Iran’s Rouhani says ball in America’s court on nuclear dispute
Iranian president urges US President-elect Joe Biden to return to the 2015 nuclear deal
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Iran is the new home for Al Qaeda terror network – poses ‘grave threat’ to US, Israel, Arab allies – Pompeo reveals
In major address, Pompeo warns Biden to take Iran threat seriously. Speech comes week after Iran announced dramatic, dangerous escalation of uranium enrichment.
Iran accelerates underground nuclear site construction at Natanz
Satellite images analysed by Washington think tank the Institute for Science and International Security
Iran set to execute second wrestler Mehdi Ali Hosseini amid outcry
Mehdi Ali Hosseini, 29, is expected to be executed imminently as the victim’s family has refused to pardon him
Quds Force Commander Holds onto Retaliation Against US over Soleimani Assassination
Qaani said that his troops had already initiated their operations to avenge Soleimani’s death, adding that they will soon reach “endpoint.”
South Korean tanker seized by Iran in Strait of Hormuz
The South Korean ship Hankuk Chemi diverted course northwards into Iranian territorial waters while en-route to Fujairah, in the UAE, from the Saudi city of Al-Jubail on Monday.
Report: Israel and Saudis seek US Iran strike before Biden inauguration
While possible, a US attack on Iran is also highly unlikely
Iran-backed militias commemorate Qassem Suleimani at Baghdad International Airport
Tense times in Iraq as Tehran seeks to show power one year after the killing of its leading general
Iran says it is going ahead with 20 per cent uranium enrichment
Further violation of 2015 nuclear accord will take Tehran closer to weapons-grade material
Senior Iranian cleric Mesbah-Yazdi dies
Mesbah-Yazdi died due to a gastrointestinal illness, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. He was hospitalized in Tehran at least twice in recent months due to illness.
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Leaders from the Arab world weighed in to congratulate America’s new president, Joseph R. Biden, after he was inaugurated on Wednesday
https://allarab.news/arab-leaders-congratulate-biden-say-they-look-forward-to-working-with-new-administration/
Deadly suicide attacks shake Bagdad market killing at least 32 people.
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2021/01/21/Three-killed-16-injured-in-Baghdad-market-suicide-bombing-Iraq-police
