and strategist who was the director of research and analytics for Senator Ted Cruz’s Presidential campaign.
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What is the Iran deal – and why is Trump opposed to it?
It was all about centrifuges, industrial spinning tubes designed to enrich uranium and crucial to making a nuclear bomb. Five years ago, Iran was set to spin thousands of them, but the deal brokered in 2015 stopped almost all of them and Iran’s nuclear programme was frozen. But Donald Trump has never liked it, once…
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Reaction to Trump nuclear deal announcement
Iran and other countries respond to President Trump’s announcement on the nuclear deal.
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Condoleezza Rice: ‘I don’t think it’s a tragedy if President Trump decides to withdraw from Iran deal’
Former US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, has just written a new book with fellow Stanford political scientist. It’s called Political Risk and explores a world in which dangers to western democracies come not just from Iran or Russia, but also from non-state actors online.
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Britain urges US to stick with Iran nuclear deal
Britain has urged the United States not to abandon the nuclear deal with Iran, after Israel released documents claiming Tehran had lied “big time” about its nuclear weapons programme. Boris Johnson said the deal was still vitally important to keep Iran’s activities in check. But Donald Trump has signalled he could walk away from the…
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Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, jailed in Iran: ‘She is fragile’
Two years ago today, dual-national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested by the authorities in Iran. Nazanin was then jailed for five-years accused of spying and trying to overthrow the Iranian regime – something she has always denied. Despite a high profile campaign and appeals to the Foreign Secretary for help, there’s no sign of any movement…
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Iran hijab protests grow despite risks
Risking their freedom and their safety: women across Iran have been removing their veils in defiance of the country’s strict religious laws. The campaign swiftly went viral after a young woman with her hair uncovered posted her photograph online back in December. She was finally released last weekend after being held for a month and…
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Iranian cleric blames social media for protests
A hardline Iranian cleric has declared the country should control its own social media, blaming apps like Messenger and Instagram for spreading days of anti-government protests. Friday prayers leader Ahmad Khatami said cyberspace was “kindling the fire of the battle”. So have the authorities managed to put a lid on the unrest?
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Iran issues a warning after the biggest protests in nearly a decade
There have been anti-government protests in Iran for a third day, in defiance of a much bigger pro-government rally. Economic protests about food prices and unemployment appear to have turned political, with videos showing protesters calling for the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to go.
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‘I’m hopeful that she could be home before Christmas’: husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Boris Johnson is in Iran hoping to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. We speak to her husband, Richard Ratcliffe. Jonathan Rugman reports.
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Richard Ratcliffe holds ‘constructive’ talks with Boris Johnson
Nineteen months after the British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in Tehran, her husband has managed to meet the Foreign Secretary for the first time. Richard Ratcliffe said his talks with Boris Johnson had been “positive and constructive”, but revealed that his wife’s mental state had suffered since Mr Johnson wrongly suggested that she had…