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Iranian leader oversaw brutal mass executions with guards told to 'kill them quickly'

One survivor told Amnesty they saw numerous bodies strewn on the ground in a section of the prison where there were 12 chairs with 12 ropes hanging above them in Iran

Daily Mirror

Biden won't commit to confronting Saudi Arabia over journalist's murder

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Thursday would not commit to confronting the leaders of Saudi Arabia over the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he travels to the kingdom later this week .

Los Angeles Times

US, Israel Sign Joint Pledge to Deny Iran Nuclear Weaponry

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms. "We will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon," Biden told a news conference following the signing of the declaration. Thursday's statement reaffirmed US support for Israel's regional…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Biden: U.S. is "not going to wait forever" for Iran on nuclear deal

Biden and the Israeli prime minister signed a declaration vowing to "never to allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon."

Axios

Sweden hands life sentence to ex-Iranian official over 1988 purge

Hamid Noury is convicted of committing war crimes and murder while working as an assistant to the deputy prosecutor.

Al Jazeera

Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon – here's where it stands today

Iran’s nuclear program is a major topic in President Joe Biden’s meetings this week with leaders in the Middle East. The most challenging part of producing nuclear weapons is making the material that fuels them, and Iran is known to have produced uranium that is near-weapons grade.

The Conversation

Biden says US ‘not going to wait forever’ for Iran to reenter nuclear agreement

Mr Biden says curbing Tehran’s nuclear ambitions is ‘a vital security interest to both Israel and the United States and ... the rest of the world’

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Biden says won't wait forever for Iran's response on nuclear deal

The United States will not wait forever for Tehran's response on returning to a 2015 nuclear deal, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday, following a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

Reuters

Swedish court convicts Iranian ex-official over 1988 prison executions

A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced a former Iranian official to life in prison for participating in the execution of political prisoners in Iran in the 1980s.

Reuters

U.S., Israel jointly pledge to deny Iran nuclear arms

The leaders of the United States and Israel pledged on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear weaponry, including through the possible use of "all elements of national power" available to Washington, according to a joint statement.

Reuters

Washington Re-establishes Middle East Alliances

Re-establishing US-Arab relations, breaking the stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, and strengthening the alliance facing Iran are some of the key topics figuring high on the agenda of US President Joe Biden's visit to the region. Expanded tasks that the US administration has presented to itself in the region,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sweden: Verdict expected as Iranian tried for 1980s crimes

A Swedish court is expected to give a verdict in the trial of an Iranian citizen accused of murder and other war crimes during the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s

The Independent UK

Senator Risch to Asharq Al-Awsat: Biden Should Strengthen Partnerships to Confront Iranian Threats

Prominent US congress members have welcomed President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US, Israel sign joint anti-Iran nuclear declaration

US President Biden and Israeli PM Lapid sign joint declaration during meeting in Jerusalem.

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The Independent UK

Biden news – live: President stands with Israel on Iran nuclear ambitions as Saudi deal breakthrough reported

President’s visit to Middle East comes amid reports that Iranian military may be planning to assassinate high-ranking Trump administration official

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oman Sultan Discusses Energy Security, Nuclear Deal in Germany

Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik arrived in Germany Wednesday on a three-day official visit to meet President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The Sultan's visit aims to explore cooperation between the two sides and address regional and international developments. It comes at the height of supplies scarcity suffered…

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Biden Says he Would Keep IRGC on Terrorism List

US President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon as he began a trip to the Middle East. Speaking in an interview with Israel's Channel 12 TV that was recorded before he left Washington on Tuesday but aired…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Verdict Due for Iranian Ex-official in Sweden War Crimes Trial

A Swedish court will on Thursday render its verdict in the trial of Hamid Noury, a former Iranian prison official accused of war crimes during a 1988 purge of dissidents. The proceedings marked the first time an Iranian official has gone on trial for the mass executions, AFP said. The…

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Reuters

Swedish court sentences ex-Iranian official to life for torture, murder

A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced a former Iranian official to life in prison for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners in the 1980s.

The Independent UK

Israeli politics a chaotic backdrop for Biden's visit

President Joe Biden will seek to bolster cooperation between the United States, Israel and other countries during his first full day in the Middle East

Reuters

U.S., Israel sign joint pledge to deny Iran nuclear weaponry

U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms, a show of unity by allies long divided over diplomacy with Tehran.

Bangkok Post

Biden to meet with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem on Mideast tour

JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden will hold bilateral talks on Thursday with Israeli officials in Jerusalem, where the two allies are expected to declare a "united stand" on common foe Iran.

Reuters

Biden says he would use force as 'last resort' to keep Iran from nuclear weapons

U.S. President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon as he began a trip to the Middle East.

Los Angeles Times

Iran, not oil, is the main topic of Biden’s trip among Middle Eastern leaders

JERUSALEM — Many in the United States view President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East that began Wednesday as a mission to lower oil prices. But leaders throughout the region see it as a chance to hash out disagreements over Iran.

Daily Mirror

Woman, 20, faces death by stoning for cheating on her husband in first case for a decade

Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, 20, was arrested in Sudan's White Nile state last month before being found guilty of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning on June 26 - a decision she hopes to have overturned by the country's High Court

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