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A police motorcycle burns during a protest in downtown Tehran over the death of Mahsa Amini, September 19, 2022. (AP Photo)

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In Iran, the sparks of dissent are multiplying

Initially uncertain as to whether placating the public or opening fire was the wiser response, the regime seems to have decided on the latter

Illustrative: Iranian oil tanker Sabiti travels through the Red Sea on October 11, 2019. (SHANA via AP)

September 29, 2022, 11:45 pm

US sanctions companies it says trade Iranian oil, in bid to speed up nuclear talks

Government agencies designate firms in Asia and Middle East, in wave of penalties on country’s companies and leadership

By FATIMA HUSSEIN

September 29, 2022, 9:58 am

In Iran, the sparks of dissent are multiplying

Initially uncertain as to whether placating the public or opening fire was the wiser response, the regime seems to have decided on the latter

By David Horovitz

Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami speaks during the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on September 26, 2022. (Joe Klamar/AFP)

September 27, 2022, 7:45 am

IAEA head meets with Iranian atomic chief amid dispute on undeclared nuclear sites

‘Dialogue has restarted with Iran on clarification of outstanding safeguards issues,’ Rafael Grossi says after vowing UN watchdog won’t close probe opposed by Tehran

By AFP and TOI staff

Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) speaks at the 66th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, September 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Theresa Wey)

September 26, 2022, 6:33 pm

IAEA, Iran signal no compromise on impasse over undeclared nuclear sites

Speaking at nuclear watchdog’s annual conference, Grossi tells Iran that probe ‘not going to go away’; Tehran accuses Israel of planting evidence

By TOI staff and AFP

Military personnel stand near the flag-draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a scientist who was killed on Friday, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, November 30, 2020. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP, File)

September 26, 2022, 1:20 pm

Iran indicts 14 over killing of its top nuclear scientist blamed on Israel

Suspects charged with corruption, collusion for 2020 attack on Mohsen Fakhrizadeh with remote-controlled machine gun, allegedly by Mossad; no details on detainees’ nationalities

By TOI staff

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami (center) speaks during a joint press briefing with Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Mariano Grossi (second right) in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, September 12, 2021. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP)

September 24, 2022, 5:43 pm

Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator to meet UN watchdog chief amid dispute over probe

Mohammad Eslam says he hopes meeting ‘will put an end… to the false accusations’ about undeclared sites where nuclear material was found

By AFP

Danny Danon, at a celebration of Israel's 70th Independence Day in Tel Aviv, April 19, 2018. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

September 23, 2022, 7:08 am

Back in fold, Likud’s Danon says mulling Netanyahu ouster ‘legit’ if 5th vote fails

Returning to politics after years at UN in NY, ex-contender for Likud’s throne finds he and opposition head ‘have learned to appreciate’ each other, decries Lapid’s ‘inexperience’

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's nuclear agency (left), and Iran's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Kazem Gharib Abadi, leave the International Atomic Energy's General Conference in Vienna, Austria, on Monday, September 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

September 23, 2022, 5:22 am

Nuclear talks ‘hit a wall’ because of Iran’s ‘unreasonable’ stance — US official

State Department source faults Tehran for demanding IAEA probes be closed; Raisi said to tell reporters that allowing them to remain open ‘on an ongoing basis’ is non-starter

By Jacob Magid

Prime Minister Yair Lapid (C) meets with leaders from the Jewish Federations of North America and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in New York on September 21, 2022. (Avi Ohayun/GPO)

September 22, 2022, 2:20 am

After meeting Lapid, US Jewish groups ‘heartened’ by his commitment to Diaspora

Participants note premier’s more inclusive approach to North American Jewry compared to Netanyahu’s, though one executive says the difference is largely of style

By Jacob Magid

In this file photo from May 25, 2022, Robert Malley, the Biden's administration special envoy for Iran, waits to testify about the Iran nuclear deal during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)

September 22, 2022, 12:18 am

US envoy to Iran says no nuclear deal if Tehran doesn’t allow UN watchdog probe

Rob Malley tells Israeli TV network that revival of JCPOA remains ‘best option’ to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear bomb, denies Israeli influence toughened Washington’s stance

By TOI staff

US President Joe Biden addresses to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, Sept. 21, 2022. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

September 21, 2022, 9:04 pm

At UN, Biden reaffirms commitment to two-state solution for Israelis, Palestinians

US president says proposed peace strategy is best for both peoples; accuses Russia of violating tenets of global body’s charter with ‘brutal, needless’ invasion of Ukraine

By Jacob Magid and AP

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi holds up a photo of assassinated Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani as he addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters, Sept. 21, 2022.. (Mary Altaffer/AP)

September 21, 2022, 7:54 pm

Iran’s president castigates Israel, hails Soleimani, at UN; Israeli envoy walks out

Raisi claims Tehran’s nuclear program is peaceful, calls killed Quds Force leader Soleimani a freedom-seeker; exiting hall, Erdan leaves photo of Holocaust survivor grandmothers

By Luke Tress and AP

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a reception for France's prefects at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, September 15, 2022. ( Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

September 20, 2022, 11:44 am

Macron to meet Iran’s Raisi, urge him to agree to nuclear deal draft

French FM says Tehran won’t get ‘better offer’ to revive accord; US rejects Iranian demand for guarantee future presidents won’t leave deal

By AFP

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi waves to media and officials as he boards his plane while leaving Tehran's Mehrabad airport to New York to attend annual UN General Assembly meeting, September 19, 2022. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

September 19, 2022, 9:35 am

Departing for UN General Assembly, Iran’s president says no plan to meet Biden

Ebrahim Raisi says appearance at annual gathering of world leaders is an opportunity to address ‘malice’ toward his country

By AP and TOI staff

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during an interview with CBS at the presidential compound in Tehran on September 13, 2022. (Screenshot: Twitter, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

September 19, 2022, 6:53 am

‘Some signs’: Iran’s president casts doubt on Holocaust, calls Israel ‘false regime’

In 1st interview with Western media outlet, Ebrahim Raisi tells CBS he can’t trust Americans, brands US sanctions ‘tyrannical,’ as he heads to New York for United Nations gathering

By Michael Bachner