U.S. Steps Up Tracking of Iranian Funds as Nuclear Talks Loom

This is Beirut 09/02 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The U.S. Treasury Department said on Sunday it was ramping up monitoring of Iranian financial networks, alleging that the Iranian government is transferring funds overseas to shield assets from soaring domestic inflation and long-standing American sanctions. The United States has intensified efforts to track Iranian money flows, accusing Tehran ...

Secretary of Iran's Top Security Body Says to Visit Oman Tuesday

This is Beirut 09/02 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s top security body and a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, will visit Oman on Tuesday, Iranian media reported, following renewed indirect talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program. Larijani will head a delegation that “will meet with senior officials of ...

Eight Muslim Countries Condemn Israel's 'Illegal' West Bank Control Measures: Statement

This is Beirut 09/02 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Saudi Arabia and seven other Muslim countries on Monday condemned new Israeli measures to tighten control of the West Bank and pave the way for more settlements on the occupied Palestinian territory. Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey "condemned in the strongest terms the illegal Israeli decisions and ...

Lebanon Warns of Economic Fallout as Syria Bars Foreign Trucks

This is Beirut 09/02 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese transport unions sounded the alarm on Monday after Syria imposed new restrictions on foreign trucks entering its territory, a move they say threatens Lebanon’s land transport sector and risks disrupting trade flows between the two countries. The decision, issued by Syria’s General Authority for Border Crossings and Customs ...

Israel Detains Senior Islamic Group Operative in South Lebanon

This is Beirut 09/02 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli forces carried out a cross-border raid into southern Lebanon overnight, detaining what the military described as a “senior operative” from Al-Jama‘a al-Islamiya, the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said troops from the 210th Division conducted the operation in the Mount ...

Iranian Authorities Arrest Several Prominent Reformist Figures: Fars News Agency

This is Beirut 09/02 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities on Sunday arrested three reformist figures including the head of Iran's Reform Front coalition, Azar Mansouri, the Fars news agency reported. "Azar Mansouri, Ebrahim Asgharzadeh, and Mohsen Aminzadeh were arrested by security and judicial institutions," the agency said. "The accusations against these individuals include ...

Iran Sentences Nobel Peace Laureate Mohammadi to Six Years in Prison

This is Beirut 08/02 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

An Iranian court sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to a six-year prison term, her lawyer told AFP on Sunday. "She has been sentenced to six years in prison for gathering and collusion to commit crimes," lawyer Mostafa Nili said, adding that she had also received a two-year ban on leaving the country. Mohammadi was also handed a ...

Iran FM Says Missile Program 'Never Negotiable' in Talks with U.S.

This is Beirut 07/02 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Iran’s missile program is “never negotiable” in talks with the United States, while confirming that Tehran and Washington have agreed to hold another round of negotiations “soon,” though no date has yet been set. “Missiles are never negotiable because they are a defense issue,” Araghchi said in an ...

Trump Signs Order Preparing for Tariffs on Iran's Trade Partners

This is Beirut 07/02 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order threatening tariffs on Iran's trade partners, after he pledged a further round of talks with Tehran next week. The order, effective from Saturday, called for a fresh "imposition of tariffs" on countries still doing business with Iran. It comes amid heightened tensions between ...

Trump Says US Talks With Iran 'Very Good', More Negotiations Expected

This is Beirut 07/02 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said that Washington had "very good talks" on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman, pledging another round of negotiations next week. Iran, for its part, said it expected to hold more negotiations with the United States, hailing a "positive atmosphere" during a day of talks in the Gulf ...

Videos Who Rises Next? Sunni Perspectives on the Muslim Brotherhood and President Al-Sharaa

Claudia Groeling 06/02 23:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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In Lebanon today, the Sunni streets are largely leaderless, and many are searching for new direction. This Is Beirut went on the ground in Sunni areas to ask residents about the Muslim Brotherhood’s designation as a foreign terrorist organization and whether the Brotherhood or President Ahmed al-Sharaa can fill the leadership void. Many ...

U.S. Pulls Troops From Northeastern Syria Amid SDF-Damascus Integration

This is Beirut 06/02 23:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The U.S. has begun its withdrawal of troops from the Shaddadi base in northeastern Syria this week as part of a broader drawdown of direct U.S. military presence in Syria.  This event occurred amid the incorporation of civilian and security sector responsibilities to Damascus to replace the SDF and the U.S. as the primary force monitoring the ...