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Iran-backed Houthis told US officials in Oman they had no intention of attacking American vessels and remained committed to their 2025 ceasefire with Washington, Reuters reported; one source said they also pledged not to target Israeli or other commercial ships except Saudi vessels.
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Iran-backed Houthis told US officials in Oman they had no intention of attacking American vessels and remained committed to their 2025 ceasefire with Washington, Reuters reported; one source said they also pledged not to target Israeli or other commercial ships except Saudi vessels.
Calls to quit NPT grow in Iran as critics warn of strategic trap
Calls for Iran to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty are gaining ground among hardliners after the IAEA referred the country to the UN Security Council and its nuclear chief was barred from attending the agency’s annual conference in Vienna.
Operation Economic Outcast
From Halkbank to Golden Global: Iran sanctions and Turkey’s banking ties
Turkey has stepped in to take control of shareholder rights at a bank accused by Washington of helping Tehran turn oil revenues into cash and gold: the latest chapter in a decades-long story linking Turkish banking, US sanctions and Iranian money.
Woman, Life, Freedom
SPECIAL REPORT
Mahsa’s dandelion: step by step through Iran's Woman, Life, Freedom
Mahsa Amini’s death in September 2022 set off something that could not be put back in its box. Woman, Life, Freedom challengeed the foundations of the Islamic Republic. This interactive project retraces the uprising, what was lost, but also what survived and what changed.
VOICES FROM IRAN
Iranian women recall the first time they went out uncovered
US officials met Iran-aligned Houthis in Oman - Reuters
US officials met representatives of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in Oman over the weekend, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing five sources familiar with the matter, days after the group seized a strategic stretch of Yemen's Red Sea coast.
Hormuz traffic plunges ahead of Iran-China talks
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply as Iran prepared diplomatic talks in China, while attacks on Saudi Arabia and damage to Persian Gulf cloud infrastructure underscored the widening consequences of the war on Tuesday.
Iran's Saudi leverage could become its liability
Iran has gained leverage over Saudi Arabia as Houthi advances and attacks put pressure on the kingdom’s territory and oil routes. But Riyadh is responding more forcefully, raising the risk that Tehran’s advantage could provoke a military backlash that ultimately weakens it.
January Massacre
Shot and left for dead, Iran protester faces 26th surgery
Twenty-five surgeries have failed to end the ordeal of a protester shot during January demonstrations in Iran, with a severe infection still spreading through the wounded leg and a 26th operation now planned, Iran International learned.
Crackdown on Dissent
‘This is the cost you must pay’: Iran accused of denying food to death-row twin
Twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi have been tortured in detention and threatened with sexual violence, while death-row Taraneh is now being denied food in retaliation for family advocacy, their cousin told Iran International.
Tehran political circles see US hand in postponement of Oman Hormuz talks
Iranian lawmakers, hardline media and analysts have blamed Washington for postponing Oman-hosted talks on Strait of Hormuz shipping arrangements, despite officials attributing the delay to regional objections and Saudi concerns over Yemen.
After Muscat collapse, Tehran argues over what comes next
Iranian newspapers that agree on almost nothing agreed on Monday that the Muscat talks had collapsed. Kayhan, Shargh and Donya-ye Eghtesad all reported it, and the argument has already moved to what Tehran does next.
Xi’s BRICS peace call sparks debate in Iran over China’s role in war
China’s call for a collective BRICS role in restoring peace in the Persian Gulf and Middle East has triggered debate in Iran over whether Beijing is preparing to mediate between Tehran and Washington.
Iran blocks restaurant page over ‘Bibi cutlet’ post
Iranian authorities blocked the Instagram account of a Tehran restaurant after it posted an apparent play on two terms that have become politically charged for the Islamic Republic: “Bibi” and “cutlet.”
VOICES FROM IRAN
Iranians say basic food slipping beyond reach as bread prices soar
Iranians are struggling to afford basic food as bread prices rise sharply and citizens describe soaring costs for vegetables, snacks and other everyday purchases, according to an local media report and messages sent to Iran International on Monday.
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