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Al Arabiya
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran's supreme leader says nuclear program, enrichment an excuse to confront the country
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that nuclear program and enrichment are an excuse to confront the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Tuesday citing state news agency IRNA. Developing...
LBCI
a day ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Iran says executions limited to 'most severe crimes' after UN criticism
Iran defended its use of the death penalty, saying it applies to only the most serious offenses, after the United Nations on Monday urged the Islamic Republic to halt executions. "The death penalty is recognized under Iran's domestic laws for a range of the most serious crimes," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said, adding Tehran was "striving to limit the use of this punishment to only the most severe crimes."
Japan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Times
Iran is more prepared for democracy than many realize
Speculation about the end of Iran's Islamic Republic has surged in the wake of Israel's astonishingly effective bombing campaign, which succeeded in degrading and destroying much of Iran's offensive capability in just under two weeks. Some commentators, like the economist Nouriel Roubini and the Stanford political scientist Abbas Milani, see regime change as plausible or imminent. Others, like the strategist Richard Haass, argue that the necessary preconditions for a democratic breakthrough are still absent. A third group does not advocate regime change at all. While they find aspects of the Islamic Republic objectionable, they largely regard Iran as an aggrieved postcolonial state struggling for autonomy and dignity. Figures such as the exiled Iranian scholars Djavad Salehi-Isfahani and Esfandyar Batmanghelidj have expressed variations of this view.
ABC News
4 days ago
- Politics
- ABC News
Iran meets E3 in Istanbul to discuss nuclear program
Iranian representatives have met with European powers in Istanbul to discuss the Islamic republic's nuclear program - the first discussions since the 12 day war between Iran and Israel in June.
Al Arabiya
5 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran says right to enrich uranium ‘unshakable,' ahead of nuclear talks with Europeans
Iran on Thursday reaffirmed its right to enrich uranium, saying it was 'unshakable,' on the eve of key talks with European powers threatening to reimpose sanctions. 'Especially after the recent war, it is important for them to understand that the Islamic Republic of Iran's position remains unshakable, and that our uranium enrichment will continue. We will not give up this right of the Iranian people,' Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.
