Iran open to talks, Mojtaba Khamenei—and more
The Iranist for the week of November 27, 2024
NOTE: I’m sending you a more concise newsletter this week due to time constraints.
۱/1 Iran enriches more uranium in response to IAEA rebuke
Despite this news, Iran has offered to keep its stock of enriched uranium at 60 percent (The Guardian).
۲/2 Workers in various sectors across Iran protest
۳/3 Activist sews lips together in protest, plans sit-in
Seperately, University student Ahou Daryaei, who stripped to her undergarments in what many view as an act of protest against mandatory hijab rules, was released without charge (BBC News).
۴/4 Iran keeps door open to talks with Donald Trump
Meanwhile, the US reportedly received written assurance from Tehran that it was not actively trying to assassinate President-elect Trump (CBS News).
۵/5 Medical care denial for Nobel laureate prompts hunger strike
Forty-four rights groups call on the United Nations to secure immediate medical release for Narges Mohammadi (CHRI).
۶/6 Israel destroyed equipment Iran would need to develop a nuke
However, the International Atomic Energy Agency doesn’t consider Parchin, one of the facilities Israel struck, a “nuclear facility” (Al-Monitor).
۷/7 Mojtaba Khamenei’s name is making rounds
OTHER اخبار/NEWS THAT MADE HEADLINES:
Human rights
۰ Iran executes three more prisoners as execution rates reach record highs (IranWire)
۰ Father of four dies after torture in prison (IranWire)
۰ Women’s rights activist arrested in Sanandaj (IranWire)
۰ Iran arrests Kurdish woman in West Azerbaijan province (IranWire)
۰ Azeri activist arrested in Iran to serve six-month sentence (IranWire)
۰ Sunni cleric sentenced to five years in prison (IranWire)
۰ Three political prisoners begin hunger strike as executions loom (IranWire)
۰ IRGC rejects conditional release request for political prisoner Mahnaz Tarah (IranWire)
۰ Iran reduces Baha’i musician’s prison sentence to seven years (IranWire)
۰ A dissident’s final act of protest stuns Iran (New York Times)
۰ Facing 8 years in prison, a director flees Iran (New York Times)
۰ Atrocities suffered by Iran’s minority children are largely ignored by world (CHRI)
۰ Lives lost but not forgotten: Germany exhibition honors Iran's victims (Iran International)
۰ US bill aims to protect citizens from Iranian murder-for-hire plots (Iran International)
Domestic issues
۰ Filmmaker sells kidney to survive economic hardship (IranWire)
۰ Cost of living in Iran increases by over 40% in four months (Iran International)
۰ Mass poisoning sickens students and residents in western Iran (IranWire)
۰ Neglected: Inside Baluchistan’s educational nightmare (IranWire)
Foreign policy + security
۰ Iran ‘categorically denies’ UN envoy met Elon Musk (CNN)
۰ US embassy guard in Oslo arrested for espionage linked to Iran and Russia (IranWire)
۰ Ex-Canadian minister says he was alleged target of Iran assassination plot (BBC)
۰ Families of American victims of Oct. 7 attack sue Iran (New York Times)
۰ Iran welcomes ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel (IranWire)
۰ Iran is preparing to ‘respond’ to Israel, says adviser to Supreme Leader (Reuters)
۰ Israel and Iran seemed on the brink of a bigger war. What’s holding them back? (New York Times)
۰ Israel urges UN to push Iraq to take ‘immediate action’ against Iran-backed militias (Times of Israel)
۰ Iran’s Khamenei calls for death sentence for Israeli leaders, not arrest warrants (Times of Israel)
۰ An Iranian ballistic missile hit Israel. We got a peek inside its 'brain' (Haaretz)
۰ Enough on our plates: Iranians with no tears for Palestine (Iran International)
۰ Iran ‘categorically rejects’ allegations of involvement in murder of Abu Dhabi rabbi (Times of Israel)
۰ Saudi Arabia, Iran, China slam Israel at Riyadh meeting (Al-Monitor)
۰ After UAE visit, Qatari PM holds talks in Iran as Hamas officials depart Doha (Al-Monitor)
۰ Police violence against foreign students in Kazan leads to Iranian diplomatic protest (RFE/RL)
۰ Iran defense chief visits Venezuela, talks energy, trade (Al-Monitor)
Iran deal + sanctions
۰ Iranian minister to meet European counterparts after nuclear offer rejected (The Guardian)
۰ Iran braces for Trump reset with economy buckling from sanctions (Bloomberg)
۰ Iran ready for possible oil export curbs after Trump election (Reuters)
۰ US says MetLife unit reached settlement over Iran sanctions violations (Reuters)
۰ UK sanctions Iran Air and IRISL over military transfers to Russia (Reuters)
۰ EU widens sanctions on Iranian shipping firms (Reuters)
۰ The clandestine oil shipping hub funneling Iranian crude to China (Bloomberg)
۰ China, UAE may cut Iran condensate imports if Trump tightens curbs, FGE says (Reuters)
Economy
۰ Lots of oil but no power: how Iran ran low on energy (Financial Times)