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The head of Iran’s judiciary has defended issuing death sentences for several demonstrators involved in nationwide protests that erupted in September 2022 following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini soon after she was detained by morality police for allegedly violating the mandatory hijab law.
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter. To subscribe, click here. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari. Here's what I've been following during the past week and what I'm watching for in the days ahead.
TEHRAN: Iran´s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, during a meeting with Oman´s visiting Sultan Haitham.
TEHRAN Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, during a meeting with Oman’s visiting Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.Ties between Tehran and Cairo soured following the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran and Egypt’s recognition of Israel, the Islamic republic’s sworn enemy.Khamenei said that the Omani