Meanwhile, the interior minister is under fire over 2019 protest killings, and the country's supreme leader rules out lengthy negotiations over the nuclear deal
Iran s authorities reopen wounds of 2019 deadly crackdown One and a half years after they crushed the November 2019 protests with an iron fist, Iranian authorities are not just dodging responsibility, but they are also adding insult to injury.
Iranians holding national flags and pictures of the Islamic Republic s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, take part in a pro-government demonstration in the capital, Tehran s, central Enghelab Square on Nov. 25, 2019, to condemn days of rioting that Iran blames on its foreign foes. In a shock announcement 10 days ago, Iran raised the price of petrol by up to 200%, triggering nationwide protests in a country whose economy has been battered by US sanctions.
Iran, Tajikistan discuss ways to bolster cooperation, foil security threats Tuesday, 23 February 2021 6:08 PM
[ Last Update: Tuesday, 23 February 2021 6:15 PM ] Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli (L) and Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon meet in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on February 23, 2021. (Photo by IRNA)
The Iranian interior minister and the Tajik president have discussed the prospects of bilateral cooperation and ways to avert new threats to regional and international security.
Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, who arrived in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe at the head of a delegation on Monday, met with President Emomali Rahmon on Tuesday.
They exchanged views on the intensification of geopolitical competitions and modern threats facing regional and global security.
People wearing face masks are seen in a park in Ankara, Turkey on Feb. 18, 2021. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya) Turkey's total cases surpass 2.63 million; Iran reports 7,922 new cases; Kuwait's total cases reach 183,322; Lebanon receives second batch of vaccine. CAIRO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) Turkey's total number of COVID-19 cases exceeded 2.63 million on Saturday, while Iran reported 7,922 new cases of coronavirus. Turkey on Saturday reported.
Former United States President Donald Trump’s administration unleashed a torrent of economic sanctions on individuals and entities during his single term in the Oval Office. The punitive measures were aimed at squeezing the US’s foes – most notably Iran, Venezuela and China – to advance Trump’s foreign policy agenda.
But sanctions often failed to achieve their objectives, and critics charge that the acceleration of sanctions on some countries near the end of Trump’s term was designed to box in newly sworn-in President Joe Biden on key foreign policy matters.
The Trump administration’s unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear pact with world powers in 2018 and its subsequent “maximum pressure” campaign of sanctions targeting Iran’s economy failed to coerce Tehran back to the negotiating table. The relentless barrage of blacklistings backfired in some respects because Iran is once again enriching uranium.