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US President Donald Trump warned Iran to stop supporting what he described as its “highly paid proxies” in Lebanon, saying Washington would strike Iran again if they continued “causing trouble.”
Summary
US President Donald Trump warned Iran to stop supporting what he described as its “highly paid proxies” in Lebanon, saying Washington would strike Iran again if they continued “causing trouble.”
Hardliners accuse negotiating team of ignoring Supreme Leader's objections
A hardline Iranian media outlet has accused members of the country's negotiating team of disregarding the Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's objections during talks with the United States, reviving criticism of the diplomacy that led to the Islamabad agreement.
Hardliner reveals ‘top-secret’ Khamenei objections to US talks on state TV
A hardline lawmaker sparked a major backlash after reading excerpts from what were described as top-secret letters by Iran’s Supreme Leader on state TV, claiming he opposed US talks, before he was interrupted and the program was abruptly cut off.
Iran Protests
Iranian human rights lawyer Javad Alikordi sentenced to 18 years in jail
Iranian rights lawyer Javad Alikordi has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, HRANA reported, more than six months after his arrest in connection with a memorial for his brother, rights attorney Khosrow Alikordi, who died under suspicious circumstances.
War-Torn Economy
Iran may get a lifeline, but major obstacles remain
The agreement between Tehran and Washington holds out the prospect of sanctions relief and potentially unprecedented foreign investment, but many of its economic promises remain uncertain and some may prove difficult to deliver even if negotiations succeed.
Iran’s legal drug market is being hollowed out as shortages feed illicit channels
Iran’s official medicine market is being hollowed out as policy instability, currency disruptions and shortages push more patients toward illegal sellers, counterfeit drugs and informal supply networks, industry figures and officials have warned.
Can Iran rebuild ties with Arab neighbours without a US deal?
The recent war between Iran and the United States has left Tehran facing a diplomatic challenge that extends well beyond Washington: rebuilding trust with Arab neighbors unsettled by weeks of regional instability.
Trump says Iran is 'finished', experts say Tehran won big
US President Donald Trump is defending the newly signed US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding as a diplomatic victory, insisting Iran has been weakened by months of conflict and entered negotiations out of desperation.
A fragile compact: ambiguities that could undermine US-Iran MoU
The Memorandum of Understanding concluded this week between Washington and Tehran may help halt active hostilities and reopen one of the world's most important waterways, but its durability is far less certain than its supporters suggest.
Illegal adoptions expose Iran’s hidden baby-selling market, child advocate warns
Nearly one-third of registered adoptions in Iran over the past decade were illegal, according to state welfare data, exposing a hidden child-transfer market that advocates say can leave babies vulnerable to sale, abandonment, domestic servitude and other forms of abuse.
ANALYSIS
Iran's Qatar power link exposes a deeper energy dilemma
Iran's plan to connect its electricity grid to Qatar highlights a growing paradox at the heart of the country's energy strategy: even as Tehran seeks a larger regional role through cross-border energy diplomacy, it faces one of the worst domestic power shortages in decades.
Tehran's familiar battle lines return over deal with US
Hardline opposition in Iran to the Islamabad MoU increasingly resembles the reaction of ultraconservatives to the 2015 nuclear deal.
Khamenei shifts responsibility for MoU as Iran, US implement Hormuz terms
Iran's Supreme Leader sought to distance himself from the Iran-US memorandum of understanding, saying he approved it despite having “another view in principle,” as the two arch-rivals began implementing the document’s Strait of Hormuz commitments Thursday.
Why some think a weakened Iran could emerge stronger
Iran emerged from the recent conflict militarily weakened, its regional proxies battered and its deterrence challenged, yet many analysts now warn that Tehran may be turning battlefield losses into political leverage.
US probes Iran’s Supreme Leader's money flows through Wall Street banks
The US Justice Department is investigating how Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei built a global investment portfolio with exposure to Wall Street banks, Bloomberg reported, citing four officials with direct knowledge of the matter.
VOICES FROM IRAN
Iranians say US deal leaves people out of the equation
As Tehran and Washington move toward a memorandum to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, messages from inside Iran show anger that the deal speaks of uranium, Lebanon and money, while ordinary Iranians remain absent from the text.
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Abroad they talk, at home they hang
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