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Iran schoolgirls targeted by more poison attacks, sparking protests

A fresh spate of suspected poisoning attacks on schoolgirls in Iran was reported Wednesday as officials sought to play down the incidents that have sparked outrage and led to dozens of hospitalizations since November.

Tribune News Service

Belgium PM tells Iranian leader to free aid worker

BRUSSELS - Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Wednesday urged Iran's president to "immediately" set free an aid worker held by Tehran in a case denounced as hostage diplomacy.

Bangkok Post

Iran can now make enough nuclear material for atomic bomb in 'about 12 days'

Colin Kahl, the Pentagon's top policy official, was asked to describe Iran's nuclear progress and he said it has been "remarkable" since then-President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal

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Poison attacks hit at least 26 Iranian girls' schools in a single day

Iranian officials have said they are investigating the mysterious poisonings of schoolgirls around the country over the past three months. One official has blamed the attacks on unspecified groups opposed to education for girls, but many Iranians believe that the state is itself behind these “chemical attacks”, to intimidate women…

France 24

Analysis: Efforts to end Assad isolation gather speed after quake

Experts say many Arab governments see last month’s earthquake disaster as reason to deepen engagement with al-Assad.

Al Jazeera

What explains mysterious poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran?

The persisting lack of clarity has led to wide-ranging speculation as to who is poisoning the students.

Al Jazeera

CIA Warns That Iran Could Produce Uranium-Grade Weapons In The Matter Of Weeks

Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade within weeks, but the CIA does not believe Tehran has made the decision to do so.

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More schoolgirls poisoned in Iran

More than 100 students were hospitalised in Iran after a new spate of suspected gas attacks on girls’ schools on Wednesday, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.

Bangkok Post

Iran's president orders probe of poisoning at girls' schools

Iran’s president has ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have sickened students at girls' schools, which some officials suspect are attacks targeting women’s education

The Independent UK

Iran expels two Germany diplomats in tit-for-tat move

The months-long tensions between Tehran and Berlin reaches a new stage with both sides resorting to diplomatic action.

Al Jazeera

Iran Expels Two German Diplomats in Tit-For-Tat Move

Iran said Wednesday it has expelled two German diplomats over Berlin's alleged interference in its internal affairs. The move comes a week after Germany expelled two Iranian diplomats over a death sentence handed down to Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German dual citizen and opposition figure accused of masterminding deadly attacks. Iran’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran expels two German diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Iran on Wednesday declared two German diplomats as personae non gratae and ordered them to leave the country, accusing Berlin of interfering in Tehran's judicial affairs.

Reuters

Israel Calls on Germany to Take Decisive Action against Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has sought to convince his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Berlin to tighten sanctions against Iran, sending a strong message before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting (IAEA). Earlier, Bloomberg published a report stating that international inspectors in Iran detected…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Demands Decisive Int’l Stance against Houthi Terrorism

The legitimate Yemeni government warned on Tuesday that it may wage a “decisive” battle against the Iran-bqacked Houthi militias should peace efforts fail. It stressed the need for the international community to take a firm stance against the terrorist militias, especially in wake of its increasing violations of the truce…

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IAEA: Iran has Uranium Particles Enriched to Nearly Bomb Grade

The UN nuclear watchdog is in discussions with Iran on the origin of uranium particles enriched to up to 83.7% purity, very close to weapons grade, at its Fordow enrichment plant, a report by the watchdog seen by Reuters confirmed on Tuesday. Diplomats said last week that the agency had…

Tribune News Service

Iran’s nuclear inventory surges amid enriched uranium probe

Global atomic monitors reported Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium swelled to a record in the last three months and that inspectors are still trying to clarify how uranium enriched to just below weapons-grade was produced at a nuclear facility.

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on west to act grows after report on Iranian uranium enrichment

International Atomic Energy Association reveals near weapons-grade particles discovered

Tribune News Service

Iran’s nuclear inventory surges amid investigation into highly enriched uranium

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Iranian girls fall ill after being ‘intentionally poisoned’ to stop them going to school

Officials in Iran initially dismissed these incidents, but now describe them as intentional attacks involving some 30 schools identified in local media reports

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran’s Rare Cheetah Cub Dies of Kidney Failure

The last survivor of three critically endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran died in hospital Tuesday from kidney failure, state media reported. "Pirouz who was admitted to the Central Veterinary Hospital due to kidney failure last Thursday, died after undergoing dialysis," the official IRNA news agency said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Wave of Poison Attacks on Schoolgirls Alarms Iranians

Hundreds of Iranian girls in different schools have suffered "mild poison" attacks over recent months, the health minister said, with some politicians suggesting they could have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls' education. The attacks come at a critical time for Iran's clerical rulers, who faced months of…

Bangkok Post

Poison attacks on Iranian girls cause alarm

Hundreds of Iranian girls in different schools have suffered “mild poison” attacks over recent months, the health minister said, with some politicians suggesting they could have been targeted by religious groups opposed to girls’ education.

Reuters

Wave of poison attacks on schoolgirls alarms Iranians

The Independent UK

Alleged higher Iran enrichment worries Germany, Israel

Germany's foreign minister says her country and Israel are worried about an accusation attributed to international inspectors that Iran enriched uranium to 84% purity

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Regime Tightens House Arrest for Mir-Hossein Mousavi

Iranian authorities have tightened house arrest restrictions on reformist leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi. Kalameh website, which is close to Mousavi, reported that his confinement became more restricted after he released a statement in support of the “Women, Life, Freedom Movement”, and called for a referendum to establish a new political system…

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